Long sand uphills are normally the death of a trailer. I have heard both versions, but I think keeping more air in the trailer tires allows it to roll easier as you are not soaking up bumps normally in deep sand. It squishes out so to speak. I ran into a hill up by chicken rock that stopped me cold with my box trailer, had to figure a way around it. Having trailer brakes is a god send in those situations as I had to back down, and it was most likely the scariest thing I have ever done with a trailer. I do not know if it was death defying, but it was certainly destruction to trailer and truck if I screwed it up. Will always try to avoid those situations in the future for sure.
Just be sure you have someone in front to tie off of an use the winch before you need it is the best advice I can give sir. I think there is somethinng like what you are talking about on Kokopelli, we will soon see I guess.
Long sand uphills are normally the death of a trailer. I have heard both versions, but I think keeping more air in the trailer tires allows it to roll easier as you are not soaking up bumps normally in deep sand. It squishes out so to speak. I ran into a hill up by chicken rock that stopped me cold with my box trailer, had to figure a way around it. Having trailer brakes is a god send in those situations as I had to back down, and it was most likely the scariest thing I have ever done with a trailer. I do not know if it was death defying, but it was certainly destruction to trailer and truck if I screwed it up. Will always try to avoid those situations in the future for sure.
Just be sure you have someone in front to tie off of an use the winch before you need it is the best advice I can give sir. I think there is somethinng like what you are talking about on Kokopelli, we will soon see I guess.
Any videos of pulling a trailer through roads of deep sand? I've got a trip coming up in Arizona where I've gone before without the trailer. There is one sandy uphill that concerns me where it is rutted, twisty and full of sand. I cannot simply gun the motor as if I was going up a dune face. I know that a steady throttle, low tire pressure (16 to 18lbs or so) and engaging 4W Low and locker are important. I've seen posts about pros and cons of leaving the trailer's tires at street pressure.
---SNIP--- You have to take the trailer, that is the reason for it.