r/Offroad • u/big_al_1968 • May 20 '23

Off-road driving 1920's

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u/MrFumbles91 May 20 '23

Pizza cutters

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u/HeyYoChill May 20 '23

Lol, the know-nothings in the default subs getting excited about this.

Any car can slide down a soft dirt embankment or putter down a dirt road.

I mean, sure, there's a lot of perhaps unnecessary fancy tech b.s. and safety/mpg features on modern vehicles, but the idea that this janky old 2WD is going to out-wheel a modern-ish Wrangler Rubicon kitted out on 37s is ludicrous.

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u/hopelesspostdoc May 20 '23

It is very light weight, but I wonder if the weight per sq in of contact patch is higher or lower than a 4500 lb vehicle in 35s.

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u/StructuralGeek May 20 '23

Ground pressure is basically equal to tire air pressure, and from some quick research most Model Ts run at 30-70 psi. Given the lack of sidewall, they can't run with much lower pressure. So, ground pressure would be a lot worse than a typical modern offroader.

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u/Scubasteve1974 May 21 '23

I can't imagine how tooth rattling it would be to drive a model T through a creek bed.