sahara myth human starter: no myth but reality
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pictures: Thanks to Gerd Jakob
you need
- a car-jack
- a long towing strap
- enough manpower
instruction manual
- jack up the vehicle at the driving axle
- wrap the towing strap around the wheel so that it will turn into the same direction as it will turn while driving forward
- switch on the ignition
- preheat and imediately after ...
- ... bring an impulsive traction to the driving axle
- the use of the throttle has to be synchronous
result
The rsult of our logn test series is: It worked with five men pulling. But with this amount of people you could as well push-start. Maybe not in the mud ... With some improvements we think you need at least two people. But there are still some desert drivers keep on telling they would manage it alone ...
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