Jim Allen, James Weber

The Four-Wheeler's Bible

The Complete Guide to Off-Road and Overland Adventure Driving, Revised & Updated

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This thoroughly updated edition of The Four-Wheeler's Bible is the ultimate resource for those with a hankering for the sand and mud, whether they plan to stick close to home or venture farther afield.

Produktdetails

• Motorbooks Workshop
• Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 268mm x 208mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 788g
• ISBN-13: 9780760368053
• ISBN-10: 0760368058
• Artikelnr.: 59260728

Autorenporträt

Jim Allen has been a soldier, a sailor, an ASE-certified auto tech and an off-highway driving instructor. He began writing for 4x4 magazines in the early 1980s and is the author of seven books on four-wheeling and technical topics. He's also a small-time farmer in the boondocks of Northwest Ohio. James Weber has been a contributing editor to SPLASH!, 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility, and OFF-ROAD magazines, and has written for TRUCKIN', Diesel Power, and Side x Side. He lives in San Diego, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Attitude and Emergencies: Zen and the Art of Four-Wheeling
CHAPTER 2 Traction 101: Get a Grip!
CHAPTER 3 4×4 Ratings: 1960–2020 4×4s
CHAPTER 4 Controls and Communications: What Does That Lever Do?
CHAPTER 5 Essential Skills—Outlook and Basic Technique: Solid Foundations
CHAPTER 6 Basic Vehicle Tuning and Buildup: The Toolbox
CHAPTER 7 Advanced Skills and Buildups: Grizzled Gear Grinders
CHAPTER 8 Recovery Techniques: Inertially Challenged
CHAPTER 9 Navigation and Field Repairs: Bring ’Em Back Alive
CHAPTER 10 Recreation: Overlanding 101
APPENDIX 1 Glossary of Terms: Four-Wheeler’s Dictionary
APPENDIX 2 Sources
Index