Four-by-four driving, 6th edn      ISBN 978-0-957585-6-6 Author: Tom Sheppard

252pp 221x170mm, c. 350 monochrome images, laminated colour cover, softback

AUTHOR:
Tom Sheppard, MBE,
ex Royal Air Force test pilot, 4x4 consultant to major manufacturer, has accumulated more than 100,000 desert and overlanding miles over the years. He led the expedition to make the first coast to coast crossing of the Sahara, Atlantic to the Red Sea, for which he gained a Royal Geographical Society award.

SEC 1: 4x4 INGREDIENTS
The appeal	1.1
Why four-wheel drive	1.2
The compromises	1.3
SEC 2: FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEMS
Driveline basics	2.1
Differentials, controlling them	2.2
Types of four-wheel drive	2.3
Traction – 4x4 and low range	2.4
Soft-roaders – generic	2.5
Drivelines – snapshot	2.6
Controls – ergonomics	2.7
Automatic transmission	2.8
SEC 3: PRELIMINARIES
Mind-set	3.1
Low range – when and how	3.2
Gentle right foot	3.3
Geometric limitations	3.4
Look before you leap	3.5
SEC 4: TECHNIQUES
Towing - on-road	4.1
Driving on tracks	4.2
Ridges and ditches	4.3
Climbing steep slopes	4.4
Descending steep slopes	4.5
Traversing slopes	4.6
Weak ground	4.7
Sand	4.8
Rocks, stones, corrugations	4.9
Wading	4.10
Ice and snow	4.11
SEC 5: RECOVERY
Self recovery	5.1
Towing out	5.2
Snatch towing	5.3
Winching	5.4
SEC 6: ADVANCED DRIVING
Non-synchro gearboxes	6.1
Range change – manuall	6.2
Range change – auto	6.3
Down slopes	6.4
Towing off-road	6.5
SEC 7: EXPEDITION BASICS
Call of the wild/ Training	7.1/2
Vehicle preparation	7.3
Equipment	7.4
Logistics, vehicle choice	7.5
Fuels, engine oils, water	7.6/8
SEC 8: LOADING, TYRES
Loading/ Tyres	8.1/2
SEC 9: REFERENCE
Glossary	9.1

Press comment on previous editions:

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Daily Telegraph, UK

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Land Rover Owner International

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Evening Leader

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Distance Rider

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Land Rover Monthly

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Evening Standard (London)

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4x4 Magazine

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Practical Caravan

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