It might take some work to get this thing stuck.... but I'm sure I could do it.
That might be okay for mud-bogging out in the flat?ÿlands, but would be upside down before you got very far out here.
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Bring that thing to Central Florida and I guarantee you I can get er stuck in 15 minutes.?ÿ ??ÿ
Bring that thing to Central Florida and I guarantee you I can get er stuck in 15 minutes.?ÿ ??ÿ
My two wheel drive Tundra got stuck last week.?ÿ MAYBE two inches of "clay" after a good rain.?ÿ It just sat on top and spun.?ÿ I got a fellow with a "Dooley" to give me a tug and I was out in no time.?ÿ I've never owned 4 wheel drive, but DANG just a little mud brought me to a halt.
Andy
4WD mainly allows you to get to worse spots to get stuck. ?ÿThe voice of ?ÿ(multiple) experience.
Some places a winch is better than 4WD. The worst is when you have to dig a hole, plant a post, and winch to the post, so you can repeat the process as many times as needed. It usually happens at the end of a long hot day.
4WD mainly allows you to get to worse spots to get stuck. ?ÿThe voice of ?ÿ(multiple) experience.
I agree wholeheartedly.?ÿ If you think it costs a lot to get a 2x pickup plucked out of the mud, wait 'til you see where the crew FINALLY got the 4x stuck.?ÿ I paid a wrecker service so much once I believe it would have been cheaper to hire a Chinook helicopter to retrieve that damned truck.
But this (and probably HC's) case was here on the prairie.?ÿ Mountainous areas, logging?ÿtrails and country that has great elevation differences in short distances are a horse of another color entirely.
Bring that thing to Central Florida and I guarantee you I can get er stuck in 15 minutes.?ÿ ??ÿ
My two wheel drive Tundra got stuck last week.?ÿ MAYBE two inches of "clay" after a good rain.?ÿ It just sat on top and spun.?ÿ I got a fellow with a "Dooley" to give me a tug and I was out in no time.?ÿ I've never owned 4 wheel drive, but DANG just a little mud brought me to a halt.
Andy
I parked a truck early one February morning on a trail along a fence in a flat field of 2" tall wheat that was just poking up through the crusty snow.?ÿ The temperature was about 10 degrees and the ground was frozen solid.?ÿ?ÿ By lunch time the temps were in the forties and?ÿthe day was warming nicely...and so was the gumbo snot under the tires.?ÿ?ÿI could barely walk without falling?ÿon my ass.?ÿ The truck did nothing but slip sideways and threaten the integrity of both the wheat and the fence.?ÿ?ÿ I called for backup and we walked out to catch a ride back to the office.
It re-froze that night and we got out there early the next morning and drove out pretty as you please. A lesson learned for sure.
?ÿY??all "Bad Boy??s" in the Midwest don??t what stuck is, try some deep GA clay or some good o??l FL ??muck?. Then you will find out what ??stuck? really is.?ÿ ??ÿ
?ÿY??all "Bad Boy??s" in the Midwest don??t what stuck is, try some deep GA clay or some good o??l FL ??muck?. Then you will find out what ??stuck? really is.?ÿ ??ÿ
I hear buddy!
The "beauty" of the Great Basin, is that not only do we have craggy peaks in the 13,000 ft. range, but also clays that resemble a cross between warm chocolate & baby sheeet. Oh yeah, and also salty alkali flats with 10,000+ feet deep wet snot that can?ÿ(and sometimes does) swallow?ÿvehicles (never to be seen again).
Fun and games!
Loyal
First rule on the Survey Crew DON'T BURY MY RIDE HOME!
"...pulled 3 cars out of mud holes and 4 or 5 out of snow drifts..." -Woody Guthrie talking about all the hard work he did (Talkin' Hard Luck Blues).
The hardest thing to teach rookies is that it is not necessary to drive to the beginning setup.
You got feets for walking, so stop at the end of solid ground.
My rule is "engage 4WD when leaving the pavement".
20yrs ago I bottomed out my truck to the bumpers going down a county road.
That put a new perspective to my thinking about when to stop and get out and unload the ATV.
"All on account of cuz I wanted to show her that I was a man and I liked to work
I cleaned out 9 barn lofts
Cranked 31 cars, all makes and models
Pulled 3 cars out of mud holes, and 4 or 5 out of snow drifts
I dug 5 cisterns of water for some of her friends
Run all kinds of errands
Played the fiddle for 9 church meetin's
I Joined 11 separate denominations
I joined up and signed up with 7 best trade unions I could find
I paid my wages, um, a, dues 6 months in advance
I waded 48 miles of swamps and 6 big rivers
Walked across 2 ranges of mountains and crossed 3 deserts
I got the fever, Sun stroke, Malaria, blue, moonstruck, skeeter bit, Poison Ivy and the 7-year itch and the blind staggers
I was give up for less, lost and dead a couple of times
Struck by lightning, struck by Congress, struck by friends and kinfolks well as by 3 cars on highways A lot of times in people's hen-houses
I been hit and run down run over and walked on knocked around.
I'm just sittin' here now tryin' to study up what else I can do to show that women that I still ain't afraid of hard work"
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Took a backhoe to get me out of this mess.?ÿ?ÿ It was my personal truck also.?ÿ Lucky a co-worker owned a backhoe.
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Took a backhoe to get me out of this mess.?ÿ?ÿ It was my personal truck also.?ÿ Lucky a co-worker owned a backhoe.
I'm guessing "Lucky" is the number one person on your Christmas Card list for ever more......?ÿ 😉
Back in the flatlands we didnt lock em in until we headed out. We had days here last winter you wouldn't make it to the office without 4wd.
