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OOPS.....

At least it wasn't a Ford Powerstroke pulling you out.

At least it wasn't a Ford Powerstroke pulling you out.


At first it was. We tried with a '95 F-350 Stroker and an '86 K10. Had to let her sit over night and decided to call in the CAT as a last resort. Can't beat a Dozer to get you outta situations like that one. Nick

Did you just put those mud tires on there? Its real tempting once you get them on there to see what they will do. That looks like some soft mud. Won't take long for a heavy diesel to sink far in that

This is actually encouraging to me to see people who buy a 4x4 and aren't scared of taking it off roading. I live in Texas where pretty much half of the vehicles on the roads are trucks. I see so many 4x4's that have never seen the light of a muddy road. People buy 4x4 just because with no intention of offroading them......and to all of them I have just one thing to say to you.....PAVEMENT QUEEN!!!!!! Edited by: djp9747

You hit the nail on the head! I felt like I could go anywhere with them BFG MT's. I was gonna call BFG to try out their "We'll pull you out anywhere if you get stuck with our MT's" warrantee. Then I thought the CAT would do the job much faster. Nick

Right on!! I bought my 4x4 to use it. Why use it for work and no play?

Believe it or not, I take mine for a rip though the mud now and then. It was two weeks old when I almost drowned it. I was fording a 'puddle' near the beach..when a wave rolled across the hood and hit the windshield, I realized it was deeper than I thought! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif Thank god I was able to back right out! I drove straight home and did a fresh water wash, but I think this may be what killed my under-hood fuse block....


Ox

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif Awesome. Love seeing trucks out having fun in the mud. Looks like an elocker might be an added bonus, but by looking at the pics, i'm not sure it would have helped with theat mujumbo mud http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


The lockers got me out of some spots where the normal 3 wheel drive just left me spinning, of coarse i've also been stuck up to the frame like you and it was no help. Happy muckin http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Rock On.gif

I wonder if the locker in the front would have helped. I was doing good until the front end sank hard and brought me to a complete stop. That Dmax still weighs a lot even with the aluminum headshttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clown.gif Nick

I was sooooo disappointed with the offroad performance with the stock tires I went a little overboard and got the 365/65-16's and shoehorned them onto the truck. Man, what a difference. Works so good, I've been pulling the trailer off road some too.

365's??? Pics please. How do they look? Do you get any rubbing? Nick

My 4X4 was bought for snow. Got stuck in my inlaws farm yard trying to get my trailer out of winter storage. I had to get the truck pulled out. The trailer pulled out. Then the truck and trailer pulled out. By a tractor.
Hate to say it (because it was only wet grass) but I'm afraid of any questionable surfaces. My old truck never had a problem. Truck only dug in about 3" into the grass. Tires didn't help either (Michelin M/S)

So yeah......Pavement Queen here......http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

P.S. DuramaxDiesel..... my little brother would be proud. Fellow Mud Nut to Mud Nut.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif

Doesn't look like you tryed hard enough to get it out I can still see some red paint. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Here are a couple of pics. Flares fab in progress for the front. Bushwacker cut-outs on the rear.

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Do anything special to put em on, Fingers?

Yea, look here for some details:

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I dont just go out to rip across a muddy field for the hell of it. If I need to get something that involves me crossing the muddy field, then fine.

These things arent for serious off roading anyway. I did a 12 mile off road trail in CanyonLands NP, and nearly got stuck several times. It was 10 miles of narrow soft sand roads. The axle hop was really bad. Stock tires did fine at 70 PSI.....

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Nearly stalled in 4Lo and second gear when I let the clutch out. The tracks were do deep that I was dragging the rear diff on most of the trail.

Didnt do the trail for the sake of off roading. I did it for the solitude, and hiking trails at the end.

Would I do what to my truck? You mean put an Italian Stallion license plate on the front? Heck no, that's ridiculous.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif
I don't s'pose that there's a bumper sticker that says 'My other car is a Camaro IROC' on the back, is there??http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

If your going to get it dirty you might as well go all the way. Having to get a CAT counts in my book.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif

I use to be able to have time to have fun... as time marched on for me... have not much play time own a 4X4 and most of the time when the 4X4 is getting worked is in the snow...


heck the only time I am not working is because of bad weather ...most of the time 7 days a week...


but that does not mean that I would not like to have some fun now and again... just no dang time for it


Pete

Well like they said better than a Ford pulling you out. I have had to pull 2 Fords and a Chevy out in the last couple of months for power companies.


However, I have nosed mine down on the shoulder of the road to the frame. A buddy of mine came by in an old Toyota 4X4. He asked if I needed a pull and I naturally laughed. He said either I would come out or his bumper would come off.


Darned, I was disapointed and impressed. He pulled me up and out.

uhhhhhhhh......... NFW...


Not with my 45K truck.... That's what ATv's are for......http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif

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uhhhhhhhh......... NFW...


I wouldnt plan on hitting a hole like that but if it was between point A and B well ya gotta do what ya gotta do. You might a made it if you were going 40-50 mph.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif


I didnt want a 4x4 when I bought my truck, but when i end up in muddy swamp grass after florida rains with my 24' trailer in tow, I am sure glad I had it each time i needed it to pull out and head home. Just push a button and thank the dealer for only having my 4x4 truck "in stock". seldom need the button, but when you do.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cool.gif

I did not by my 4x4 for mud. I don't like to take it in the mud any more. It kind of went by the way side for going in the mud for me.


I did get it for snow though. Taking the trailer and machines on some of these roads in the winter will get a pucker factor if you don't or even if you do have a 4x4. Plug snow is a lot cleaner.


I did have to take the trailer off when I tried to go up a hill with about 1 1/2 foot of sugar snow in -20 deg temps. Talk about pissing you off. An extra 1 to unload the trailer and machines to get up a 200' long hill. And it was only about 4% grade.

Im on a farm so who knows when and wehre ill have to trek through the mud...Will be nice here in the fall for helping to get around w/the combine heads and what not...I wouldnt just go mudding just for the hell of it tho.....Im too poor if i bent or broke something and anal bout trying to keep it scratchless....I got a 4x4 quad w/a 2500lb winch when i feel the need to get dirty http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/uploads/D94_000_03142.jpg

I don't think I would do that to my new truck, now the older model Toyota I use to own, man I would take that thing anywhere and it would go to....I guess if I was trying to pull someone out or something like that then maybe, but I doubt just for fun....

I've already buried mine once on the end of a field. Wasn't actually trying to go mudding, just looking for varmints to shoot at. Had to go get the 8100 to pull me out, my buddy with the 8.1 just spun... I need to buy or build a new bumper before attempting much more though, otherwise I'll tear the stupid air dam and fog lights off like I did on my last truck...
Traded it with no fog lights and only one front tow hook actually... And they didn't even notice... http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

back in the day... i was cleanin mud outa the inside for weeks! haha


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not sure i would subject my 30k d-max to this abuse but iv had her up to the doors in water, mud, snow etc....

CB; thats just light surface mud.

Would I do what to my truck? You mean put an Italian Stallion license plate on the front? Heck no, that's ridiculous.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif
I don't s'pose that there's a bumper sticker that says 'My other car is a Camaro IROC' on the back, is there??http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif


Man, I was waitin' for someone to say thathttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif LMAO!


My dad freaked when he saw what I did with my truck. I did notice though that he was having fun trying to help me get the truck out. I haven't been out on those power lines since.


And to think all I was doing was taking a short cut to the store to get some milkhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif Boy, the wife was pissed to say the leasthttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gif Nick

sorry max, please educate me about mud. oh wait, nevermind....


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Ahh.....Thats more like it!

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yeah, wish i had more time to use and abuse it though. that was this last spring just a few weeks after a heavy snowmelt, it was a mess. luckily there were plenty of warn winches in the group.... http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Pinch.gif

The abuse looked pretty good in that pic.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif

What happened? Anyone hurt? Or just wet, dirty and threatening you?

haha, no it was a slow roll, kinda knew it was gonna happen so the other 2 guys hopped out before hand. tryin to come up outa that pit from the side and as soon as the left front dug in the bank gaveway and over she went. wasn't that bad actually, seatbelts worked thats for sure. (38in swampers and too much power, 350efi, make you try things you know better not to)

4x4 for snow; also for pulling 10,000 lb camping trailer through camping fields at race track especially on a rainy weekend and nothing but mud to pull it back to the road to go home and pull the race trailer through muddy pit roads to try and go home.

Duramax - I did that with my '01 8.1 2500....It was a blast, however.....I spent 11 hours getting the damn thing clean again http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Dead.gif


Even two years later, sand still came out of the doors, and I know the frame had some rocks and other "forgien matter" that I couldn't get out to save my ass...Oh yeah, and I have a 2000psi pressure washer too! Still didn't work.....For now, the duramax stays out of the really deep mud...This winter though, we'll see how well it does as a 7200lb snowmobile http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Here's a couple of me runnin in mud drags. I placed 2nd in stock class this year against a lot of older beefed up pickups (4in lifts and super swamper tires and specially ground cams...etc).


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The mud cleanup isnt a lot of fun, but its funny hearing the crowds reaction to the smoke!


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I would NOT do that with my new truck. Not that I wouldn't take it off roading, I love too. Just no winch, and I don't know anyone with a dozer, if I did... well I still wouldn't!

That doesn't mean I'm afraid of the mud though...

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I'm actually the cleanest (helps when you're closer to the front!)


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I take it the guy in the red pants is the cleanest?

Yeah... I'm in the red pants, and somehow would be considered the cleanest... Especially when you consider my buddy on the far right who had to take off his mud covered goggles first lap. He was picking mud out of his eyes two days later!
Easier to clean up a bike (and person) that dirty than a crew cab pickup!

Heavy sigh. Kids and their toys.

He with the most mud, wins?

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As the saying goes: "Only the lead (insert your brand) has a change of scenery!"

Heard on 'Trucks' yesterday that if you spray stuff down with armorall or equivalent, cleanup is a breeze, anybody do this or tried it?


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I use mine for hunting. Down south puts on what we call 'Arizona Pin-striping' and up north elk hunting you get this...


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That was my 02 on an elk hunt. We'll see how by my 04 gets on this years elk hunts. New area with more mud... oh joy. Have snow chains, shovel, and tow strap with me at all times. Wish I could afford a 12K-lbs winch.


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biampala, I havnt heard of armor all working, but I have heard of WD40, or a really light oil.....I've even seen people spraying straight diesel fuel on before mudding. I think the oils probablly help the mud slide off a little easier is all.


Jason

That's basically what he said, the mud will just rinse off if you use it. . .


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It sure is nice to see a few of you guys getting your rides dirty. I can see how some people wouldn't put their expensive rigs through the mud though. Nick

Yup. Thats me. Just call me MR. Pavement Queen.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

I had crummy luck in semi civilized conditions, let alone the real stuff.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Unhappy.gif

I drive through a couple miles of mud to get to the highway every day so mine is often muddy... Well when it rains (not often) or when we run the pivot over the road anyway...

I built my truck for huntin and fishin, it has to perform under extreame conditions! Of course I do it with my truck... This pic was from 3 weeks ago when i was headin up Elk huntin, didn't even spin a tire! Ya gotta love it! NMElkaholic.........http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/uploads/2ZE_112_1249_1.jpg

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I wouldnt think of going off roading without my Hi Lift jack and some wood. That mud just sucks you down. you have to break that suction.


I have had trucks buried to the body, jacked them out of the mud and drove them out.

Two weeks old......


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And then just about a month ago I went down a winter road and sunk her down deep enough so that a Cat IT loader couldn't get me out. Had to drive in a Cat 950G loader with 200' of cable to first retieve the first loader and then pull me out of the muck. No pictures of the latest experience though. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif

Um. I still see some clean spots along the roof line. Better go back and do a better job.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley21.gif

You need Zaino.......http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif
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Um. I still see some clean spots along the roof line. Better go back and do a better job.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley21.gif


Bah!


Only if he would have rolled it!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif