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...I've got to give credit where it's due. My buddy called me up last night, his mom just bought a Jeep and was out of town, so he wanted to go test it out. Yeah he's a bastard.:drinkbud
Anyways, he was in his round-headlight Jeep (not sure of the year), and I was in my '97 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4...big truck. It's a diesel, 5-speed, extended cab, and long bed. Far from an optimal offroad truck. Anyways we get out to the muddy area, and there's a couple people out there screwing off already, and there's a clear established run where it's maybe 2-3 feet deep, and semi-easily cross-able.
He decides to make his own run, and starts getting deeper and deeper and deeper, and he's finally got the water up over his headlights, about even with the hood, about an inch or two below it before he can't go forward anymore. I'm thinking no shit, I do NOT want to have to pull this bastard out. He pops it in reverse, water up to the hood, and backs right out? :shocked We were all in shock. I didn't know that was possible, I thought the bastard was stuck.
He went over a different line, and made it right through. I followed in my truck, and made it through fine too, but it was one helluva bumpy ride...might have to go back out this week and get some pics of the area, it's pretty cool.
I wish I had my Bronco to use instead, but the sumbitch died on me 2 days ago, stopped running, I'm hoping it's the fuel lift pump or a clogged fuel filter. :banghead
This is what I was running:
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Anyways, he was in his round-headlight Jeep (not sure of the year), and I was in my '97 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4...big truck. It's a diesel, 5-speed, extended cab, and long bed. Far from an optimal offroad truck. Anyways we get out to the muddy area, and there's a couple people out there screwing off already, and there's a clear established run where it's maybe 2-3 feet deep, and semi-easily cross-able.
He decides to make his own run, and starts getting deeper and deeper and deeper, and he's finally got the water up over his headlights, about even with the hood, about an inch or two below it before he can't go forward anymore. I'm thinking no shit, I do NOT want to have to pull this bastard out. He pops it in reverse, water up to the hood, and backs right out? :shocked We were all in shock. I didn't know that was possible, I thought the bastard was stuck.
He went over a different line, and made it right through. I followed in my truck, and made it through fine too, but it was one helluva bumpy ride...might have to go back out this week and get some pics of the area, it's pretty cool.
I wish I had my Bronco to use instead, but the sumbitch died on me 2 days ago, stopped running, I'm hoping it's the fuel lift pump or a clogged fuel filter. :banghead
This is what I was running:
