First time stuck in the mud
01-31-2016, 01:28 PM
#11
Senior Member
Haven't taken the new one in the mud yet. Maybe I'm growing up, maybe I'm getting tired of breaking stuff, or maybe I got married and don't want to deal with that aftermath...
But my previous 3 4x4 vehicles have all seen a similar fate. Started out with a ranger that stopped moving in a fashion that looked very similar to desert rats. Except I had water coming in the driver door. Ended up flexing the frame up the extent that the pin stripes were misaligned by about 4 inches and it broke the radiator mounts off. That was in the first week of ownership. Several more incidents with that truck. I could write a book. Buried my titan in some soft stuff underneath dried grass. Thought it was pretty cool to see tire smoke in the mud, until I realized it wasn't tire smoke. The truck had sank and the exhaust caught the grass on fire under the truck right beside the gas tank. I had to lay down in the mud and pat the flames out bare handed before the whole truck went up. Got lucky that day. Then right before I traded the Titan on my current truck I buried it. I know I shouldn't have used a chain, but that was all we had. My buddy, in his significantly lighter and less powerful truck, tried easing it out. That didn't work so he yanked. That broke 2 of the 4 grade 10 bolts that held the tow hooks to my frame and crumpled my bumper as the hooks pivoted around the remaining bolts and swung together. I took a dirt road a few days ago and came to the end where there was a nice size clay hole. In any other truck I wouldn't have thought twice, but I ended up turning around and taking the long way home. What's wrong with me? Lol
But my previous 3 4x4 vehicles have all seen a similar fate. Started out with a ranger that stopped moving in a fashion that looked very similar to desert rats. Except I had water coming in the driver door. Ended up flexing the frame up the extent that the pin stripes were misaligned by about 4 inches and it broke the radiator mounts off. That was in the first week of ownership. Several more incidents with that truck. I could write a book. Buried my titan in some soft stuff underneath dried grass. Thought it was pretty cool to see tire smoke in the mud, until I realized it wasn't tire smoke. The truck had sank and the exhaust caught the grass on fire under the truck right beside the gas tank. I had to lay down in the mud and pat the flames out bare handed before the whole truck went up. Got lucky that day. Then right before I traded the Titan on my current truck I buried it. I know I shouldn't have used a chain, but that was all we had. My buddy, in his significantly lighter and less powerful truck, tried easing it out. That didn't work so he yanked. That broke 2 of the 4 grade 10 bolts that held the tow hooks to my frame and crumpled my bumper as the hooks pivoted around the remaining bolts and swung together. I took a dirt road a few days ago and came to the end where there was a nice size clay hole. In any other truck I wouldn't have thought twice, but I ended up turning around and taking the long way home. What's wrong with me? Lol
01-31-2016, 04:09 PM
#12
Found On Road Dominating
I took my truck back to Missouri to see some family for the holidays and decided to get some mud on the truck. Took a back road as far as I could. It ended with a 4' hole that I wasn't getting up. Backed the truck up into a small area and tried to retrace my steps. Just so happened to retrace perpendicular to the deep ruts. Landed in the ruts and got the truck stuck. Had to call my bro-in-law to bring the tractor to get me out.