Southern Indiana, Roll Call......
12-11-2011, 10:40 AM
#22
Curmudgeon
I live in central Indiana, but I like to head down to Brown and Monroe Counties and the area around Monroe Reservoir to drive around on the back roads.
The attached photos were taken November 25 by a friend of mine. The location is south of Monroe Reservoir on a dead-end road that runs north-north-west from a place on the map named Maumee. The truck is my 2011 F-150 XLT with the off-road package and the stock Michelin LTX A/T tires.
We encountered a mud hole on the road that I started to drive into. The water was probably three truck widths wide and two or three truck lengths long. As I eased into the hole, the front end dropped down several inches, so I decided to back up. There was a "bypass" around the mud hole that looked like it might be passable, so I decided to try it. The photos are from that bypass.
In the first photo, I am completely hung up. I think I was high-centered on the skid plate under the transfer case. I got virtually no traction in 4WD with the rear diff locked. I rocked it a couple of times and in the second photo, you can see me driving out of the predicament. Of course, that put me on the wrong side of the obstacle, so I had to come back through it. I chose a different route and used a little more speed and was able to get through.
The rest of the day was uneventful.
The attached photos were taken November 25 by a friend of mine. The location is south of Monroe Reservoir on a dead-end road that runs north-north-west from a place on the map named Maumee. The truck is my 2011 F-150 XLT with the off-road package and the stock Michelin LTX A/T tires.
We encountered a mud hole on the road that I started to drive into. The water was probably three truck widths wide and two or three truck lengths long. As I eased into the hole, the front end dropped down several inches, so I decided to back up. There was a "bypass" around the mud hole that looked like it might be passable, so I decided to try it. The photos are from that bypass.
In the first photo, I am completely hung up. I think I was high-centered on the skid plate under the transfer case. I got virtually no traction in 4WD with the rear diff locked. I rocked it a couple of times and in the second photo, you can see me driving out of the predicament. Of course, that put me on the wrong side of the obstacle, so I had to come back through it. I chose a different route and used a little more speed and was able to get through.
The rest of the day was uneventful.
Last edited by bb37; 12-11-2011 at 10:45 AM.
01-06-2012, 10:08 AM
#24
Welcome Eric..... I live in Illinois... Just about 45 mins from Evansville... 
08-14-2012, 06:05 AM
#28
09-27-2012, 10:35 PM
#29
Senior Member
Jasper IN here, all my Fords come from Town And Country in Evansville and love Holiday World, season passes every year, used to live is Christmas Lake Village right across the street from HW.
09-28-2012, 07:16 AM
#30
I went to high school at Forest Park. Graduated in 1990. Currently live in Corydon.