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Don't worry the truck faired just fine. I did end up having to replace the alternator, and had to pull the interior to wash out the carpet. I'm gonna leave the carpet out the rest of the week to let it dry good before reinstalling, but I put my interior back together to use the truck the rest of the week.

 

When water's pouring into the cab, that's a sinking feeling.

 

How did that happen?

 

UHHH....well, you can't really tell from the pics but there is a tree line just the other side of that mud hole. I was trying to stay close to the tree line and only skirt the outside of the hole. that hole is no bigger than the width of my truck and I had no idea it was anywhere near that deep.

Since I wasn't expecting it to be deep I was carrying some speed so backing out was not an option. I tried to ride through it, but didn't have the traction to pull myself out. I could still rock back and forth and luckily it was at an offroad park so I was out quickly.

According to the guy who pulled me out, some of those seemingly small mud holes, in the area I was at, are deep enough to swallow your whole vehicle.

I was actually very surprised that no water got into the cab while I was stuck.
It was only after the truck got upright (all of the water that had seeped inside the door frame)
poured onto the floor, before I could get the door open.

 

niiicee..lmfao..very nice!!..yes..some of the holes around my are are bottomless pits now thanks to a new guy with 54" boggers on his 82 chevy..its got a SB400 pushin close to 500 hp..has no problem gettin those big swampers to spin.....thus digging holes even deeper..i gotta test all the holes now before i take my yota through it..lol

 

Damn. Mud holes (in both familiar and unfamiliar places) can be pretty risky. Glad I ended up skimming the side of this one and not plowing right though it. The water was only 1 1/2 feet deep when I stuck in a stick, but when it hit the bottom, it went about another foot through some really goopy clay mud. Probably not something my baby Revo's could handle

 

Yeah, usually if there is another "bypass" trail next to a big mud hole, there's typically a reason, it's DEEEEEEP!

 

thats so true. looks can be tricky. at least the guy wheeled it, not another mall crawler post!

 

Who makes that camper shell that you have on?? It looks really good!

 

Hit it hard and hit it fast, and never wheel alone!

 

ARE makes it, it was on there when I bought the truck, and I love it. I am even short
enough to sleep in there.