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I did the High Water Mark Trail in Arkansas with some friends last December. It was a lot of fun, but it was raining/sleeting/snowing the entire time. We did a bunch of water crossings without issue. I did my best to avoid any significant mud because I was worried about the alternator. It getting wet, however, was not something I was super afraid of.
The last evening we ended up on a dead-end trail (due to more debris than we could move) and had to backtrack. In the process, we had what I can only describe as a water crossing that was a pinch of sand away from being a mud pit. I believe I was consistently hitting the water too fast and forcing a lot of it up in front of the motor. Once enough silt and mud got in there, I think that's what killed my alternator. I am HOPING the ARB plates and a slower (less stupid) approach speed will be enough to prevent future failure. I will also be greasing the connector.
The picture I have attached is not the deepest we went, so I am linking a video one of the guys put together of the trip. It's fairly boring, but if you skip through, you can see some of the water crossings.
Hope this helps explain.
I did the High Water Mark Trail in Arkansas with some friends last December. It was a lot of fun, but it was raining/sleeting/snowing the entire time. We did a bunch of water crossings without issue. I did my best to avoid any significant mud because I was worried about the alternator. It getting wet, however, was not something I was super afraid of.
The last evening we ended up on a dead-end trail (due to more debris than we could move) and had to backtrack. In the process, we had what I can only describe as a water crossing that was a pinch of sand away from being a mud pit. I believe I was consistently hitting the water too fast and forcing a lot of it up in front of the motor. Once enough silt and mud got in there, I think that's what killed my alternator. I am HOPING the ARB plates and a slower (less stupid) approach speed will be enough to prevent future failure. I will also be greasing the connector.
The picture I have attached is not the deepest we went, so I am linking a video one of the guys put together of the trip. It's fairly boring, but if you skip through, you can see some of the water crossings.
Hope this helps explain.
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