no disrespect to this guy but that was 100000000% his fault, dude full sent it into a deep mud pit im surprised he didnt hydrolock it with all the water his intake probably drank too. Slow and steady wins the race especially in water that bow wave and angle was ridiculous.
not disagreeing with his fault on the full tilt boogie. he was moose foot on the go pedal. however, I would have attempted that one and im pretty cautious. i would have walked it first and looked around then taken the best line at about half the speed he did. once the water sorta calms down and you remove the wave he blasted up its not really that deep. appears to be maybe 1-2 feet deep at the max. so if we picked an average depth of 1.5 or 18 inches depth. most of us on r5g have around a 30 - 33 inch tire. some taller and shorter. thats pretty close to the half tire "safe zone". ive dug around under my truck for a good while and both the breathers for the diffs are well above that level. the air intake for the motor is well above it and door openings etc are also. all the other parts should be able to take a good splash and are designed to be weather resistant. im not saying that makes it easy to drive in or smart etc. and i would understand others deciding not to take the ranger they love into something like that. just that i wouldnt expect it to hurt most 4x4 trucks jeeps atv and so on. if it was a lower car or cuv sure. i think some one said the issue he had wasnt really about depth but that he had caked the alternator full of mud and slop making it over heat and choke so that water feature was sort of the straw that broke the camel.
I completely agree it was doable if he had been smart about how he went about it. I would have done it too, hell I've done stuff deeper than that regardless of that going in at that angle with that much force creating that much of a bow wave is a recipe for disaster regardless of what you are driving hence the go slow is smart. The depth isn't the issue the angle and force is.
agreed! one thing ive noticed from his videos is he is having fun and enjoy it. we all should. he also limped the truck home with a pretty good plan .
Hi john, you should invite him to come on board at r5g! it bet he would fit in perfectly. he is already famous around here from the youtube videos he would be a celebrity.
Absolutely hes got a sweet rig and a great attitude and a good head on his shoulders, all he needs is to know when to give it the beans and when to be more tactful with the right pedal lol but I'd roll with him any time
Yes indeed. Getting stuck, breaking things, and exceeding your limits are all part of the fun. Doing recoveries and trail repair is as much wheeling as driving is.
