And of course, we were in only one truck. 
Beware: long story My friends and I decided that we'd go offroad today since we're out of school. We figured if we were to get stuck(yeah right), there would be someone out there to pull us out since it is a pretty popular place to go muddin or we could just call somebody from our h.s. Of course, nobody was there. They were all at some powerlines in Suwanee instead of over there.
The first mud hole was about ~250-300ft and we got through it fine. Then it comes up on a large opening filled with ruts, which we also got through fine. Next, there was a split. The left had no mud there, but it was a 4ft trench that would have eaten my truck alive. On the right, there was a 150ft mud hole that we got out to check out.
The beginning was 12in deep and then the middle was only about 5in deep. We got going through everything fine, and when we were about 5 feet from the end, of course, we get stuck. I opened the door to find water an inch away from my door line. There've obviously been quite a few trucks on 35s+ dig out that spot because the end of it about swallowed my 31s. The tailpipe was 6in under water, so I left the truck running to save the engine. Thankfully I filled up last night so I didn't have to worry about running out of gas.
My friend called our buddy with a Wrangler, but oddly enough it was being detailed. Then he called another guy, who said he'd come pull me out. He drives up in his '86 Bronco w/ 6" suspension lift, 3" body lift, 38" TSLs, 302 EFI, Warn winch, etc. Some guys in a Cherokee on 32s with a winch came over a few minutes after the Bronco pulled up. They said that they were planning on trying the mud hole in front of us, since last time they got stuck at the beginning of it. Then I pointed around the corner, and they saw mine buried up to the rear bumper. Needless to say, they changed their mind. Anyways, the Bronco winched my X out about 5 feet, then I was able to back up the rest of the way. He only charged me $10 for gas money.
Both the guys in the Bronco and the guys in the Cherokee were surprised to see how well my Explorer was getting through all that stuff and how most people that actually get to where I was are usually on atleast 35s or atleast have locker(s). We got out of there fine. He kept stopping at the end of all the big ruts/mud holes, just in case I were to get stuck. At the end, they got out to unlock the hubs and then waited outside, expecting they'd need to pull me out again. But I proved them wrong by getting through the big ditch. One of my other buddies said I was lucky that I got stuck there. If I went down further and turned the corner, there was another hole that is deep enough to reach the top of the hood on the Bronco!!
Out of all of this, I am still pretty happy. I have seen pics of atleast three J**ps on M/Ts go through the same spot as where I got stuck. All of them were stuck either at the beginning of it or atleast 10ft behind where I was. My friend has pics on his camera, so I'll post them up tomorrow.
TO DO LIST:
-Buy A Winch
-Buy Lockers
-Remember NEVER to go offroad alone
Beware: long story My friends and I decided that we'd go offroad today since we're out of school. We figured if we were to get stuck(yeah right), there would be someone out there to pull us out since it is a pretty popular place to go muddin or we could just call somebody from our h.s. Of course, nobody was there. They were all at some powerlines in Suwanee instead of over there. The first mud hole was about ~250-300ft and we got through it fine. Then it comes up on a large opening filled with ruts, which we also got through fine. Next, there was a split. The left had no mud there, but it was a 4ft trench that would have eaten my truck alive. On the right, there was a 150ft mud hole that we got out to check out.
The beginning was 12in deep and then the middle was only about 5in deep. We got going through everything fine, and when we were about 5 feet from the end, of course, we get stuck. I opened the door to find water an inch away from my door line.
There've obviously been quite a few trucks on 35s+ dig out that spot because the end of it about swallowed my 31s. The tailpipe was 6in under water, so I left the truck running to save the engine. Thankfully I filled up last night so I didn't have to worry about running out of gas. My friend called our buddy with a Wrangler, but oddly enough it was being detailed.
Then he called another guy, who said he'd come pull me out. He drives up in his '86 Bronco w/ 6" suspension lift, 3" body lift, 38" TSLs, 302 EFI, Warn winch, etc. Some guys in a Cherokee on 32s with a winch came over a few minutes after the Bronco pulled up. They said that they were planning on trying the mud hole in front of us, since last time they got stuck at the beginning of it. Then I pointed around the corner, and they saw mine buried up to the rear bumper. Needless to say, they changed their mind. Anyways, the Bronco winched my X out about 5 feet, then I was able to back up the rest of the way. He only charged me $10 for gas money. Both the guys in the Bronco and the guys in the Cherokee were surprised to see how well my Explorer was getting through all that stuff and how most people that actually get to where I was are usually on atleast 35s or atleast have locker(s). We got out of there fine. He kept stopping at the end of all the big ruts/mud holes, just in case I were to get stuck. At the end, they got out to unlock the hubs and then waited outside, expecting they'd need to pull me out again. But I proved them wrong by getting through the big ditch.
One of my other buddies said I was lucky that I got stuck there. If I went down further and turned the corner, there was another hole that is deep enough to reach the top of the hood on the Bronco!! Out of all of this, I am still pretty happy. I have seen pics of atleast three J**ps on M/Ts go through the same spot as where I got stuck. All of them were stuck either at the beginning of it or atleast 10ft behind where I was. My friend has pics on his camera, so I'll post them up tomorrow.
TO DO LIST:
-Buy A Winch
-Buy Lockers
-Remember NEVER to go offroad alone
