This week’s Mudfest video is a compilation of several different Ford F-150 pickups out playing in the mud. The video begins by showing a 10th generation (1997-2003) silver F-150 digging through a couple different mud holes followed by a dark blue 11th generation (2004-2008) F-150 that storms into some deep, muddy water without the ability to climb back out. Fortunately, the silver 10th gen Ford F Series pickup is on hand to help the newer F-150 out of the slop.
We are then shown about 20 seconds of seemingly pointless footage of a guy on a quad playing in the mud and jumping some jumps before getting back into the muddy F-150 footage that has the silver 10th gen climbing a large pile of dirt before storming back into some deep, muddy water.
The video ends with a collection of short clips showing the first F-150 in the video conquering a variety of different mud holes and based on the fact that the windshield banner and front plate change, I am guessing that this video was made over the course of a season or some other longer-than-a-day period.
In any case, this video shows why the Ford F-150 is so popular among those truck owners who like to go out and get muddy so crank up your speakers and enjoy! Go get muddy in the forum.>>
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"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
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"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
