F-150 mud truck makes short work of the sloppy pit, even handling a hard nose-down landing without hesitation.
If you visit your local mud bog venue, the odds are good that many of the Ford trucks will be F-250 or F-350 models with a few F-150s, Rangers and Broncos scattered into the mix, while almost every rig is piloted by a guy. The mud truck in the video above from the Mud Boggin in Florida YouTube channel is unusual in the fact that it is an F-150 and it is driven by a woman, earning the pickup the name “Miss Matched”.
While it is relatively unusual to see a woman driving in the mud pit, this F-150 driver handles the worst that the pit has to offer without any problem, storming through the deep mud and handling a hard jump landing with ease.
Monster F-150
There are no details included with this video, but in just looking at the Ford F-150 in this video, there is plenty of information to be gathered.
This Ford truck obviously has a serious suspension setup, creating loads of ground clearance and plenty of space for the gigantic mud tires. In the still shots before the mudding action begins, it is clear that this F-150 has a dual shock setup at all four wheels, so in addition to riding high, it has a quality setup that can handle the roughest terrain. That is especially important around the 1:45 mark of the video.
Finally, this old F-150 has the exhaust routed up through the hood, allowing what is clearly a healthy V8 to breathe easily in the deepest mud and water. We don’t know what is under the hood and we wonder if the “Miss Matched” name relates to a non-Ford engine, but that is purely speculation. All that really matters is that this purpose-built F-150 is very good at what it does.
Muddin’ and Jumpin’
During the majority of this video, the big F-150 is shown storming back and forth through the unnamed Florida mud bog without any problems. The driver takes different lines, sometimes hitting deeper water and sometimes sticking to the thicker mud, but in every case, the obstacles prove to be of little challenge to the half-ton Ford.
Around the 1:45 mark of the video comes the toughest hit of the footage, with the F-150 catching a ton of air off of a small jump, nosing down hard into the mud on the other side. We can see the driver’s head slam forward as the truck abruptly comes to a halt, but without any hesitation, she hammers down and continues on her way.
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