Could the f150 go into this much water and still run? without getting water inside?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkpps...eature=related

 

we just had some flooding in St. Louis and I had just bought my truck a few days earlier so I had to try going through some water. My truck has a lift and as I was going through some of the deeper stuff (road was supposed to be closed of course) I was concerned about water coming in. I had a couple of hundered dollars worth of toner cartridges in a bag on the floor and I yanked them up. Nothing got wet. I was sitting inside so I don't have a true gauge of exactly how high the water was, but it was high enough I had to think about it.

 

hes a member here...
personally.. i nv his truck..
could that little ranger do this??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGi0mppGa4E

 

Nice!!!

 

1st Question:

yes, the F-150 can and has done that. I've done similar stuff to that on every major body style of the F-150 (1970s to my 2006). As long as you don't dawdle, the water will take it's time getting into the cab. Screw around though, and anything that floats will tell you the water level.

I personally have had water almost touching the door handle on my 06. Cab stayed nice and dry...was about 10 seconds at most though

2nd Question
mostly, but I don't think it could yank that 1 ton out

haven't seen that video lately.

 

id be more concernd about hydro locking the engine then getting water in the cab lol.

 

the air intake is pretty high up there. as long as you keep decent forward momentum, the truck will create a natural front bow wave of water. the engine sometimes never really gets wet...well "soaked" anyways

 

What I want to know is why they wont offer that Ranger over hear. I know my dad would have jumped all over it. He had to get a sport track because he needed the room.

 

ha cool!

Yeah our air intake is sitting pretty high. I would recommend stay under headlight and dont stop drive right middle of water/ drive slow.

If you do offroad with a lot of water-play/mudding. i suggest to be sure axles, tranny vent tubes are good seal around by axles/tranny and long tube up to higher area.


Later!
YOMAN!

 

[QUOTE=lever;3170003]What I want to know is why they wont offer that Ranger over hear. I know my dad would have jumped all over it. He had to get a sport track because he needed the room.
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That looks a lot like a re-badged Nissan................

 

F250s can't. Well, if you're as stupid as this guy they can't.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=330013

 

Yes our F150s can do that.

Good advice right here guys. ..

 

Man those little rangers are all the rage in Europe. You've gotta be making some big money to afford one.

I think they're cool, especially sitting next to the little european Ford cars that look like jelly beans.

 

I've never had any water intrusion in the cab driving through water above the bottom of the door.

Under the door kick panels (along the bottom of each door opening) is a track for running wires to the rear of the truck. The rear of the kick panels pop into holes that are cut clean through the metal of the floor. You can see the ground through the cab floor with the kick panels removed. Drive through high water and mud, you probably have crud under the kick panels and all over the wire bundles.

 

Thanks for all the replies..

Man that NorCal trail looks like fun!!!

Anybody know how I can findout about trails near where i live? (Denver)