tips for going off road please
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From: Northern-Central, CA
My advice (on top of everything else mentioned):
1). Start off slowly and don't get in over your head (drive within your ability, and the ability of the truck)
2). If you feel like you have to beat on your truck to achieve something, you are doing it wrong! Finness is your friend off road (and also reduces breaking things)
3). Ask questions, admitt mistakes and continue to learn.
1). Start off slowly and don't get in over your head (drive within your ability, and the ability of the truck)
2). If you feel like you have to beat on your truck to achieve something, you are doing it wrong! Finness is your friend off road (and also reduces breaking things)
3). Ask questions, admitt mistakes and continue to learn.
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From: Delaware
Originally Posted by 1muddytruck
1. Bring a camera, and post pics, preferably vids if possible
2. Have fun
3. If you go into water, enter SLOWLY, and then accelerate out. These vids you see of guys splashing hard into a puddle/pond look cool but that's exactly how you end up with water in your intake and engine compartment.
2. Have fun
3. If you go into water, enter SLOWLY, and then accelerate out. These vids you see of guys splashing hard into a puddle/pond look cool but that's exactly how you end up with water in your intake and engine compartment.
an what Tornadom aswell as a bunch of others have said is all great advice!
dont panic...thats the worst u can do...the best you can do is HAVE FUN!!!
an wheres the pics an vids?
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From: middletown ohio
well we when out to his parents place yesterday and had a blast all i can say is when can i go again!! It was a good time even did alittle quad ridding, but the best part was he got his dodge stuck and i had to pull him out lol. I will say this his tires where about bald and it wasn't that big of a deal just needed alittle pull and out he came. I can say this i made it trough everything in two wheel drive first with out getting stuck but 4 wheel drive is so much more fun lol. I did run it once in 4 low just to use it so its been ran a little. Now I have to get the dam thing clean that mud goes everywhere will get some before and after pics when i get time to post them lol But thanks all for the imput
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From: Houston, TX
Originally Posted by snotzs135
cool thanks and i forgot to say it is a 4x4 and my buddy has a dodge 4x4 and its same size as mine i guess and this is his parents place we are going to so he will know it well but thanks will see if i can get some hilift jacks if possible just hope i dont brake anything lol and will try and get some good pics supose to get warmer and maybe rain between now and when i go so should be good and muddy lol
Park your truck on the lawn and put a sprinkler under it. Hour later move the sprinkler a little bit, repeat. After a few hours use a pressure washer to get the rest. I learned to TRY and stay away from the mud. Yes it is fun, but the cleanup, ugh.
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From: Odenton, MD
I dont know about anyone else, but me and friends have a saying for offroading......Its not fun until someone gets stuck. And with this meaning not stuck to the point where you damage the truck getting it out or you have to use 5 trucks to get it out, but just stuck enough to need a pull. Atleast thats us. Which isnt a problem with my 12k winch.
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From: Bossier City LA
Originally Posted by snotzs135
ok how do you post pics?
