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well i couldnt take it. i've had five 4X4's and had never done this before, but i just had to see what i could go through with the new tires :D



it was wednesday of last week, we had rain for about two days and the ground had thawed from the rain. at first i was going to go through the lower part of my pasture but it was under abput a foot and a half of water and ice still on top. my wife was gone with the X and the old ford tractor is missing its radiator still. so i chose my nieghbors field road. its a nice straight road between two disced fields that runs about a mile then across a small creek and into the woods. i started out on the field road and as soon as the truck left the pavement i felt it start to slow. about 100 yards in i was thinking "i'm in trouble now" i had to keep the tire speed to about 80MPH to keep going about 30MPH. then i'm thinking, "how do i turn around?" i knew if i pulled off the road into the fields i would be done. i stopped and tried to back out but quickly came to a stop and started digging in. OH BOY! so back into forward and started building some ground speed. i knew that i would never make the creek or the lower section just past it. i just stayed in it up to a point that rose a bit and had dried out some. i quikly turned around, having rocked it back and forth about four times (had to stay out of the fields) and headed back. i made it back about a 1/4 mile weaving and bobbing thought the first set of ruts and made it to the paved road. Shooohweee! :--)



i went straight into town to the car wash. $5. 75 later i had it back white again and myself brown :D



i think this is where the buddy system was thought of. I could just see myself walking out to the neighbors house and asking HIM to pull ME out of his MUD!



all i can say is these tires were worth their money to me that night! they clean out fast. when i hit the pavement i was expecting a barage of mud flying. not even a small clump flew up.
 
Muddin' is FUN. Tires make a big difference, especially in these heavy trucks. :D As for the buddy system, my passenger gets to hop out and hook up my buddy that's sittin' in the front bumper. Have fun, and don't worry about washing off the war paint next time. ;)



Brian
 
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