M880 in mud

[Bob H]

Went to the local annual mud bog yesterday.
We put the half worn out 36" humvee tires on the M880
WOW! low power, open differentials. Out lasted & out did many other trucks with more power, locked axles and no concern for having to drive it home.
Heck my boy Rob, even stopped next to stuck trucks and took off again

Sure in the spots where the mud was over the front bumper she needed a tug from the W400's winch. Which also pulled out several Chevy's. The main recovery tractor went down way beyond the W400's capacity and a freightliner had to be brought in. Sure could have put Dave P's wrecker to use .....

The W400 did very respectable with the 4.88 gears and locker in the rear, never got stuck!!
Of course I didn't venture past the 2 foot deep stuff
High range , 2nd gear and less than full throttle.

Oh well, now for a day or two of truck cleaning and service.

 

[Alredneck]

Looks like good ole time!!! The ole school goodyear MTs arent bad tires for cheap surplus either!!!

 

[ChevyPowerWagon]

Nice man, looks like a blast. Are you running any lift? Did the tires rub at all? I got some 38a, not sure about just throwin' them on there though.

 

[maddawg308]

Uh oh. I see mud. Be prepared for a bunch of nasty-grams from the Earth Firsters here shortly.

To me, Tread Lightly means my tires are almost bald.

 

[m880guy]

hey bob, when you say service, what all do you do, because i know you gotta clean the insides of the pumpkins when you mud bog, what exactly do YOU do?

 

[Bob H]

Re: RE: M880 in mud

Looks like good ole time!!! The ole school goodyear MTs arent bad tires for cheap surplus either!!!

These are Wrangler RT II Military OZ.

Nice man, looks like a blast. Are you running any lift? Did the tires rub at all? I got some 38a, not sure about just throwin' them on there though.

An add a leaf in the front, and these tires are worn down to 35" on the stock M880 wheels, only rub if you turn the wheel.

hey bob, when you say service, what all do you do, because i know you gotta clean the insides of the pumpkins when you mud bog, what exactly do YOU do?

Well I don't normally do this, but this truck was due for a complete fluid change anyway. Axles, trans & transfer case fluids, complete brake disassembly & cleaning, wheel bearings re-packed, all u-joints cleaned & greased, starter - disassemble & clean or replace, power wash all pivot points on body & suspension, alternator - power wash & hope for the best.

 

[rizzo]

Re: RE: M880 in mud

looks like a lot of fun, the truck looks good too!

Uh oh. I see mud. Be prepared for a bunch of nasty-grams from the Earth Firsters here shortly.

no wonder nobody likes me

www.rizzosbog.com

check out the latest vid

 

[86-1ton]

RE: Re: RE: M880 in mud

i love mud...!

my brother's got an ex forstry service crew cab dodge that we play with... the "crew cab brothers"! lol

 

[ChevyPowerWagon]

Re: RE: M880 in mud

looks like a lot of fun, the truck looks good too!

Uh oh. I see mud. Be prepared for a bunch of nasty-grams from the Earth Firsters here shortly.

no wonder nobody likes me

www.rizzosbog.com

check out the latest vid

Oh cool, so you know Luke Mudwalker!!!! lmao, and wild time. Looks like a blast man.

 

[rizzo]

Re: RE: M880 in mud

looks like a lot of fun, the truck looks good too!

Uh oh. I see mud. Be prepared for a bunch of nasty-grams from the Earth Firsters here shortly.

no wonder nobody likes me

www.rizzosbog.com

check out the latest vid

Oh cool, so you know Luke Mudwalker!!!! lmao, and wild time. Looks like a blast man.

yeah, Luke and I had lunch today. I talk to Dave too.

It was a great bog and I missed part of it because I had an emergency at work.

 

[c_hartwig]

took my truck in a little deeper mud once, went in hi loc and stayed there, no problems, looked like fun.

 

[DeuceNewb]

what happened to the pic of the last truck. looks like it got hit by the ugly stick! 2 sets of headlights and grill....>EWWW

 

[cyberspace_7]

That looks like a lot of fun!