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There is a offroad park near me that has a small, but deep, mud bog pit where no 4x4 has EVER gotten through it without a tow. First truck to do it gets $100 cash. The pit has medium-thick mud and two submerged humps of hardened dirt at the bottom. The combination of the mud and the bumps makes it very difficult for any 4-wheeled vehicle to get through it.
My question is this: I believe I may have a shot here of getting through the bog in a 6-wheel drive vehicle, mainly due to the added drive axle which may counteract the effects of the submerged bumps in the pit. But I might be limited by my tires. How effective is a deuce with a standard setup driveline, and 9.00x20 NDT tires, in mud?
My question is this: I believe I may have a shot here of getting through the bog in a 6-wheel drive vehicle, mainly due to the added drive axle which may counteract the effects of the submerged bumps in the pit. But I might be limited by my tires. How effective is a deuce with a standard setup driveline, and 9.00x20 NDT tires, in mud?
We have done quite a bit of bogging at Haspin in years past. The NDT's do a pretty good job of digging down to the hard pan. They also clean out well due to the large spacing between the lugs. Where they really lack traction is laterally so if you are trying to side-hill on a slippery slope or make a turn, they always want to go down-hill or push straight ahead. That shouldn't be a problem for you so long as the pit is a straight shot. My best advice is to keep your thumbs out of the steering wheel and hold the wheel loosely. I was playing in Elohim1's deuce at Haspin 2 years ago and about got my shoulder dislocated when I hit a rut because I was holding the wheel tightly to try and stay out of the rut. Airing the tires down will help a lot too. If you run around 10 psi they will conform to the bottom of the hole better and won't bounce and lose traction when they hit the bumps.
