Wheeling in MS this weekend

SeguraGreenWave · #1 (**permalink**) 11-11-2012, 10:29 PM

Finally took a nice wheeling trip this weekend. Got to play in some mud, do a little flexing, climb a few hills in a gravel pit.

Most of the trip was simple trail-riding, but the red dirt there gets very soft when it is wet, and we even got stuck once in what looked like a little puddle.

Enjoy the pics! Sorry, I don't know why some of the pics are upside down.

**JeniorNV** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-11-2012, 10:58 PM

Cool pics. Were you stuck badly enough to need your winch?

SeguraGreenWave · #3 (**permalink**) 11-11-2012, 11:03 PM

Unfortunately. The pic of just the back sticker and the muddy wheel is where I got stuck.

The mud was soft enough, that we felt the truck sinking.

The guy who owns the property told us that they got a tractor stuck there last week.....so I didn't feel as bad.

Thanks

Bigpat5123 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 10:30 AM

You could improve your approach angle and reduce the likeliness to get stuck if you dont drive around with the winch on the front.

SeguraGreenWave · #5 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 08:52 PM

Thanks for the advice.

05Fronty4x · #6 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigpat5123

You could improve your approach angle and reduce the likeliness to get stuck if you dont drive around with the winch on the front.

Yea a winch mounted that far out and low on my truck sure would get beat to ****.

That looks like some extra sloppy mud. I don't think California "makes" mud like that, atleast not that I've come accross. Good reason to get some mud terrains!

SeguraGreenWave · #7 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 10:04 PM

The winch cradle is a short term solution to a winch bumper. Yes, some mud terrains would have been perfect....also on the to-do list, once the stockers bite the dust.

05Fronty4x · #8 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SeguraGreenWave

The winch cradle is a short term solution to a winch bumper. Yes, some mud terrains would have been perfect....also on the to-do list, once the stockers bite the dust.

I hear ya, I'm in the same boat. New truck = big to-do list.

SeguraGreenWave · #9 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 10:15 PM

Exactly. My sliders should be done soon. My hi-lift mount will be done soon. And, I'm trying to decide when to pull the trigger on bumpers.

**roastbeef** · #10 (**permalink**) 11-12-2012, 10:53 PM

i look at that winch and just cringe... all i see is an anchor.