Kaaae
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So after a stressful day at work I took some friends off the beaten path this evening. We go to an area close by that the younger kids party and mud at.
As I turned into the property, there were several locals in Fords and Chevys (running 35-38in tires) and it was humorous as they all looked up like gophers watching the shiny LR4 enter their turf.
So we start running the track and go through some small puddles, usually keeping two wheels dry. I then get adventurous and steer towards a larger puddle. My passenger mumble a quick "oh no!"
Now Florida mud is very different from out west or the upper east coast. It is closer to quick sand.
I enter the pond (about twice as long as the truck), and it gets soupy and sloppy quick. As I start to pull out a rather steep incline I loose all forward momentum and get nothing but spinning. Great. Stuck with a bunch of locals staring at us. Not one of them starts to walk over to check up on us either.
So I through it into reverse to see if I can work myself out. As we move backwards we slide deeper into the water near the middle of the puddle. Now water starts to approach the intake ports and my hood is even with the dry side of the incline. So naturally I through it into drive and see where I can go. I am able to rock it a few feet back and forth. Which is encouraging.
After 4 or 5 cycles of forward and then reverse, each time getting more distance, I was able to climb out of the pit of dispair by wiggling the steering wheel back and forth. The best part was my brights were on and the adaptive headlights looked like a spot light in the sky.
I am super impressed withy new toyo open countries. After we did a few victory laps I realized I hadn't turned on my traction control. Oops.
These wheels and rims definitely make the a complete package!
As I turned into the property, there were several locals in Fords and Chevys (running 35-38in tires) and it was humorous as they all looked up like gophers watching the shiny LR4 enter their turf.
So we start running the track and go through some small puddles, usually keeping two wheels dry. I then get adventurous and steer towards a larger puddle. My passenger mumble a quick "oh no!"
Now Florida mud is very different from out west or the upper east coast. It is closer to quick sand.
I enter the pond (about twice as long as the truck), and it gets soupy and sloppy quick. As I start to pull out a rather steep incline I loose all forward momentum and get nothing but spinning. Great. Stuck with a bunch of locals staring at us. Not one of them starts to walk over to check up on us either.
So I through it into reverse to see if I can work myself out. As we move backwards we slide deeper into the water near the middle of the puddle. Now water starts to approach the intake ports and my hood is even with the dry side of the incline. So naturally I through it into drive and see where I can go. I am able to rock it a few feet back and forth. Which is encouraging.
After 4 or 5 cycles of forward and then reverse, each time getting more distance, I was able to climb out of the pit of dispair by wiggling the steering wheel back and forth. The best part was my brights were on and the adaptive headlights looked like a spot light in the sky.
I am super impressed withy new toyo open countries. After we did a few victory laps I realized I hadn't turned on my traction control. Oops.
These wheels and rims definitely make the a complete package!
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