Bad day off roading today.

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-17-2008, 02:48 AM

Well the day started off great with a day full of dirtbiking and wheelin the truck when I first got out there. Then later in the day I took the truck out one more time before we left and I sank it in a deep hole. Basically it was the approach angle I took. I had already hit the same hole numerous times today but the last time I came in a from a different angle and the truck got stuck.

All was well untill I heard the sound of water entering my fucking cab. Had a jacked up excursion pull me out. I just spent the last 8hrs straight removing the front and rear seats, console, floor AC system, carpet etc.

I still have more work to do tomorrow as I need to be thorough and make sure I dont miss anything or Ill get mildew. Then reinstall the whole interior and get the truck professionaly detailed inside and out. Then I need to flush my tranny fluid, rear diff, front diff, motor oil and she'll be good as new.

BTW dont do the same mistake as me, stay out of the water. it sucks ass.......

And unfortunately is was all caught on film so i can relive this crappy experience over and over, Ill make a vid of it with some aftermath and before and after cleaning sometime later this week and post it.

Bjptiburon · 08-17-2008, 03:36 AM

are you guys going to be going out there either tomorrow or later next week. I just bought a jeep and I have been looking for places to go, but i should be a good asset to you as i have a 9800 pound wench

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-17-2008, 03:39 AM

Dude I wont be out there for awhile! I just sank my truck. Its going to cost me 100's $$ in fluids, detailing, and countless hrs of work to get it back to normal. But there is always people out there on the weekends so id go then if i were you.

Bjptiburon · 08-17-2008, 05:46 AM

where is it? i live in hunters green which is basically across the street from Muvico in New tampa

jta · 08-17-2008, 09:03 AM

Vacuum it out real good and put one of these in it for a few nights.

25-Pint, 3.3-Amp Dehumidifier

That's why I don't wheel my daily driver.

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-17-2008, 10:00 AM

Thanks for the link on the dehumidifier, right now I had 4 buckets of damp-rid stay in it over night. Im gonna go head out now in another car and buy that, and some midlew preventive spray and some motor oil. Ill have ford flush the tranny and diffs tomorrow when its put back together. I wont have time to do it myself with that damn storm moving in. Great MORE humidity.......

**88RedRex** · 08-17-2008, 12:56 PM

i wish i wouldve made it out there, i coulda pulled you out

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-17-2008, 06:05 PM

I have tons of pics of the cleanup and mess. Ill make a video later and include everything.

update-

Finally got the carpet out by taking out the rear seatbelt bolts, its been pressure washed and cleaned and its dry now(florida sun) I cleaned EVERYTHING and water sealed everything. I used some DampRid Mold and mildew blocker. Now Im goin back out there to reinstall everything. Then Ill change the oil, wash the ext.

Goin to Ford tomorrow to get the tranny and diffs changed. Then a professional detail after the hurricane hits and she'll be better than before.

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-17-2008, 10:40 PM

Ok guys, at 24hrs later the truck is perfect and back to normal. i cant explain what a pain in the ass this was. I worked non-stop on this. Stripped it down to nothing and cleaned and sanitized, and mold blocked and re assembled everything to a "T". Its perfect, tomorrow the ext is getting washed and ill change ALL the fluids and its getting detailed for shits after the hurricane. ill post a vid after i edit one up tomorrow.-Adam

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-19-2008, 12:27 AM

YouTube - How to sink a F150

CRXSiR · 08-19-2008, 01:59 AM

put a bigger lift..gears/lockers..tires..and a snorkel..and you wont have that problem anymore..lol..that sucks bro, i could def have some fun in my TJ out there

**BLUE2KSS** · 08-19-2008, 04:19 AM

Looks like you got out of the throttle when you got stuck

. There was no water or mud being slung or looking like it was being moved.

should have stayed in it

gearheadjunkie2 · 08-19-2008, 10:31 AM

I was on the throttle the whole time. I had came accross the ruts I had made all day and they slowed me down to much. Not to mention all the gunk in my transfer case fucked me. The truck wouldnt fully engauge in 4low. The rear of the frame was sitting on the bottom of that hole, like I was dredging a canal. I'm staying away from the water........

**Cecil** · 08-19-2008, 01:47 PM

I feel your pain..... sunk both my Jeep and my F-250 under water last year...... can you say "expensive!"?

It got much worse than this.... the recovery landed me in a six foot deep hole that flooded the inside arm-pit deep..... stupid is expensive.

**cha0tic** · 08-22-2008, 05:00 AM

check out this spot in pasco off 19.. http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/tr...-1-6-08-a.html

08-17-2008, 02:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	Bad day off roading today. Well the day started off great with a day full of dirtbiking and wheelin the truck when I first got out there. Then later in the day I took the truck out one more time before we left and I sank it in a deep hole. Basically it was the approach angle I took. I had already hit the same hole numerous times today but the last time I came in a from a different angle and the truck got stuck. All was well untill I heard the sound of water entering my fucking cab. Had a jacked up excursion pull me out. I just spent the last 8hrs straight removing the front and rear seats, console, floor AC system, carpet etc. I still have more work to do tomorrow as I need to be thorough and make sure I dont miss anything or Ill get mildew. Then reinstall the whole interior and get the truck professionaly detailed inside and out. Then I need to flush my tranny fluid, rear diff, front diff, motor oil and she'll be good as new. BTW dont do the same mistake as me, stay out of the water. it sucks ass....... And unfortunately is was all caught on film so i can relive this crappy experience over and over, Ill make a vid of it with some aftermath and before and after cleaning sometime later this week and post it.

08-19-2008, 01:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
Cecil don't tax me bro'! Car: 03 F250 4X4 My TRGarage Wesley Chapel, FL : 791887654	I feel your pain..... sunk both my Jeep and my F-250 under water last year...... can you say "expensive!"? It got much worse than this.... the recovery landed me in a six foot deep hole that flooded the inside arm-pit deep..... stupid is expensive. Last edited by Cecil : 08-19-2008 at 01:58 PM.

08-17-2008, 03:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bjptiburon Yogi-P Car: My TRGarage : 115148341	are you guys going to be going out there either tomorrow or later next week. I just bought a jeep and I have been looking for places to go, but i should be a good asset to you as i have a 9800 pound wench

08-17-2008, 03:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	Dude I wont be out there for awhile! I just sank my truck. Its going to cost me 100's $$ in fluids, detailing, and countless hrs of work to get it back to normal. But there is always people out there on the weekends so id go then if i were you.

08-17-2008, 05:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bjptiburon Yogi-P Car: My TRGarage : 115148341	where is it? i live in hunters green which is basically across the street from Muvico in New tampa

08-17-2008, 09:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
jta high five joel sucks!!!!! Car: 88 Samurai/01 Dodge 2500 4x4 CTD My TRGarage Riverview : 7739	Vacuum it out real good and put one of these in it for a few nights. 25-Pint, 3.3-Amp Dehumidifier That's why I don't wheel my daily driver.

08-17-2008, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	Thanks for the link on the dehumidifier, right now I had 4 buckets of damp-rid stay in it over night. Im gonna go head out now in another car and buy that, and some midlew preventive spray and some motor oil. Ill have ford flush the tranny and diffs tomorrow when its put back together. I wont have time to do it myself with that damn storm moving in. Great MORE humidity.......

08-17-2008, 12:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
88RedRex Protected Taurus .45/.410 Car: 02 2500 Duramax Blacked Out , 85 monte carlo ss , 06 raptor 700 wit goodiez , 97 GP1200 My TRGarage Bedrock : 139055904	i wish i wouldve made it out there, i coulda pulled you out

08-17-2008, 06:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	I have tons of pics of the cleanup and mess. Ill make a video later and include everything. update- Finally got the carpet out by taking out the rear seatbelt bolts, its been pressure washed and cleaned and its dry now(florida sun) I cleaned EVERYTHING and water sealed everything. I used some DampRid Mold and mildew blocker. Now Im goin back out there to reinstall everything. Then Ill change the oil, wash the ext. Goin to Ford tomorrow to get the tranny and diffs changed. Then a professional detail after the hurricane hits and she'll be better than before.

08-17-2008, 10:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	Ok guys, at 24hrs later the truck is perfect and back to normal. i cant explain what a pain in the ass this was. I worked non-stop on this. Stripped it down to nothing and cleaned and sanitized, and mold blocked and re assembled everything to a "T". Its perfect, tomorrow the ext is getting washed and ill change ALL the fluids and its getting detailed for shits after the hurricane. ill post a vid after i edit one up tomorrow.-Adam

08-19-2008, 12:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	YouTube - How to sink a F150

08-19-2008, 01:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
CRXSiR Fir Na Tine Car: 02 f250 7.3 Fx4.. 03 GSXR-750 My TRGarage St.Pete : 143219140	put a bigger lift..gears/lockers..tires..and a snorkel..and you wont have that problem anymore..lol..that sucks bro, i could def have some fun in my TJ out there

08-22-2008, 05:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
cha0tic ▄█▀ █▄ █▄█ ▀█▀ ▄█▀ Car: My TRGarage _\\\|//__.......... ..............(` o-o ')............ ...........ooO-(_)-Ooo........ : 2147483647	check out this spot in pasco off 19.. http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/tr...-1-6-08-a.html

08-19-2008, 04:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
BLUE2KSS Mechanical Engineer Car: 2000 SS My TRGarage PALM HARBOR : 251077867	Looks like you got out of the throttle when you got stuck . There was no water or mud being slung or looking like it was being moved. should have stayed in it

08-19-2008, 10:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
gearheadjunkie2 Firefighter/EMT Local4420 Car: 2005 F-150 FX4 supercrew My TRGarage Palm Harbor : 14404770	I was on the throttle the whole time. I had came accross the ruts I had made all day and they slowed me down to much. Not to mention all the gunk in my transfer case fucked me. The truck wouldnt fully engauge in 4low. The rear of the frame was sitting on the bottom of that hole, like I was dredging a canal. I'm staying away from the water........