October 13, 2004
sorry can't relate to rocks cause they are all in the quarry and they won't let me try them...must make a road trip some day just so i can contribute!
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October 13, 2004
sorry can't relate to rocks cause they are all in the quarry and they won't let me try them...must make a road trip some day just so i can contribute!October 31, 2004
rocks are definitly the most driver challenging, but as far as mechanical, its definitly mud, mud is so hard on the components of your rig that breakage is gonna happen sometime, usually at the most inoportune time, in the bush with one buddy whos winch gave up the ghost and his 4 wheel drive has broke down to 2 wheel and you dont have cell phone service. Now thats tough stuffOctober 31, 2004
I'm from Utah, so we have rocks galore, (Moab) snow up the butt, (greatest snow on earth) which in turn leads to mud (not the kind you might find back east, but pretty soupy just the same) and I think it depends on your rig!!! Most jeepers love the rocks round here. Most trucks love the mud. It's difficult for the trucks to get the articulation to compensate for body length,etc.etc.etc, as it is for the jeep to plow through the deepest mud holes and ruts without tearing them to pieces.November 1, 2004
I'd say rock is the hardest on the driver, and not all vehicles can do big rocks. Mud is hard on the truck cause your always in the redline and is hard on the tranny and the rest of the truck.November 8, 2004
I think some of you are talking about driver skill and some are reffering to being hard on the actual truck.December 30, 2004
Rock on the other hand takes alot more driving skill. Finess is the name of the game, not bruit strength. Forces us to drive using 3 legs (manual transmition). And rocks don't just bog you down to the point of being stuck. There can be alot more to getting unstuck on rock than a simple tug from another vehicle, and damage is very likely.December 30, 2004
I always just used the instep of my right foot on the corner of hte brake and my toes on the right foot on the gas peddle. buddy of mine prefers to use his right foot heal on the brake and toes on the gas. Either way worked pretty well. Now I have autos and don't worry about it. Never thought of the lawmower cable idea. Kind of like a tractor trottle. Good idea.December 30, 2004
i think a muddy trail is harder because just a few days ago i took one with my friends and ended up side ways around a turn and stuck this happened because you can't see the rock that is about to turn your tire the wrong wayDecember 31, 2004
I think mud and snow are very similar you can be hard on the vehicle and it can be hard on the driver due to not knowing what is under the top layer of the snow or mud...snow can become rock crawling depending on where you are located and it may also turn into a mud pit depending on what is underneath....the hard on vehicle stand I dont know what could be harder on a vehicle than climbing a rock wall and knowing if you let off the traction could break and then you could get broken....at least in the mud and the snow you have the option of redlining it or tearing it up... a lot of the time in the rocks redlining is a matter of saving you and your rig or buying a new rig when you get out of the hospital and as for the vehicle rocks don't give like mud snow and sand do... in the rocks if you have traction and your foot is on the gas you are going to move or something is going to break in the mud and snow and sand when your stuck it is usually because you lost momentum not breakage.....I give it to rocks for driver and vehicle...January 7, 2005
I think that mud as long as your not taking on water is not that bad. Yes you can get stuck yes you can wear down parts but most of the time you are spinning.
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