Today’s Offroad Adventure!

[Fishingjts]

Springtime in Gladwin, Michigan means water on the trails! Woohoo!

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[Bluejaye]

I haven't seen water like that since I went to Drummond Island!

 

[Fishingjts]

I haven't seen water like that since I went to Drummond Island!

spots in Gladwin get pretty flooded this time of year. Just have to know which holes to avoid!

couple years ago:

 

[Tigger]

Cool video!

Ok, I have a silly question. Are you accelerating fast through the water just for fun or is that an off-roading strategy?

 

[Fishingjts]

Cool video!

Ok, I have a silly question. Are you accelerating fast through the water just for fun or is that an off-roading strategy?

not sure it’s an official strategy…. My position however is you want to keep your momentum going! Definitely don’t want to stop. Also was using manual mode to stay locked in 1st gear. You don’t want it shifting! When the sport shifts there is a momentary drop in power and I noticed the BS really bogs down!

that being said you don’t want to hit the water to fast either!

This is just me thinking out loud… you results may vary

 

[Jmuns]

Cool video!

Ok, I have a silly question. Are you accelerating fast through the water just for fun or is that an off-roading strategy?

You definitely don’t want to hit water that is deep or might be deep fast. You create a wave over your hood and that’s when you create issues for yourself like flooding your engine. Going slow will push the water away from your car slowly and keep the wave in front of you.

 

[LaurenceS]

Springtime in Gladwin, Michigan means water on the trails! Woohoo!

And THIS is precisely why I traded my 6 week old OBx back in for a Badlands 'Squatch. WANT TO GO GET DIRTY!!!!!!

 

[Fishingjts]

You definitely don’t want to hit water that is deep or might be deep fast. You create a wave over your hood and that’s when you create issues for yourself like flooding your engine. Going slow will push the water away from your car slowly and keep the wave in front of you.

agreed. However… water was deep enough that even at lower speeds the water was washing up over the hood. And yes I did have a moment of panic but at that point I was committed.

Got through it with no sign of pulling any water in as fas as motor stumbling or misfires. Opened the hood and it was surprisingly dry. And while the air intake is right behind the grill the grill itself is not open up top.

next I need to open the air box and see if there are any signs of water. Get to that when I can

 

[Fishingjts]

Different angle

 

[LaurenceS]

That is friggin' bad@$$!

 

[Tigger]

OP, you need to join us in the Badlands Park in Indiana when the Chicago broncos go. It’s a fun place (although you already know where to find fun!)

 

[Fishingjts]

OP, you need to join us in the Badlands Park in Indiana when the Chicago broncos go. It’s a fun place (although you already know where to find fun!)

I will have to check it out!

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