I think you guys can appreciate this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KuVBJ05Jwk&feature=related

That is a cool vid. Stuff you see on the Trucks Gone Wild DVDs.

Scott

Those are the trucks that are on the TGW, and Matt Steele on the mic. This was a TGW event.

it was just a couple months ago we ran the 1 ton side hill in the hole, our camera girl didnt come that day

Holy hell, that made my kidneys ache just watching that, good stuff :smokin:

some vids of myself and my buds from back in the day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWmlhf5Ozyg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vdPrr1613w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys26OcrhrzI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUlAqsY30Co

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3IvfSey0TU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK3I6OSkBKI

I think you guys can appreciate this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KuVBJ05Jwk&feature=related
I'm not flaming I just don't understand why some of those trucks need to have the bottom of there frame sitting 2' above their tires

Functional trucks w/big motors/tires/axles!!!!! Some of em' anyway.:eek:

I'm not flaming I just don't understand why some of those trucks need to have the bottom of there frame sitting 2' above their tires

The FL guys who have to deal with swamps typically do that so they don't swamp their engines when idling through 7' deep water holes. Typically, the guys who build specifically for competition are much lower to the ground - not uncommon to see a truck with 44's on back that'll easily fit inside a 6'8" garage.

Tex you need to have this kind of pit(s) at your events this year! I'd be there!:grinpimp:

looks fun as hell...

i can appreciate the work that is needed to prep a truck to withstand something like that.

they all look like they just want to flop over

I'm not flaming I just don't understand why some of those trucks need to have the bottom of there frame sitting 2' above their tires

x3

nothing in the first vid that 3' shoter truck couldnt have done, faster and better.

at 2:20 a 70s chevy shot through @1.5 sec faster that than the rest.

its a penis x money thing.

I'm not flaming I just don't understand why some of those trucks need to have the bottom of there frame sitting 2' above their tires

It's pretty much to keep the engine dry. I can't count the number of times we have had to turn around because it got too deep for the smaller rigs on 44s. Here is an image of part of a local trail to give you an idea. Take a look just to the right of the number 2. Yep, that is a pond in the middle of the trail. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/grandeyota/corbett2.jpg
Keep in mind this image was taken during the dry season (Feb)

Here is a shot I took from the deck of a buggy. It's just miles of trails like this that inspire the taller rigs.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/grandeyota/water.jpg

I'm not saying flops don't happen, but you have to remember just how flat most of FL is. I have to drive hours to see elevation changes that aren't bridges, highway overpasses, landfills, or beach dunes. Sure the rigs don't make sense in other parts of the country, but those rigs wouldn't really do well here. There are plenty of places for smaller rigs to go, but the taller ones go where they want.

To keep with the theme of the thread, here is the reason I tear all the buttons off the top of every baseball cap I own :flipoff2:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/grandeyota/jumpy.jpg