Muddin in the 78

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:31 PM

Out on The Farm
By Matt Wright

“A day in the life of a Skinner-Backin’ Redneck”
The day it began was January 11, 2003. I was at my mom’s house with my friend Joe and we were bored out of our minds. I called Chadd to see what he was up to, and he told me that his friend BA and him were going to go mudding. He told him that he had to fix the Gray truck that he has first. The Gray truck is a 1978 Chevy K20 4x4 with a sm465 4 speed transmission, np203 full time transfer case, 5.7L 350 small block motor, and 33” Tractor tires. He needed to rig up the ignition on it, so that it would start up. They were going to go and play in the pond. I got jealous, and talked my mom into letting me bring my truck out.

I have a 1978 Chevy K10 4x4. It is equipped with a 10” Superlift Suspension lift, 3” body lift, 2” front lift wedges, 14ff locked, 4.56 gears, np203 transfer case, Part time transfer case gear, sm465 4 speed transmission, Big Block 402 crate motor, big cam, and a Moroso motor dress up kit. The truck also has a K&N filter, Heddman Headers, Dual glasspack exhausts, chrome roll bar, chrome grill, Warn Classic winch bumper, rear drop bumper, bucket seats, 39.5x18x15 Super Swamper Boggers, 15x14 Eaton Chrome wheels, and CARR steps. I hadn’t really gotten it muddy for a while.

We got my truck out to the farm and then we started to work on the Gray truck to get it goin. We had to rig up a power switch and a push button ignition on her. We got that done, and then we went over to the camper with the intention of going to bed. But we just ended up talking a ton, and then we started seeing the sun come up. So we headed on back up to his grandparents’ house to get some breakfast. Joe and I passed out on the reclining chairs, but B.A. and Chadd just stayed up most of the time. We got up and out at about 9:00AM, and got started.
We finished with the gray truck by taking the battery out of the 300zx, and putting it in the truck. We then aired up the tires, and put more air in My tires, because my front tires were low. I had trouble getting mine to start because I have a Quadrajet Carbeurator, and they are junk. I hate it.

Once I got my truck running and warmed up, I took it down to the field where the pond is. I drove over to the pond to see how it was, and it was still pretty frozen. There was about 2” of frozen mud on top, and the rest was just clay. It was the type of clay that we use in our art classes. Chadd’s brother CJ, and I played around a little bit, stirring up the mud. I started to make some ruts by the time they all got down there, and Chadd got a little ____y, just as I did later.

He got on the edge of the pond, and slowly went in. Then he hit it! He gassed that truck like it was a race car, and those tractor tires dug like crazy. But the problem was that they didn’t dig forward, they dug down! He got stuck right off the bat.

He kept on gassing the open differentials, throwing mud all over the place, until the motor died. I am not sure yet, but I do believe that he blew the motor. I kept on playing, but I didn’t have a lot of room, so I had to go over the same place every time. My truck is really heavy, and it began to dig down. Chadd was riding with me, and he asked for me to get in front of his truck to pull him out. I then said that I’d take one more pass through the mud, and then I’d try to pull him out.

Well that pass never got accomplished exactly how it was planned. I went through backwards with a little bit of trouble, but not a lot, and then started to come back. I was originally going to go around the pond to the other side, but decided against it. At the last moment, I jerked the truck over to the middle of the pond, and took it to the other side. But I was going to fast, and my steering wasn’t helping me at all. I tried to turn to the right to miss the trees, but failed, and had to stop my truck. I then went in reverse to go around the tree, but I couldn’t go forward. I sunk down in the mud, and was stuck. I stuck my truck that has 13-15” lift, and 39.5 Boggers. We tried everything to get me out, but I just kept on sinking.

I ended up being stuck all the way down to the frame, and I broke a few things. My power steering cap came off, I lost a lift wedge, broke both front U joints, bent my front bumper horribly, broke my tow hook, and messed up my tailpipe. We spent three days straight trying to get my truck out before it snowed, and I got trouble for missing curfew trying to get it out.

We ended up braking the John Deere tractor, and also got it stuck like 3 times. We used one of Chadd’s hookups to get a tow truck out there. They used a 30,000lb PTO winch, and a snatchblock to lift it up, and then pull it out. And I also got a lot of horse ____ on my Tahoe. So to sum it up, Chadd got stuck, I got stuck, Chadd broke, I broke, and the Deere was wounded as well. BUT IT WAS FUN AS HELL!!!

“SKINNER BACK!!”

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:33 PM

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:36 PM

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:37 PM

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:38 PM

road1will · 01-16-2003, 04:38 PM

moms permission? curfew? how old are you, 13?

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:40 PM

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:42 PM

Old Scout · 01-16-2003, 04:43 PM

What part of hardcore rock crawling didn't you understand?

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 9V
moms permission? curfew? how old are you, 13?

I am 16 and until I am 18 and I move out, I have to abide by their rules. Sorry if I am not as free as you are

mjcj7 · 01-16-2003, 04:44 PM

I ha da simmilar event happen to me !!
I hate MUD

Hayraker · 01-16-2003, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 9V
moms permission? curfew? how old are you, 13?

Damn, that would make him a couple grades behind you....

road1will · 01-16-2003, 04:45 PM

looking at your pictures to me it looks like you just dont know how to drive, fawking redneck. you know a gas pedal has infinite adjustment, not just ON or OFF

road1will · 01-16-2003, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hayraker

Damn, that would make him a couple grades behind you....

just a few

supersammymd · 01-16-2003, 04:50 PM

mud sucks!

nice roll bar

Heavy Metal Toy · 01-16-2003, 04:58 PM

I must say that was the LONGEST and most worthless post I've ever read! That's 3 minutes of my life that I will never have back. Thems there big ti'rs dun didn' git ya'lls out'n that thar big ol' mud pit, thas jes tew bad.

The Joker · 01-16-2003, 05:32 PM

Who pissed in everyones Cheerios. At least when he says 13-15" of lift he isn't just heading to the mall with it.

Everyone bitchin tell me you haven't done this once! Because if you are into wheelin you got you ass stuck for being stupid and playing at least once.

Sweet pics by the way. Now go to your room

newbie

72rockcruiser · 01-16-2003, 05:55 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Aquaman 2Efront lift wedges, I lost a lift wedge,
Ya think thats why they're illegal in some states, I hope you dont drive that fawkin' P.O.S. on the road, if that front lift block, uh, wedge came out on the road you could have killed somebody. I run across people everyday that come up with creative names for front lift blocks, because they KNOW they are wrong but they use them anyway. WTF dont you guys understand, do it right or leave that shit parked next to your trailer.

BJ On Roids · 01-16-2003, 07:09 PM

get some lockers newbie!!!

nice but cold and ugly, you need bigger tyres, those 39s look tiny

good work on taking it wheeling

Bigger Valves · 01-16-2003, 07:18 PM

2 ujoints go pow??

man, those 10 bolts will hold up to anything..

reddwarf · 01-16-2003, 07:31 PM

In case you haven't noticed, this BBS is having some problems with bandwidth. The last thing it needs is a bunch of images on a topic that doesn't really fit the board.

Furthermore, this is a TECH section. If you must post this, it should go in the chit chat section

Imkunfused · 01-16-2003, 07:38 PM

[quote]Originally posted by 72rockcruiser

Quote:

Originally posted by Aquaman 2Efront lift wedges, I lost a lift wedge,
Ya think thats why they're illegal in some states, I hope you dont drive that fawkin' P.O.S. on the road, if that front lift block, uh, wedge came out on the road you could have killed somebody. I run across people everyday that come up with creative names for front lift blocks, because they KNOW they are wrong but they use them anyway. WTF dont you guys understand, do it right or leave that shit parked next to your trailer.

Hmmm.. looking at his pics, hes not running blocks except for 3 inch in the back.. which is the same size dodge puts in their factory 4x4 trucks.. so next time.. look before you forcefully put your foot in your mouth.. k?

Mutt · 01-16-2003, 08:18 PM

Bald, unevenly wore street boggers didn't pull you through the mud??? Imagine that....

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 10:46 PM

Sorry that my tires don't have as much tread as you
Sorry that I haven't purchased a dana 60 yet
Sorry that I am waiting on locker in the front for when I get a new axle
Sorry that I tried to help with the driveline angles by puttin lift wedges in the front (and yes they are called LIFT WEDGES, not blocks)
Sorry that my truck used to be driven on the street, but now I don't drive it on the street because of the steering
Sorry that I sort of like for my truck to look good (minus the fact that it looks like shit)
Sorry that I can't afford 44's right now

And I'm sorry that I didn't put this in the right section. If it's such a problem, maybe it can be moved?

Two Dogs F..king · 01-16-2003, 11:06 PM

BTW... this is a copy of a paper I wrote at the last minute for my Language class. Told us to write about our weekend, and make it 2 pages. So I copied her up and threw her at ya. Thought it might go over better than this...

01-16-2003, 04:31 PM	#1
Two Dogs F..king Banned Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11585 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1	Muddin in the 78 Out on The Farm By Matt Wright “A day in the life of a Skinner-Backin’ Redneck” The day it began was January 11, 2003. I was at my mom’s house with my friend Joe and we were bored out of our minds. I called Chadd to see what he was up to, and he told me that his friend BA and him were going to go mudding. He told him that he had to fix the Gray truck that he has first. The Gray truck is a 1978 Chevy K20 4x4 with a sm465 4 speed transmission, np203 full time transfer case, 5.7L 350 small block motor, and 33” Tractor tires. He needed to rig up the ignition on it, so that it would start up. They were going to go and play in the pond. I got jealous, and talked my mom into letting me bring my truck out. I have a 1978 Chevy K10 4x4. It is equipped with a 10” Superlift Suspension lift, 3” body lift, 2” front lift wedges, 14ff locked, 4.56 gears, np203 transfer case, Part time transfer case gear, sm465 4 speed transmission, Big Block 402 crate motor, big cam, and a Moroso motor dress up kit. The truck also has a K&N filter, Heddman Headers, Dual glasspack exhausts, chrome roll bar, chrome grill, Warn Classic winch bumper, rear drop bumper, bucket seats, 39.5x18x15 Super Swamper Boggers, 15x14 Eaton Chrome wheels, and CARR steps. I hadn’t really gotten it muddy for a while. We got my truck out to the farm and then we started to work on the Gray truck to get it goin. We had to rig up a power switch and a push button ignition on her. We got that done, and then we went over to the camper with the intention of going to bed. But we just ended up talking a ton, and then we started seeing the sun come up. So we headed on back up to his grandparents’ house to get some breakfast. Joe and I passed out on the reclining chairs, but B.A. and Chadd just stayed up most of the time. We got up and out at about 9:00AM, and got started. We finished with the gray truck by taking the battery out of the 300zx, and putting it in the truck. We then aired up the tires, and put more air in My tires, because my front tires were low. I had trouble getting mine to start because I have a Quadrajet Carbeurator, and they are junk. I hate it. Once I got my truck running and warmed up, I took it down to the field where the pond is. I drove over to the pond to see how it was, and it was still pretty frozen. There was about 2” of frozen mud on top, and the rest was just clay. It was the type of clay that we use in our art classes. Chadd’s brother CJ, and I played around a little bit, stirring up the mud. I started to make some ruts by the time they all got down there, and Chadd got a little ____y, just as I did later. He got on the edge of the pond, and slowly went in. Then he hit it! He gassed that truck like it was a race car, and those tractor tires dug like crazy. But the problem was that they didn’t dig forward, they dug down! He got stuck right off the bat. He kept on gassing the open differentials, throwing mud all over the place, until the motor died. I am not sure yet, but I do believe that he blew the motor. I kept on playing, but I didn’t have a lot of room, so I had to go over the same place every time. My truck is really heavy, and it began to dig down. Chadd was riding with me, and he asked for me to get in front of his truck to pull him out. I then said that I’d take one more pass through the mud, and then I’d try to pull him out. Well that pass never got accomplished exactly how it was planned. I went through backwards with a little bit of trouble, but not a lot, and then started to come back. I was originally going to go around the pond to the other side, but decided against it. At the last moment, I jerked the truck over to the middle of the pond, and took it to the other side. But I was going to fast, and my steering wasn’t helping me at all. I tried to turn to the right to miss the trees, but failed, and had to stop my truck. I then went in reverse to go around the tree, but I couldn’t go forward. I sunk down in the mud, and was stuck. I stuck my truck that has 13-15” lift, and 39.5 Boggers. We tried everything to get me out, but I just kept on sinking. I ended up being stuck all the way down to the frame, and I broke a few things. My power steering cap came off, I lost a lift wedge, broke both front U joints, bent my front bumper horribly, broke my tow hook, and messed up my tailpipe. We spent three days straight trying to get my truck out before it snowed, and I got trouble for missing curfew trying to get it out. We ended up braking the John Deere tractor, and also got it stuck like 3 times. We used one of Chadd’s hookups to get a tow truck out there. They used a 30,000lb PTO winch, and a snatchblock to lift it up, and then pull it out. And I also got a lot of horse ____ on my Tahoe. So to sum it up, Chadd got stuck, I got stuck, Chadd broke, I broke, and the Deere was wounded as well. BUT IT WAS FUN AS HELL!!! “SKINNER BACK!!”

01-16-2003, 04:33 PM	#2
Two Dogs F..king Banned Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11585 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1	Last edited by Two Dogs F..king; 01-16-2003 at 04:35 PM.

01-16-2003, 04:44 PM	#11
mjcj7 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 207 Location: MA Posts: 780	I ha da simmilar event happen to me !! I hate MUD __________________ JeeP YJ 38.5 sx's on hummer wheels FULL WIDTH rc44 / 60 spooled /soa 435/300/4:1 And total disreguard for body damage I live for the High Angle giveaway's

01-16-2003, 04:58 PM	#16
Heavy Metal Toy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9265 Location: Newberg, Oregon Posts: 1,472	I must say that was the LONGEST and most worthless post I've ever read! That's 3 minutes of my life that I will never have back. Thems there big ti'rs dun didn' git ya'lls out'n that thar big ol' mud pit, thas jes tew bad. __________________ 82 Toyota 4x4 LOCKED, wheeler 94 Toyota Celia ST, daily driver, 98 Suburban diesel 2500, tow rig

01-16-2003, 05:55 PM	#18
72rockcruiser Might be drunk Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12790 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 545	Re: Muddin in the 78 [quote]Originally posted by Aquaman 2Efront lift wedges, I lost a lift wedge, Ya think thats why they're illegal in some states, I hope you dont drive that fawkin' P.O.S. on the road, if that front lift block, uh, wedge came out on the road you could have killed somebody. I run across people everyday that come up with creative names for front lift blocks, because they KNOW they are wrong but they use them anyway. WTF dont you guys understand, do it right or leave that shit parked next to your trailer. __________________ Kyle 97 FZJ80 Landcruier: Big White And Dented. 88 FJ62 Landrcruiser:38's, locked, bobbed, chopped Parting out 83 FJ60, lots still availabe.

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road1will Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8871 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 3,344	moms permission? curfew? how old are you, 13?

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01-16-2003, 04:43 PM	#9
Old Scout IH/Rover Moderator Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 17 Location: Stockton,Ca Posts: 13,114	What part of hardcore rock crawling didn't you understand?

01-16-2003, 04:45 PM	#13
road1will Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8871 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 3,344	looking at your pictures to me it looks like you just dont know how to drive, fawking redneck. you know a gas pedal has infinite adjustment, not just ON or OFF

01-16-2003, 04:50 PM	#15
supersammymd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14173 Location: maryland Posts: 73	mud sucks! nice roll bar

01-16-2003, 05:32 PM	#17
The Joker Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 943 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,787	Who pissed in everyones Cheerios. At least when he says 13-15" of lift he isn't just heading to the mall with it. Everyone bitchin tell me you haven't done this once! Because if you are into wheelin you got you ass stuck for being stupid and playing at least once. Sweet pics by the way. Now go to your room newbie

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BJ On Roids Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6588 Location: 'Straya....mate Posts: 7,432	get some lockers newbie!!! nice but cold and ugly, you need bigger tyres, those 39s look tiny good work on taking it wheeling __________________ [COLOR=yellow]Bj on Roids 1970FJ45, Quad Cam V8, Auto, Broken T-case, H-TEC (traction control and cutting brakes) 42 TSLs.[/COLOR] [COLOR=green][URL=http://www.outerlimits4x4.com]Aussie Wheelers Bulletin Board[/URL] [/COLOR]

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Bigger Valves Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Member # 3483 Location: B-burg, VA Posts: 2,269	2 ujoints go pow?? man, those 10 bolts will hold up to anything.. __________________ Benny '87/350/350/205/60/60/linked/locked/lowered the Aerotoy

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01-16-2003, 08:18 PM	#23
Mutt Pedal Junkie Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8649 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,215	Bald, unevenly wore street boggers didn't pull you through the mud??? Imagine that.... __________________ -Steve 1978/80/84/85/87/89 Toyota Hilux Mutt, various parts and pieces 35's for DD 39.5 TSL for weekends. Jesse will give you the Shaft! IFS is

01-16-2003, 10:46 PM	#24
Two Dogs F..king Banned Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11585 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1	Sorry that my tires don't have as much tread as you Sorry that I haven't purchased a dana 60 yet Sorry that I am waiting on locker in the front for when I get a new axle Sorry that I tried to help with the driveline angles by puttin lift wedges in the front (and yes they are called LIFT WEDGES, not blocks) Sorry that my truck used to be driven on the street, but now I don't drive it on the street because of the steering Sorry that I sort of like for my truck to look good (minus the fact that it looks like shit) Sorry that I can't afford 44's right now And I'm sorry that I didn't put this in the right section. If it's such a problem, maybe it can be moved?

01-16-2003, 11:06 PM	#25
Two Dogs F..king Banned Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11585 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1	BTW... this is a copy of a paper I wrote at the last minute for my Language class. Told us to write about our weekend, and make it 2 pages. So I copied her up and threw her at ya. Thought it might go over better than this...

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