FNFJ
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Toyota FJ Cruiser takes on water Badlands Attica: https://youtu.be/za1MkuQvIEA
Took the FJ swimming...fail
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bugnout
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Did something very similar to that at Badlands a few years ago, except I was coming out of one of those pipes and discovered that the pool on the other side was very deep. I really thought there was some land out there so was going a bit faster than I should and dropped pretty hard. So hard that I put a bow in the support tubes for my sliders. Taught me a lesson, unless you see someone go through it, always check the depth.
SWITAWI
Doesn't Get Out Enough
Yikes. I took a lifted Ford Ranger for a similar swim once, and it wasn't lifted enough, lol. We were crossing the Medio Creek at a point I knew extremely well, having crossed it via truck, tractor, ATV (back when they only came with three wheels), and even on foot for most of my life up to that point. But this time I didn't stop and check even though the creek was running a little deep due to rain. I didn't count on there being an extra hole that had eroded out of my crossing just overnight from a heavy rain the day before. Where I normally would have just pushed some water with the front bumper we dropped off a ledge and water surged halfway up the windshield before it settled back down below the wipers. The engine died before I could even think about reversing and water started pouring in through the floor heater vents. My buddy riding shotgun looked sort of panicked at that point. I just shrugged my shoulders, told him to keep his wallet and gun up above the water, and I started climbing out the driver's window. Our other friend who had been riding in the bed had dropped the tailgate and was just able to jump back to dry ground, and so we followed.
Fortunately TX Hwy 202 ran right next to the property and the bridge overlooked our crossing point. Some guys driving across saw us and pulled in at the gate as we were walking out. We drove their 2WD pickup down the steep trail to the creek and I waded/swam out to the driver's door and climbed in. Water was almost up to the level of the windows, above the A/C controls and just below the radio head unit. After some exciting wheel spin they managed to pull me back onto dry land and one of my friends walked over and opened the driver's door... and instantly I was deposited none-too-gently on the ground as the water took me out with it.
After stripping out the upholstery and speakers everything dried up quite nicely over the next few days, but the truck just wouldn't start. It was a 5-speed, but we couldn't get up enough steam to push start it with manpower, and therein was my only point of FAIL besides driving into the creek in the first place. In hindsight I was 20-something and impatient, but I should have known better than to pull start the truck before figuring out what the real issue was. The first two pulls at 10-15mph, letting the clutch out produced a stuttering fire hose effect with lots of rear axle hop and water shooting 20ft out of the tail pipe. The third pull was the charm that started the truck right up, and also put the last nail in my clutch.
:Mechanic:
Good times...
Fortunately TX Hwy 202 ran right next to the property and the bridge overlooked our crossing point. Some guys driving across saw us and pulled in at the gate as we were walking out. We drove their 2WD pickup down the steep trail to the creek and I waded/swam out to the driver's door and climbed in. Water was almost up to the level of the windows, above the A/C controls and just below the radio head unit. After some exciting wheel spin they managed to pull me back onto dry land and one of my friends walked over and opened the driver's door... and instantly I was deposited none-too-gently on the ground as the water took me out with it.
After stripping out the upholstery and speakers everything dried up quite nicely over the next few days, but the truck just wouldn't start. It was a 5-speed, but we couldn't get up enough steam to push start it with manpower, and therein was my only point of FAIL besides driving into the creek in the first place. In hindsight I was 20-something and impatient, but I should have known better than to pull start the truck before figuring out what the real issue was. The first two pulls at 10-15mph, letting the clutch out produced a stuttering fire hose effect with lots of rear axle hop and water shooting 20ft out of the tail pipe. The third pull was the charm that started the truck right up, and also put the last nail in my clutch.
:Mechanic:
Good times...
