Thread: driving in thick mud

i had ago at the dam across the road, its empty but we just had 55mm of rain. it was knee deep and like thick poridge. i dont know how i got through it! it took me 1/2 an hour to do about 150m it was so thick that i whent down the slope into it and got stuck about 10m in. to steep to revers out i managed to rock it free and drive out

On standard tyres?!

Originally Posted by mcguckiana

On standard tyres?!

nah, I fitted 245/75r16 maxxis buckshots.

One of the jokes that came from the instructors at our 4wd training,

"What's the best way to drive mud?"


























"With a V8 and a crowd!"

I know this will be argued about .

I live to play in the mud, every wet in the NT we have umm lots of it.

Simple rule to mud is unlike sand, it sticks to your wheels and in the tread, once that happens your stuck, so you need to clear your treads to keep going. That means spining your wheels alot, I'm happy to punch 5 / 51/2 grand in second / third to keep the treads clean keep momentum. But you have to be very careful as you can break axles it you get hard bottom traction at those revs.

Weight also plays a big part in it, the suzi I had could run rings around any other 4x4 I have ever owned or anyone else for that matter.

finally comes tread lightly, dont wreak a good track by proving you can go down it wet just because you can. Find a quarry and play in that till you know the limitations of your vehicle and the mess it will make

In the black soil plains up here the best way is to go around it even ducks get bogged in it, and army unimogs, ASLAVS, tanks you name it, it's been bogged in it

Cheers Blythe

any pics of the bogged Unimogs??
just for George130

The most important thing to remember when you approach a mudhole is to always keep to the right hand side.

That way when you get stuck, it's your passenger who has to step out into the deepest mud, not you.

Originally Posted by vnx205

The most important thing to remember when you approach a mudhole is to always keep to the right hand side.

That way when you get stuck, it's your passenger who has to step out into the deepest mud, not you.

I've tried this, gets real messy.
Got stuck in mud, the rut was too deep on my side to open the door, co-pilot was my 11YO daughter. I had to climb out Passenger side to hook up snatch and gear. Climbing back in dragged mud all through the car, despite my best efforts.