Bob H
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Went to the local annual mud bog yesterday.
We put the half worn out 36" humvee tires on the M880
WOW! low power, open differentials. Out lasted & out did many other trucks with more power, locked axles and no concern for having to drive it home.
Heck my boy Rob, even stopped next to stuck trucks and took off again
Sure in the spots where the mud was over the front bumper she needed a tug from the W400's winch. Which also pulled out several Chevy's. The main recovery tractor went down way beyond the W400's capacity and a freightliner had to be brought in. Sure could have put Dave P's wrecker to use .....
The W400 did very respectable with the 4.88 gears and locker in the rear, never got stuck!!
Of course I didn't venture past the 2 foot deep stuff
High range , 2nd gear and less than full throttle.
Oh well, now for a day or two of truck cleaning and service.
We put the half worn out 36" humvee tires on the M880
WOW! low power, open differentials. Out lasted & out did many other trucks with more power, locked axles and no concern for having to drive it home.
Heck my boy Rob, even stopped next to stuck trucks and took off again
Sure in the spots where the mud was over the front bumper she needed a tug from the W400's winch. Which also pulled out several Chevy's. The main recovery tractor went down way beyond the W400's capacity and a freightliner had to be brought in. Sure could have put Dave P's wrecker to use .....
The W400 did very respectable with the 4.88 gears and locker in the rear, never got stuck!!
Of course I didn't venture past the 2 foot deep stuff
High range , 2nd gear and less than full throttle.
Oh well, now for a day or two of truck cleaning and service.
The ole school goodyear MTs arent bad tires for cheap surplus either!!!
