Ford mega truck skims across the mud, but it can’t conquer the big hole.
Most of our Muddy Monday videos feature Ford trucks dominating the mud pit, but this week’s clip is a little different. While we don’t like to show F-Series pickups getting stuck, it happens to everyone sooner or later. Even with huge tires and a serious suspension build, some holes are just too deep to beat. This video from the CarWarz channelfeatures an older Ford finding one of those holes at the Perkins Fall Mud Bog.
Redemption Ford Truck
There are no details on this Ford truck, but we can tell plenty from what we can see and hear. The body of this truck is from the ninth generation of the F-Series, which ran from 1992 through 1997. We would bet that the body is the only thing on this truck that came from a Ford factory during any era. Perhaps the frame is an original unit with heavy modification, but in the long run, this truck is fully built with aftermarket components.
We don’t know what variety of engine is under the hood, but it is obviously a healthy V8. The chassis has been reinforced from front to rear and a massive suspension lift kit has been added. This provides lots of room for the mud tires, which are not the biggest we have seen. Based on the outcome, perhaps this old Ford needs bigger tires.
Aside from the mechanical upgrades, this Ford mega mud truck is beautifully painted, including blue and red accents throughout the chassis. It looks great for a mud truck, but it can’t get by just on looks.
Muddin’ and Flyin’
This video begins with the old Ford storming into the pit, hitting a jump and popping high into the air. The truck noses down on the landing, stopping it in its place and kicking the back end out to the side. The driver hammers the throttle and storms ahead into a deep mud hole that quickly swallows up the big truck.
After the tractor pulls the Ford truck out of that hole, the driver sticks to the outer portions of the pit. The big truck has no issue with these shallower portions of the pit. As the video ends, the driver makes one more run at the deep hole. This time, the F-150 almost makes it to the other side, but once again, the pit wins the fight.
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