11:37 am
September 25, 2011
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So this weekend Reed in his infinite wisdom decided to drive through some mud at Folsom Lake while with some friends going fishing. At first the jeep was just slightly stuck with mud almost up to the rim. He and his friends at first tried to pull the jeep out but only had a two wheel drive pick-up and not much experience and only made the situation worse. The Jeep sank lower and lower until finally he called me around 8pm to come help. This was Saturday night and it was already pitch black. When I arrived the Jeep was sunk so low you could barely see the top of the 37″ tires. I tried to pull him out but the suction was too great the Jeep didn’t even budge. I called Jeff and he came out and we tried with two vehicles again it didn’t budge. We finally called it a night and went home and left the Jeep sitting in the mud. This is what we saw the next morning.
Reed brought 4 friends with him and shovels and they began digging the Jeep out.
It took about three hours to get to where we could see behind the tires all the way around. By this time Jeff had shown up and we again attempted to pull him out with both of us pulling. The Jeep still didn’t budge. So we continued to dig. We were finally able to free him around noon. The jeep was more than covered with Mud in the floorboard 4 inches deep.
The Jeep drove home fine and Reed has been cleaning on it since yesterday afternoon. So far so good, no permanent damage but we may continue to find mud for years to come!
2:05 pm
January 27, 2011
Offline Well, if he does it again you'll know he likes the mud. I don't do mud because I'm too lazy to spend that much time cleaning.
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huck271 said
So this weekend Reed in his infinite wisdom decided to drive through some mud at Folsom Lake while with some friends going fishing. At first the jeep was just slightly stuck with mud almost up to the rim. He and his friends at first tried to pull the jeep out but only had a two wheel drive pick-up and not much experience and only made the situation worse. The Jeep sank lower and lower until finally he called me around 8pm to come help. This was Saturday night and it was already pitch black. When I arrived the Jeep was sunk so low you could barely see the top of the 37″ tires. I tried to pull him out but the suction was too great the Jeep didn’t even budge. I called Jeff and he came out and we tried with two vehicles again it didn’t budge. We finally called it a night and went home and left the Jeep sitting in the mud. This is what we saw the next morning.
Reed brought 4 friends with him and shovels and they began digging the Jeep out.
It took about three hours to get to where we could see behind the tires all the way around. By this time Jeff had shown up and we again attempted to pull him out with both of us pulling. The Jeep still didn’t budge. So we continued to dig. We were finally able to free him around noon. The jeep was more than covered with Mud in the floorboard 4 inches deep.
The Jeep drove home fine and Reed has been cleaning on it since yesterday afternoon. So far so good, no permanent damage but we may continue to find mud for years to come!
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
5:57 pm
April 23, 2012
Offline Awesome!
6:58 pm
Club Member
June 4, 2012
Offline I know... Reed wanted to see what the white jeep would look like in brown…… or he saw the only fish in Folsom Lake and was going to chase it. Nice Recovery
If I can't build it, then it's something that should be bought.
9:55 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Oh to be young again. Us old guys hate mud!
I used to wheel a lot. . .
10:31 pm
Club Member
January 20, 2009
Offline JohnDF said
Oh to be young again. Us old guys hate mud!
I thought you liked mud. 
7:10 am
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline k-jeep said
JohnDF said
Oh to be young again. Us old guys hate mud!
I thought you liked mud.
I was following Rob. . . 
I used to wheel a lot. . .
7:31 pm
January 22, 2011
Offline I thought that jeep was never coming out!
3:32 pm
September 25, 2011
Offline Three days later and still cleaning. He took all the seats out and cleaned them and washed out the inside. Now he taking all the wheels off and cleaning each one and going through the Control Arms One By one.
7:41 pm
Club Member
September 3, 2008
Offline Nice...haha!!
Um...what?
12:24 pm
January 27, 2011
Offline I renew my distaste of mud by reviewing posts like these.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
8:52 pm
Next time call me and I'll bring a D10 over. That will do the trick.
3:22 pm
January 27, 2011
Offline Sport said
Next time call me and I'll bring a D10 over. That will do the trick.
Make sure and get that on camera!!
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
12:04 pm
TomD said
Sport said
Next time call me and I'll bring a D10 over. That will do the trick.
Make sure and get that on camera!!
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May leave the axles and tires behind but yeah, that would definitely remove the frame and body! 
6:58 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline I pulled a full size out at folsom lake today. Required my winch and an anchor rig behind me but we got it.
10:17 am
January 27, 2011
Offline BKGM Jeepers said
I pulled a full size out at folsom lake today. Required my winch and an anchor rig behind me but we got it.
How easy is it to drive down into Folsom "Lake" and from where would you do this? Obviously getting stuck once there is no issue.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
3:23 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline Enter through granite bay at the end of Douglas blvd. pay. Drive in. Go wherever you want.
9:05 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline Tom, where did you run in to trouble?
10:17 am
January 27, 2011
Offline BKGM Jeepers said
Tom, where did you run in to trouble?
Granite Bay, just to the right of the boat ramps.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
6:40 pm
Club President
April 2, 2003
Offline Where there any signs? We were Way left of the ramp. Like 1/2 mile or so.
11:08 am
January 27, 2011
Offline BKGM Jeepers said
Where there any signs? We were Way left of the ramp. Like 1/2 mile or so.
The driver who got stuck started out well left of the boat ramps then circled around towards the dam following the dry land. He got stuck about 50 yds out from the signs.
So as not to get stuck ourselves, Charlie and I had gone to the right of the boat ramps and around the signs but stayed on the “path” … there was a road next to the signs that had been well traveled, then we moved out to the stuck rig. Basically, we got “illegal parking” tickets. The dude who was stuck got “misdemeanor trespass” at $300, the “recovery” was another $300, plus the damage to the rig … the recovery tore off the front facia.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading -- Lao Tzu
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