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Old 06-01-2009, 10:41 AM   #1
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SMB in the Mud - Utah
Recent trip to Cottonwood Canyon, Southern Utah, when the weather turned bad and the road turned with it!



From Fred in Whittier CA. He posted it on the portal and i thought i'd share over here.

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WAHOOOOOO.....

....looks like fun.... .....right after the stressful part
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WOW! I really expected it to bog down & bury itself. Pretty impressive!
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Locking diffs? Looked like both front wheels were spinning.

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Old 06-01-2009, 03:06 PM   #5
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WOW! I really expected it to bog down & bury itself. Pretty impressive!
Having bogged down myself in similar conditions, I was expecting the same thing too. Driver skill was no doubt a factor, perhaps helped by locking diffs. Well done.
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