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It Could Always Be Worse - The Minuteman
So my schedule for yesterday did a big fat change Friday night. Instead of the Palouse car show we decided to help Joe with a private Boomershoot party. We drove the truck for simplicity sake and got out there a little bit late. Late enough that everyone was at the Taj by the time we got there. As I arrived I saw a set of tracks running through the field next to the berm down at 380. Figured ok passage should be good. I eventually get in a ways and see a small mud hole that doesn’t look too bad. This thing was deep enough and wet enough it could have been used as a runaway truck ramp because that’s exactly how it behaved. I hit it at about 20 to 25 and immediately stated slowing down I got to just the other side but the rear end was mired in. I Tried backing up cutting to one side to try and get another run, big freaking mistake. My front end sunk in absolutely no time flat. When I got out this is what it looked like. The weight of the diesel block is what did me in cause notice how the front wheels sunk. Continue reading →
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