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Originally Posted by JaKaL
Thanks for the feedback, just seein what everyone else's thoughts are on the subject, nice Vid too! I'll tryin hittin the mud a little harder and see what happens tomorrow! Got a full day of wheelin.
One more question, when the truck does get stuck i seem to have one wheel up front always not moving! What happened to this "as long as one wheel is on the ground you can move the truck" mumbo jumbo!?
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Listen Jakal, you have been wheeling for years but you're still new here, you have stated that you're disappointed with the performance of the rig. Understand that you are not just insulting your own rig (and HUMMER), but everybody else here that drives the same truck (people will get pissed at ya). Every truck is gonna be a little different than others, you have to learn to drive this particular rig well. This truck is much more capable than most.
A good, experienced driver of a less capable rig - many times can outperform a more capable rig (look at the Hummer bashing videos of inexperienced drivers in their H1's, bested by Jeeps). Obviously, that doesn't mean a Jeep will always outperform an H1.
There is a video out there of a Jeep Liberty running the Z turn on Moab Rim (4+ obstacle). The guy driving it walks it and makes it look easy. That certainly doesn't mean that every Jeep Liberty can make this run, matter of fact, most - can't, period. That driver has made that run dozens of times in several different rigs- he knows where to put the truck.
There is no substitute for experience - most wheelers learn by doing. They can't be afraid to fail a few times. Extreme conditions require the knowledge of how far you can push it without breaking it. Most people can't know this without a little perspective. If you're getting stuck in mud and nothing is broken, give it some more throttle (incrementally).
As far as the Mumbo Jumbo- the wheel on the ground still has to have
traction to move the vehicle, even slipping in mud requires some traction to move.
