Your friends and coworkers may have a dirty secret that you don’t know about. They may be going out to strange places on the weekends and doings things that would leave you feeling slimy if you were to do them. They may be hanging out with people who are only out for having a good time and don’t care how far they have to go to find it. You may not know it but your acquaintances may be hiding a secret so big that it only will fit in their garage. They may own a mudding 4×4 and spend all their free time tearing up the countryside slinging mud and getting dirty, not to mention having the time of their life.

For those who go mudding, the most enjoyable thing about it is letting go of your inhibitions. You can turn back into a kid again and spend the afternoon playing in the mud and having a ball. Of course the major difference between now and when you were five is that now you have a big ol’ hulking piece of major hardware to play in the mud with. When you decide to become a full time mudder you will want to get your own mud truck. Here is some advice on how to choose the best truck for your needs.

When you go looking for a truck to use for mudding the first thought might be to borrow one from a friend (bad idea) or to buy the biggest, meanest and loudest truck you can find in the newspaper (also bad idea). The truth is that the best mud trucks are the ones that you might not think about. The reason is simple. These trucks were built with racing in mind, and that means that they have all the best features that you would want in a mud truck. These features include a great suspension system, a powerful engine and a excellent torque conversion ratio. They also can be easily lifted and the smaller size makes for easier handling in the pit.

You will also want to make sure that you can get the mud out of the truck once it has gotten into the truck. The easiest way to accomplish this is with a couple of very simple modifications to the truck interior. First you will want to change out the seats, this is not as hard as it sounds and you and a friend can do it in a couple of hours with basic tools. You can get a hard plastic bench seat similar to the ones used in the back of police cars for a couple of hundred dollars from any off road truck retail website. Once you have the seat changed you will be able to just spray out the interior with a high pressure hose. To allow the water to drain you might want to drill a few drain holes in the floor board as well as the bed of the truck.

Safety is of course important. Please remember that you will be driving a very powerful vehicle at a very high rate of speed though a boggy, slick, and wet mass. You need to make sure that you have adequate restraints in place such as five point harnesses just in case things get a little out of control.

You may want to install a winch on the front or back of your truck for the purpose of getting you out of the inevitable hole you will find yourself stuck waist deep in the middle of eventually. The use of an electric winch allows you to get yourself out of a jam without the need of an expensive tow truck call.

There really is no match for the pleasure that can be had with a mudding 4×4 and a weekend out in the back country with your friends. If you have not been to a mudding day then make it a point to go. If you have then go get you a truck of your own, the fun gets even better when you are behind the wheel.

A mudding 4×4 is a good way to pass the time and lose a little steam after a hard week. The fun starts when you own your own mudding 4×4, next time you go out get behind the wheel of your own mud bogging truck.

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