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Date: May 21, 2023 07:23PM
dogbloggernli Wrote:
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> I wouldn't bet on your truck fording 3 feet of
> water. The breathers for your differentials
> transfer case and transmission aren't likely to be
> that high.
Am going from personal experience from a few years of using the big pickup for spring flood service/rescues in our area.
It has taller than stock tires - taller by quite a bit. Farm truck and street legal. Carrying sandbags to outlying farmhouses is where we hit the water depth. Have thought of routing exhaust up like stacks but haven't done it.
If we weren't loades with sandbags or supplies or people coming back we would not be doing so deep.
As it is, the high lift crop sprayers do a good job in those conditions. Can tow floating supply barges to help those on 'islands' and to emergency crew locations.
The high clearance crop spray rigs like this:
https://www.producer.com/crops/a-really-high-high-clearance-sprayer/are really good. Enough weight to keep them from washing away. power to handle nasty conditions and mud. A really good option that is available in our farming area as many of the farms have high clearance sprayers of various types.