Oilfield Dodge 1920 promomotional film

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WLB

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#5
Hard to believe those old cars could go through that much mud. My two wheel drive Blazer would have buried itself in the first 20 feet.
 
toomanytoys

toomanytoys

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#7
Can't see the video at work.

But back in the day, my Dad had a Suzuki Samurai. We were in a hard spot, and he needed tires. He put the cheapest, skinniest, straight rib tires on it that he could get.

We fished a lot in those days, and went off road a bit to get to the fishing holes. That thing was a tank! Underpowered, skinny tires, and 4x4 you couldn't hang that stupid thing up. I'm not talking going through huge mud holes, I mean just going through fields, slippery mud and crap like that. It went great.
 
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Havasu Dave

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#8
Wow! That car runs through the bad stuff better than my Ford 4X4 does. Plus, it's easier to flip over in case of an overturn. LOL! Great video Yoop.
 
Beal

Beal

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#9
Awesome video!
Thats pretty cool seeing them bouncing around... looks like a good time.

Keep in mind them skinny tires dig right down to where they can get traction, while wider tires "float" on a layer of slick crap...
Atleast thats how I understand it.

My dad was telling me him and his buddies one time had a big ole banana boat cadillac car, they had some narrow tires on it and they were going all over the countryside in a snow storm without any trouble.
 
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Tom S.

Tom S.

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#11
@ 1:36, I really don't think they needed to roll the car all the way over to get it back on 4 wheels. That just seemed a little dramatic. :laugh: And what about all those horses? That's more than just mud they're driving around in.
 
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