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Old 12-23-2015, 12:06 AM   #6
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Re: Los Solanos

I had this one out one night at the local quarry. I think there's a mall there now. Anyway, there was this huge stock pile, top soil I guess, with waste deep water like a moat all the way around. Everybody was scared to go into it because basically you'd have to do the whole oval. There was no turning around. My truck was caked with mud before, but I dropped down in there and went for it. It was good and mucky on the bottom and the edges were hard, so it practically steered me around there. My pipes were under water and it sounded like a boat. The tail end kept trying to come around but I stayed into it and counter steered. It did a good bit off it sideways. Once I tried letting off and it stopped sideways against the hard stuff. I did a few forward and backs while working the wheel and pulled out of it. once we were all standing around, somebody said the police were there and they all headed out (I didn't know for sure if it was ok to be there or not). I figured the entrance would be plugged up so I took it up the 150' slope to the road. That was quite a climb. When I crested it I was at the road and with wheels digging, the left front hit the pavement and BAM!!. I got it home and checked it out in the morning. Busted the axle u-joint and roached the yokes on inner and outer shafts. Here is a picture of the morning after
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