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What that on stock tires of your Nitto Mud?

I was on mud grapplers and the roommate was on his stock tires. I would let him go first because if he couldn't make it then I had a better chance of pulling him out. The only time he got stuck was due to playing in a drifted parking lot that had over a 3ft drift. He slid into it when doing donuts and he stopped, when he stopped and tried to start again all 4 tires were in a 3ft pocket and by the time I drove over to him he has shoveled out enough to start back up. We just had a grain shovel in the bed and I had 30ft of tow ropes that never got used.

Also, after it snowed the second day and we got about 30" total, we went out to a buddies house to play around on his 80 acres. I didn't realize I was in a bad drift right beside his house and the mud grapplers chewed through it. It was almost as tall as the hood but was only probably twice as long as the truck. FYI take a secondary air filter if in deep powder snow. Mine was really packed up after the pasture runs haha.

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We tried to go to the buddies house when the storm was rolling in and we had to run around on I-44 headed to OKC just outside of Tulsa due to all the traffic blocking up the roads. We turned around and drove down I-44 for about 4 miles and had to get off an on ramp cross under the hwy and get back on the correct side to drive home. When we were driving out there I was like what the F are those guys doing driving down the wrong side of the road? You can only see about 20 ft in front of the truck due to the high winds and heavy snow.... I felt like an ass after I saw why they had to do that and then did the same haha.

Wish I would have had the GoPro's then!!!
 
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I am waiting to buy a 2013 raptor. I have been looking around on the internet to find people with personal experiences with off roading this truck. All i find are pictures of modded trucks and people saying what they did or are going to do. What i am interested in, is how well did the truck perform and was managing a big truck easy with those type of conditions. I live about 2 1/2 hours from pismo beach so most of my time will be spent there but also for snow play in the seirras. If you have done any of this please let me know how it went. tell me about the ride comfort, stability, the handling, etc. Also how do the rims hold up to sand and salt? i have a subaru that i drive at pismo and the finish on the rims have worn down in a few spots also doing donuts in the snow when they have already put salt down help to ruin my rims. any feedback would be appreciated because i have to buy a truck soon and the raptor has caught me hook, line, and sinker. as long as the offroad capabilities are what they say they are.
thanks in advance

August 4th there will be about 10 Raptors running around in the dirt if you want to come check them out and ask questions. You might even get a ride in one if you bring beer. :)

I also spent about 10 days going to the Sierras (Sierra-at-Tahoe) to go snow boarding, and 2wd and 4wd were amazing in the snow, you'll love it.
 

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I go to pismo 4 to 5 times a year and my Raptor handles great out there. Just make sure you air down a bit and make sure you have traction control off. Otherwise you will get power loss at the worst times. I have only been stuck a couple of times and it was because I wasn't smart about where I stopped.

Here is a video of me and some buddies:
Pismo People 1 - SVT Raptor Jump and more! - YouTube
 
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i dont think i have ever been in a forum with such awesome people. i thank you all for your response. in return if anyone here ever needs any help with their truck ( or any other vehicle for that matter) please let me know. i am the install manager at a car audio shop. we do all kinds of electrical work on vehicles. from hid, alarms, audio, etc..... please do not hesitate to ask
 

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i dont think i have ever been in a forum with such awesome people. i thank you all for your response. in return if anyone here ever needs any help with their truck ( or any other vehicle for that matter) please let me know. i am the install manager at a car audio shop. we do all kinds of electrical work on vehicles. from hid, alarms, audio, etc..... please do not hesitate to ask

I wholeheartedly agree, this forum is chock full of awesome people. I've never been on a forum like it.
 
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August 4th there will be about 10 Raptors running around in the dirt if you want to come check them out and ask questions. You might even get a ride in one if you bring beer. :)

I also spent about 10 days going to the Sierras (Sierra-at-Tahoe) to go snow boarding, and 2wd and 4wd were amazing in the snow, you'll love it.
where abouts will they be?
 

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