Is this one of you lot pulling an Audi out of a ford?

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The problem we have is obviously different in that we are hills and dales which naturally focuses water runoff into fairly predictable places. That the graduate community then allocate these areas to housing or roads is beyond help. That this also often eradicates woodland etc is super beneficial too. I accept that moving my problems down stream onto the lower reaches of the Wharfe and Ouse is selfish but so is building on flood plains. Much like deliberately driving an inappropriate vehicle in an inappropriate manner through indeterminately deep water and expecting someone else to save you.

From my own experiences of pulling and pushing drivers out of  flooded roads, most had a bemused look on their faces that indicated limited understanding of why they were there. To most it would seem that the desire to get home or to the office  confused them into the belief that this water was a minor irritant. I don't believe it was deliberate arrogance, more like stupidity and yes, this turned to desperation very quickly and then, laughably the desire to hide the truth from family and friends. The ultimate problem was those who went in far to deep and paid the ultimate price.

Roger
 

Looks like a John Deere is the weapon of choice for Fording and crawling over concrete barriers!

Personally, a Challenger tank would have been my vehicle of choice.
Plus those concrete blocks may have damaged the trailers tyres.

Roger

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Personally, a Challenger tank would have been my vehicle of choice.
Plus those concrete blocks may have damaged the trailers tyres.

Roger

 

I'd have a go in someone else's Unimog, they'll deep wade to 4 feet, I'd risk it with the tailgate down so it could sink.
Actually pretty much anything that is someone else's that would keep my feet dry and the engine running would do if it could drive over the blocks.

A few years back the old surplus dealer at Fradley had a few M520 Goers that would have done nicely- I wonder what happened to them, I never saw them anywhere.
Anyone remember that Gamma Goat that used to do the rounds of the play days? they took it across a lake once, I was sure it would sink, the pumps were going like fury and it only had about 2" of freeboard when it got to the other side.

 Alvis Stalwart for me.

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The gearbox breather is at about 450mm. Axle breathers are slightly lower. I think Suzuki just choose the lower kingpin bearings as the thing they wanted to keep dry when deciding the wedding depth. There is some merit to that as it's the part that suffers most frequently from water ingress.
 

If the wadding depth is restricted by the gearbox/axle breathers on a standard jimny does this mean there is no point in fitting a snorkle unless you do the breathers as well?  I am gussing the air inlet is higher than 450mm on a standard car?

Robin