Creek deep water crossing in R1T after rains

[Offgrid]

Norcal got a good soaking. The truck did well fording the creek crossing at peak flow.

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[mikehmb]

Wow. We got 3” here in HMB. Where is this?

 

[Offgrid]

eastern santa cruz mountains by Morgan Hill

 

[moosehead]

Water crossings with flow are ballzy! Nice work.

 

[aw113sgte]

Far too often people and vehicles are swept downstream when water goes over roads like this. Moving water is incredibly powerful, it can also erode the road bed very quickly leading to section of the road missing you don't know about. There is a reason for the saying "turn around don't drown". Here is just one of many examples, had that rail not caught the vehicle there's a good chance that person would be dead.

 

[EBEG]

I grew up in the Phoenix area where there are many dry creek beds that only fill when it rains. There is always some dude in a lifted F250 being rescued by a helicopter after his attempted creek crossing got sideways. Mother Nature is more powerful than most of us give her credit.

 

[kylealden]

I'm glad this worked out, but it wasn't a good idea.

 

[jerseyff]

This is why first responders always have calls to go on!

 

[iansriv]

Looks cool. How do you know or did you know the depth before you went in? I like these videos but always wonder if the people wading through knew how deep it was. I have invented a drone that hovers above the water and gives back depth and flow speed/strength reading. I am also making this all up.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

I came here to ask how the dude knew that was safe. From the other comments it seems he didn’t. That made a super cool video but it was as dangerous as I initially thought.

I don’t know whether or not to congratulate the OP or admonish them to not do that.

 

[domoplaytime]

Wasn't there a thread somewhere about dedicated flood tires instead of 20" ATs? Sorry I hope I don't turn this into yet another Flood Mode discussion.

 

[Singletracker]

Sometimes that 7000+ lbs. can come in handy. Same crossing in a 5000 lbs or less vehicle may have ended a lot worse.

 

[Tucker74]

The reality is creek crossings can be relatively safe if you understand the conditions and behavior of your vehicle. I live in central Texas, where we too have a multitude of creek rescues during sudden flash flooding. Because of this low water crossings all have flood gauges, which I didn’t see in the OP video but can still be safe if you know the road and area. The majority of people needing rescued don’t understand their vehicle or how it will behave, with most stalling due to submerging their intake. The result is “turn around don’t drown” campaigns, which do save a lot of people who honestly should not be crossing low water crossings.

Having said all that, proper technique does afford you the ability to cross moving water and a 7500lb vehicle that does not have an intake certainly helps. It’s all knowing the risk and preparation … which from the video angle across the stream we can assume was understood by the driver.

 

[AARivian48]

much respect to you and your truck

 

[AllInev]

I'm glad this worked out, but it wasn't a good idea.

Yep, "not a good idea" was kind wording.

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