Sunken Treasure Trys to eat TJ

[PA Tundra]

Sunken Treasure almost claimed my lifted  TJ on 35's  Saturday.   I had a bad feeling when I was 1/2 across and it was still getting deeper, then the jeep started floating and the engine died . I jumped out of the drivers seat and hooked a tow rope to my roll cage as  the guys I was wheeling with pulled me backwards out of the water. Thankfully there was no damage, I might not be in such hurry to cross mudholes from now on. 

[1tuffyj]

does anyone in your group know the park decent? did anyone tell u DO NOT try sunken treasure on 35s? u dont have a prayer of makin it at that height. recipe for major carnage.

[rwolf]

does anyone in your group know the park decent? did anyone tell u DO NOT try sunken treasure on 35s? u dont have a prayer of makin it at that height. recipe for major carnage.

Why not try??  You really never know.  A year or two ago I would have said 5 foot hole could never be done on 35's, but now you can run it all day on 33's.  We need people like this keep us up to date on the changes without us messing up our own stuff.

I say.....thanks for the heads up. Yup, its still deep.  I hope your rig is okay.

[1tuffyj]

i guess thats a good point. ive heard horror stories of an fsj on 39s floating for a bit and then sinking like the titanic in that. between that story and my general distaste for mud, that proly explains my first post     but hey more power to u for bein adventurous, better than u than me.  like rwolf said, hope your rig lived to wheel another day.

[PA Tundra]

I was in a group of two jeeps and three people (one jeep didn't leave the parking lot), all three of us are young bucks pushing the limits. I never went in Sunken Treasure before (nobody told my why we skipped it). I mistakenly thought that all the deep holes had warning signs. The other guy didn't even try because he is running 33's but I assumed that with the long arm lift and 35's that I had a good chance since my rig rules in the rocks. I learned why the experienced offroaders usually avoid water unless they are really extremely lifted.

[Rockhound]

First time I heard the name, I KNEW I did not want anything to do with it.  But that is because I have a strong dislike for mud all over my poor TJ. 

[jeannies_driver]

If it has a name, it's because it has a history......  Frog Hole, Drain Plug ( R.I.P. ) Milk Shake, Lake Christy Etc. all got a name from claiming a victim(s). Me Included in several of those.  Milk Shake owes me a clutch. Frog Hole, about 2 month's of smells in 2 different vehicle's. 3rd time was enough for me to stick to rock's from now on. 

[Alex]

the 5ft pit broke my power door locks and locked me in the rig, i had to get in and out all day through the window. the actuators were in the bottom of the doors and they got filled up and took a dump. best part was i didnt realize it until i got over to trail 13.

[1tuffyj]

 

wheelin dukes of hazzard, general lee style.

uhh... i mean, that sucks dude.   

[Jbeebe]

Here's a picture of  him about to get pulled out. http://picasaweb.google.com/jbeebe884/RC1109#5410030986212127490

I've been to the park about 20 or so times and never have even been down that way until then, I don't mess around with mud. Hey, you were looking good for about the first 1ft 

[Shiprekd]

I've tried and made it through just about every mud hole in the park with my Blazer EXCEPT for Sunken Treasure and Frog Hole... take that for what it's worth... lol

[PA Tundra]

"Here's a picture of  him about to get pulled out." Thats me reaching for the shifter to pull it out of gear. I didn't think that you were going to be able to pull me out. Wheres the other pictures from that day?  at least I didn't need need to call the office.

[1tuffyj]

holy freakin crap, i didnt know it was THAT deep.   

[Fourbyforeman]

i did sunken treasuer once     in my 81 k5 blazer on 35s had water well over the steering wheele and swamped the motor    i got all the water out of the engine  changed the oil  and drove it 2 hr and 45 minutes home  i couldnt beleive it drove all the way home had to keep foot on gas   to keep it running and put it in neutral when going down the hills to keep it going    only thing sunken treasure did was help kill my tranny  and give me really bad dreams

[wOoDs]

i did sunken treasuer once     in my 81 k5 blazer on 35s had water well over the steering wheele and swamped the motor    i got all the water out of the engine  changed the oil  and drove it 2 hr and 45 minutes home  i couldnt beleive it drove all the way home had to keep foot on gas   to keep it running and put it in neutral when going down the hills to keep it going    only thing sunken treasure did was help kill my tranny  and give me really bad dreams

                     Got any photos or vid---How much of a lift did you have with 35's-- did you have lockers and I never gone in but pocked around a littel with a stick it seamed very soft so did you sink alot.                 

[Fourbyforeman]

had detroit locker in rear open front 4" suspention lift     all i did was drive into it  then it stalled out and kept drifting in and started sinking  had video and pictures but lost them 

[wOoDs]

Sounds real bad! Looks like i should stay out atleast till im fully built to my plan.Wish i could have sean the vidieo.One more ? did your engine live on after that flood?

[Fourbyforeman]

engine was fine had to do a lot of adjustments to the carb then found out there was a recall on the carb  so i got a new replacement and motor ran great