Ok guys , here is the story.......We were in search of the big fish yesturday morning and we got to the boat ramp on the trinity river, put the boat in and went off to kill a GG, the river was coming up , LITTLE DID WE KNOW we were in for the ride of our life...Bout 4 o'clock we ran into a couple guys I knew from OK and they asked if that was MY truck on the Island ? I said HUH, without carring on with them we hauled ass back to the truck and found my truck on a SMALL hill getting smaller by the second, the water came up 5-6 foot in 7 hours and rushing like you would not belive.. We were in a boat so we were safe to get to the bank, but my truck was 300 yards from being safe, and nobody could think of anything to do..We put my boat TRAILER on my BOAT and got it across to safety plus I had a way to get the boat home, then we put my truck on a lil-hill on the highest point to TRY to keep it dry..I am sick as hell cause I have been ****ED by insurance com before..My truck today is 1 inch from coming into the cab, but my buddy has a big hull and were fixen to try some chit to get it out....Pray for us , its about to get real.....Somebody can get my pics from FB and put them on here...Im sick as hell bout the whole deal, ifanybody wants to see some crap or wants to help, holla at me in da morning...
FOR THE ONES THAT DONT KNOW, IM UP CHIT CREEK..
Hoopty
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Cold.
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I'd put 4x4 under the front bumper with either a pontoon boat attached to each side or floats until the front end got light then repeat the process with the back end and float it outta there.
Sounds like ALOTTA work but many insurance companies don't cover flood damage so what else you gonna do??
Sounds like ALOTTA work but many insurance companies don't cover flood damage so what else you gonna do??
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I did it yesterday too...
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So final result....
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Haven't read all the post on this thread so i may be outta the loop but This may work, if u know the water depth and r worried bout gettin stuck. The other day we BURIED my f350 with the airboat behind it, never figured it would have worked but the boat got the truck and itself out... If u can get a trailer and and airboat hooked up u might can get it out.. IIIF u know how deep the water is.... Just a thought
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I just wanted to mention hoop keep in mind just because water isnt in your cab dosent mean theres not damage .Here in KY I know guys that go to texas all the time and buy insurance vehicles that water just got up to the door jam. They have to retitle them here as refurbished vehicles but they have to go in and rebuild the rearend with new seals and new fluids , flush and fill trannys and alot of other stuff ppl dont think of ...Sorry to say its gonna cost nomatter what happens but I would make sure insurance seen those pics anyway because you will surely have some kind of water damage ,seen or unseen...GOOD LUCK
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ANY current AT ALL will have tremendous force against skidder tires, float bags or what ever you will use. Even if you use a pontoon boat(s) the weight of a truck (4-6 k lbs) will drop the level down far enough that you need to make sure there is enough horse power to battle the current. The farther down into the water the boat goes or floating devises get causes more and more 'grab' from the current. It can get away from you REAL quick at this point! It seems like you need a big enough airboat with a front ramp that will handle that weight. On my knees for ya Bubba, be real careful Bud!
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Good luck hope all goes well!
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Are you freakin kidding me. Wow what a mess. Im angry for you. If I wasnt 14 hours away I would surely lend some help.
Oh... Then either leave it or get a big airboat. Anything else will turn bad quick
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Good question...lol.
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