Anyone had any fun experiences driving through floods or similar ?
This guy should of realised … you’d of thought… lol
I drove a…
Scania 420 through water that went over the wheels for about 500 metres. The thing that took me by surprise was not being able to actually see the road. I know that sound obvious but it’s very disconcerting when the one thing that’s always there in front of you simply disappears. If the local blacksmith had dropped his anvil, I’d have run straight into it. The only other thing I’d point out is you need to dry your brakes out. Give 'em good grind to dry 'em out. They were still slightly un-balanced over an hour later but fine the next day.
I always tried to avoid deep water main reason i did not water to enter the brake chambers because it was known that water would stay in them and come the frost of winter the brakes would freeze on and unable to release
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The engine air intake being above the waterline is the main limiting factor.
The exhaust will keep the water out so long as the engine is revving enough.
Also seem to remember an account of a tank driver drowning during a wading exercise where the relatively higher bow wave had to be kept ahead of the relatively lower hatch which seemed to be open.
ianto:
I always tried to avoid deep water main reason i did not water to enter the brake chambers because it was known that water would stay in them and come the frost of winter the brakes would freeze on and unable to release
not like this guy then…he was already moving and brakes came on…regardless staying clear of water now youve mentioned that…as wasnt aware of it … also think will avoid green lorries too.
It’s not a good idea to immerse the starter for more than a very brief time.
However, to allow water to get into the engine air intake is usually fatal to the engine. Bent conrods and damaged pistons, plus possible valve and camshaft disaster is also a possibility.
Brake chambers have drain holes top and bottom, so they won’t retain water. Drum brakes take a wee while to clear water. Discs recover almost right away.
About this deep?
youtube.com/watch?v=z0hkHUj … obMaymudes
SWEDISH BLUE:
About this deep?
youtube.com/watch?v=z0hkHUj … obMaymudes
Absopute legend for keeping his wipers on whilst almost fully submerged 
He ended up in a fair bit of trouble fot that irresponsible stunt.
TonkaBoy:
Anyone had any fun experiences driving through floods or similar ?This guy should of realised … you’d of thought… lol
Thats a famous deep water ford in Notts.
Ken.
Well boss…
“I’ve washed the chassis for the mot prep.”
Ken.
I do road rallies at night, and in 2015, I was on an event organised by Telford Motor Club, and the route was to take us through Neen Savage ford. Unfortunately, the rain had been none stop for days, and the ford looked like the River Thames, so we were rerouted around it as anyone chancing it may have been drowned.
wetroads.co.uk/shropshire.htm (Scroll down.)
I have been through Caydale Mill in North Yorkshire, at the top of Sutton Bank, when it is in normal flow, but that can be a bit naughty when the rain is up.
wetroads.co.uk/northyorkshire.htm (Scroll down.)
Don go above the top of your wellies. Get out and assess the situation, modern motors are festooned in electronics that dont like getting wet/immersed.
As long as the air intake doesn’t get water going into the engine and your fuse box is dry, diesel vehicles are pretty much anfibious.
There is this little former brazilian made diesel 4x4 called troller that people in Sao Paulo adore just because it is the only personal vehicle that can handle their rainy season.
Quinny:
Thats a famous deep water ford in Notts.
Rufford iirc
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The Wiltshire Avon has a tendency to flood, badly, after prolonged rain. This is the cause way, which runs on either side of the bridge over the Avon at Kellaways near Chippenham. It is fun, driving at night, headlights just under water, when you come up to cross the bridge, only to see the road disappear under again. There are a fair few farms that can only be reached via flooded roads in that area. It helps if you drive a truck with a high exhaust, to avoid flooding the engine.
Do any of these chocolate heroes have any idea of the potential future damage that occurs when water is ingested into hubs, diffs and gearboxes?
When a vehicle, at operating temperature, enters cold water the rapid cooling of oil and components creates a vacuum, sucking in either air or water, whichever is available.
Very few of the idiots waited for the temperatures to stabilise before entering the cold water, likewise they didn’t consider the secondary damage being caused to property and the environment, by the excessive bow wave created by their higher than necessary speed.
Star down under.:
Do any of these chocolate heroes have any idea of the potential future damage that occurs when water is ingested into hubs, diffs and gearboxes?
When a vehicle, at operating temperature, enters cold water the rapid cooling of oil and components creates a vacuum, sucking in either air or water, whichever is available.
Very few of the idiots waited for the temperatures to stabilise before entering the cold water, likewise they didn’t consider the secondary damage being caused to property and the environment, by the excessive bow wave created by their higher than necessary speed.
Yep, transmission breathers need to be above the water level.
For those that don`t know gearboxes axles etc need breathers. As they get hot in use the pressure inside increases, so to prevent the seals from blowing out a breather to atmosphere is needed. As SDU says rapid cooling of these components as they enter water will decrease pressure and if submerged ■■■■ water in. The lub oil will float on the water and the whirry-round bits will be running in a water bath not oil. Prepped off road vehicle often have extensions connecting the breather to the snorkel.
If no breather extensions are fitted then entering water slowly, as SDU says, will enable the whirry-round bits to all cool down and ■■■■ in clean air before entering the water, so that only a little water may enter.
This is wading…it might be a well prepped vehicle, but more than a little luck involved here I reckon!
Would he have gone in if he had actually checked the depth first?
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We have a few fords around here that flood in heavy rain and get closed to traffic.
We’d had a bit of rain and I was off in my old Scania to a sewage works which required going through (unless you went a different way!) Buttsbury Wash near Billericay.
There was no road closed boards so I went down that way rather than the lengthy go around. The height board suggested the water level was just shy 3’ deep. I selected manual, kept the revs up and ploughed through at a steady pace. The boards were lying as the water was almost level with the bed of truck which was 4’ high , there was a fair old current too.
The old girl never missed a bit and had water pouting out of the tool boxes and bits of flotsam stuck in the headlamp guards.
I was just removing a large branch that I’d collected when I advised a cyclist that I thought maybe he’d better look for a different route.
So for me in my empty 8w weighing 16.5t the limit was 4’
I’m more cautious now and think that maybe that was a bit dicey!
