Coming next month:
*Garage-built greats
*Trail fixes you can do
*New BFG tire test
At a newsstand near you November 6
Submission information: Send photos of your four-wheeling foul-ups to Whoops!, 4-Wheel & Off-Road, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048-5515. Letters must be signed by the vehicle owner. Due to the volume of mail we receive, not all submissions can be used and none will be returned.
Dear 4-Wheel & Off-Road,
I spotted an empty grain train and thought I'd see what the heck Ole Blue could do. I started to snatch and pull over a few cars before being convinced that my 160hp Mazda B4000 was one boss tree stump-pullin' rig. (Ed.: Yeah, right.)
Dick Gallup
Grand Island, NE
Dear 4-Wheel & Off-Road,
I was attempting to free a buddy's rig when I found a really nasty spot on what appeared to be dry ground. The price of that winch doesn't look so bad now.
Jeff StandleySeguin, TX
Dear 4-Wheel & Off-Road,
My postal Jeep began digging its 36-inch Swampers into this slop. After breaking the tow strap, ripping off my front bumper, tearing a tow hook off the framerail, and getting a parking violation from the cops, I finally called AAA to send out two tow trucks.
Garrett Fowler
Topeka, KS