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Dakota
Dodge Dakota
10/01/2001
21:37:41
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So i was eating dinner tonight when the tone went out for a structure fire.. a hunting cabin 5 miles in the woods. It was down the street from me so I hoped in the DAK.. hit the main road.. and finally turned off to the dirt access road. Since we had a bunch of rain lately.. puddles were all over the place...and mud. I get a good place to stop and thrown it in 4 wheel and proceed on. 10 minutes of thick brush (note to self - pat yourself on back for purchasing the pre-runner bar.. saved front end numerous times) Mud, and thick slop before hitting.....a Lake! Our squad truck was up ahead, but I just couldnt get to it. I ran out of trail. After a few attemps...i found a path and went for it.. only to satrt sinking like a rock in a huge mud/water hole. Come to find out the damn had broken a while back, and flooded the area. I was drving in the remains of the trail.
Well - long story short (hehe.. opps.. its already long.. sorry) The DAK just dug down and pulled my butt through to the muck and on to the cabin where we proceed to put out the fire.
Once again.. ive fallen in love with my truck.
Just wanted to share my joy.
again, sorry its so long.
-Dakota
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Hop
Dodge Dakota
10/01/2001
21:43:29
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Sweet! What make is the squad truck??
Hop
97 cc 318
Go Go Gadget 4x4!
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Dakota
Dodge Dakota
10/01/2001
21:52:01
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i just realized when you mentioned it....i said squad but it was our forestry truck.. a 70's jeep scambler...33's full roll cage.. all exterior... lights like you wouldnt beleve... 2 transfer cases... its sweet!
-Dakota
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andrew
Dodge Dakota
10/01/2001
22:27:33
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What year is your dak? You mentioned you stopped to put it in 4x4. On my 93, it recomends you shift into 4hi while moving. Were you shifting to 4lo?
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Hawkeye
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10/02/2001
08:34:32
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Way to go bud! Dont you just love that truck!
'00 QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
33x12.50 Pro Comp X-T's
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Dakota
Dodge Dakota
10/02/2001
11:21:25
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Its a 98. Yes i went into 4-lo. No way 4-hi would have helped.
Ahhh.. i think ill treat the DAK to a nice big tank of Premium gas tonight.
-Dakota
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andrew
Dodge Dakota
10/02/2001
22:54:58
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Why would 4hi be no good? Were you climbing a steep hill? I am not sure of what situations 4lo would be best for. Could you offer some advice?
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Dakota
Dodge Dakota
10/03/2001
11:06:29
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The terrain was... well... crappy. I was litterly making my own trail at times...using that pre-runner bar to know down trees (some 2" in diameter!!!) Little scrached up now.. but nothing a little paint cant fix.
The reaoson i was in 4-lo was becasue i needed to go real slow..i wasnt sure what was ahead of me (It was 9 at night) and if i needed that extra grunt to go ..i wanted to make sure i had it. Had i been in 4-hi, I would be afraid i would have bogged the motor down and gotten stuck.
That help any?
-Dakota
Http://dakota2.4mg.com
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kevin
Dodge Dakota
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6/20/2003
15:24:57
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congrats bro from a brother firefighter
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The Dude
Dodge Dakota
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6/20/2003
16:10:25
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Man, talk about a coincidence, I'm a fire fighter too and the same thing happened to me. accept when it happened to me, it was a fifteen alarm city fire. there was a huge civil war in town and terrorists took over. they had barricaded all the streets. they were so clogged that even tanks couldn't make it through.
anyway, the alarms sounded and I jumped up(we were playing strip poker) and slid down the pole. well quickly I found out what was going on and I said "Phuck those dumbass fire truck, this is a job for the DAKOTA!". so I jump in the dakota, called for my firemen, and they jumped in too(we left the fire engine behind).
off we sped towards the center of the city. I was driving while the other fireman with me loaded up the M-60 and MK19modIII. so anyway, they were gunning while I hauled a$$. just when I though we were gonna get through, we came to a huge road block, it was so big that tanks got stuck. I threw my bad a$$ DAKOTA in 4-lo and climbed right over all that sh!t. the tankers were, like, cheering us on and glaring in jealousy. we had the fire power and the truck to get us there.
we finally got to the city center, the guys in back lettin' loose with the 60 and me hangin' out the window shooting my 16 and driving at the same time(that's how stable the DAKOTA is!).
anyway, to make a log story short, we killed all the terrorists, rioters, democrats, and then put out the fires.
it really wasn't that hard since I had the dakota. it's just one more day in the life of a firefighter. we have a thankless job you know.
by the way, good job getting the cabin fire put out.
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mail
Dodge Dakota
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6/21/2003
01:50:53
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yay
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allright
Dodge Dakota
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6/22/2003
11:21:15
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Dude, way to go, you old pole slider.
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2002cc
Dodge Dakota
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7/06/2003
11:27:14
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Lids off..from another brother firefighter.
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SwimDak
Dodge Dakota
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7/11/2003
16:01:36
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That has to be the funniest response to another persons post I have ever read on this site. LMAO!
Way to go THE DUDE!
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DAKDTP
Dodge Dakota
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7/16/2003
00:13:53
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If anyone wants to post a pic for me ill show you what we use to get deep in the woods for a fire,trail or not hehehe
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