Interesting, I remember when I was a kid one of the guys that worked for my uncle got his old D8 stuck in a muddy hell hole. What are swamp pads little extenders to spread the weight?

I have seen equipment sink on the beach and get burried by the tide.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Unfortunately "Amphibious Mode" was a luxury option for that vehicle.

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The width of the tread plates is increased on models, "LGP" (I think). LGP stands for Low Ground Pressure. Like R Leo posted above, I have worked with dozers making a path thru a swamp where the only thing holding us up was the mashed-down swamp grasses. Step of that and you sink. The dozer with the wide treads just spreads the load out over a larger area.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Here's a truck for those roads and it's available right here in the USA:

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/ctd/1367772747.html

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Very interesting....I'd hold off for a Unimog or a Zetros but do like the fact that its a multi-fuel capable engine.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

From your link:

Yakutsk can only be reached by ferry in the summer. The road dead ends on the wrong side of Yakutsk. In fact, there is no bridge anywhere in the Sakha Republic that even crosses the mighty Lena.

But just because it is a very bad idea to drive doesn't mean people don't try anyway. After all, most people in this area are dirt poor. Unless they own a plane or a boat, the Road of Mud is the only way in and out of the city.

These poor people were born to suffer.

Yeah I thought that was a bit harsh. Truth be told the road is fine for most of the year. Its only when the spring and summer thaw/rains hit that it becomes a car swallowing swamp. Still though....I wouldn't mind doing a 4x4 expedition to the area one day. Shoot you could even run a vehicle recovery/delivery business if you had the right equipment.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

True dat!