| There's a new sport taking place in many rural | | | | the bogging, by the way. |
| areas of the country. Called "mud bogging, " it's a | | | | Usually, a good bogger needs to be correctly set |
| way to bring a little excitement to what may | | | | up so that it helps keep the engine from blowing |
| sometimes be a somewhat staid rural existence. | | | | itself up while it's trying to get the truck through |
| Of course, the sport needs trucks to take place. | | | | the trench or bog. Going from one side to the |
| And that's where mudding trucks used in the new | | | | other will require a good engine and transmission |
| sport of mud bogging come into play. The | | | | package, and the truck must be able to do all of |
| essence of the sport is big 4x4 trucks going wild | | | | this with no assistance from other trucks. If the |
| in the deep mud. | | | | truck bogs down, the match is over. |
| Nowadays, the sport has grown so popular that | | | | When considering mudding trucks, make sure that |
| there is an actual league and events held all over | | | | it is equipped with a good, solid lift kit that has |
| the country. This sort of activity differs from just | | | | raised the truck up enough so that it has a good |
| taking a truck and going out on a 4x4 excursion, | | | | chance of not becoming bogged down in the |
| also. This is because it takes place in a bog or | | | | trench. Additionally, the tires on such a truck need |
| trench of certain length and will need a powerful | | | | to be knobby and over sized enough so that the |
| truck that has been fitted for this purpose. | | | | truck can gain sufficient traction to be able to |
| Usually, these kinds of trucks are known as | | | | move swiftly down the trench. |
| "boggers." | | | | Lastly, and this should go almost without saying, |
| Most of all, a good bogger needs a powerful | | | | make sure the engine and transmission are strong |
| engine. There's no getting around that fact, and | | | | enough to take on what'll end up being very |
| that's because deliberately taking a jacked-up | | | | powerful forces that will work to keep these |
| truck into a deep mud bog trench will require a | | | | mudding trucks bogged down. Mud, water and |
| good motor to get it into -- and especially out of | | | | mud and general overall sludge, slime and deep |
| -- the bog. These bogs (a trench, actually) run | | | | trenches will all work hard to try to get the truck |
| anywhere from an eighth to a full mile in length. | | | | stuck. |
| The sport actually draws lots of people to watch | | | | |