It has rained in northwest Georgia we have flood watch for 4 days i have a gravel drive went to get new tires I sunk deep mud in dulies i do not damage was doneI am permanently disabled had the 40 foot monacoo a couple weeksI need help can anyone help with what could be damagedI life in cave spring georgia have had it a couple weeks any one can help appreciated sunk to the frame hot could be wrong tire extensions please help had two weeks

Hard to follow what you are saying, but in general, getting stuck in mud to the frame is never a good thing..It's not so much the stuck part, it's how you have to extract the vehicle that can cause damage..Sounds like you have a big, heavy rig stuck to the frame in mud..Not gonna be cheap or easy to extract...Good luck!Mitch

Can you lift the RV with the levelers placed on some wood sheets?Fill in the holes and put some boards under the tires.Otherwise a tow truck can get you rolling again.

Last year I had my 30 footer stuck in the mud. The rear tires were up to the axel and the front not so much. I first off made the leveing jacks foot print bigger by placing many 2x6 so when I used the jacks they would not sink to far into the mud. I used the jacks to raise my unit up as high as possible then worked with wood to make ramps in the mud for the tires. I had to fill in the space left by the tires once I raised it. When all of that was done my neighbor came over with is tractor and very slowly pulled my unit out. I would wait until your ground is dry, you cannot hurt it anymore now by just sitting where its at. Once the ground dries out do the above.

If the water was high enough after you sunk to the frame, there is a possibility that some water could have gotten in to the vent port on the rear differential. Hopefully you have a roadside service contract with CoachNet or Good Sams. Either one will provide the equipment necessary to get your coach back on the road. Cave Springs is a beautiful part of Georgia.

Odds are no damage. VERY SLIGHT possiblity of damage to the brake rotors if it sits there for a long time. But odds are no damage if gotten out promptly (Any time this week will do). On motor vehicles slight posibility of damage to exhaust but Here is why.Once the axle hits the ground it usually stops sinking. Most of what can be damaged is ABOVE the axle and is thus protected.

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20 Replies

Blutoyz
Explorer
Feb 14, 2018
Glad you are out and I wouldn't sweat it...you didn't Evel Knievel it into the mud so you should be fine. A truck wash with undercarrage spray and you should be right as rain (sorry for the pun)
BurbMan
Explorer II
Feb 14, 2018
Glad to hear you got it free! I'm sure a good hosing will clean it off and have you back on the road!
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Feb 14, 2018
We did that when getting our Monaco from my brother's yard after it sat all winter up north. Buried in mud up to the axles. It was winched out and driven slowly to a quarter car wash ( one tall enough) as we had an acre of mud crammed in everywhere. Drove like tires seriously out of balance. Got it all cleaned up - couldn't see any damage. To date 7 years later - no problems.
devildog1971
Explorer
Feb 14, 2018
sorry about the way I posted I was in the dark, with out electric and hard to see key board. Got it to semi solid ground a roll back came he lifted the bed of the roll back and stuck it in the ground about 12 inches wrapped the chain around the trailer hitch, while I put it in gear, he bent the bed of his roll back. He said it was ok it was going to be turned in after a lease and he had insurance, charged me $200.00 happy to pay it. I was unaware that the day before, while it was raining a beaver dam busted and flooded over my drive and cow field, we are still under a river flood watch, Hope it does not rain for 4 or 5 days. there is no way to hook onto a class A from the front, the manufactures should think about tow hooks in the future. Thanks for replying when I get it to the truck company that was going to put tires on for me we will pull duals in order to pressure wash the underneath and check the slack adjusters and air bags out. Again thanks for not being to critical of my post that is a ton of money to be worried about, hope I do not have to file a insurance claim, but if I do it will be the first ever. Again thank you for the responses will let you know of any damage when we can get to the pavement in a few weeks. my 75 horse power four wheel drive tractor could not budge it this has been the most rain in the winter here in a long time. called the guy with the big wrecker he told me if I send my big wrecker and it gets stuck you will have to hock that camper to pay my bill that is why I called the guy with the little wrecker and he worked really hard damaged his equipment and said do not worry about it.
Passin_Thru
Explorer
Feb 14, 2018
We had a guy pull one out for $75. Anyone around have a big 4 wheel drive tractor?
C20
Explorer
Feb 14, 2018
I've been stuck a couple of times, once at a race track and the other primitive camping. Both times a 1 ton little wrecker pulled me out. Just needed a little bit fo help to move on. No big deal just put the MH in drive and idle as he pulls and there you are, out on the road!
BurbMan
Explorer II
Feb 13, 2018
MrWizard wrote:
That truck has triple rear axle
And hydraulic out riggers for stabilization
Used for eighteen wheelers that went into the ditch, over the bridge etc..

Yes and since OP's coach may have a GVWR north of 30,000 lbs, I'm thinking he is gonna need something more than the tow truck from the corner gas station. Also considering the mud is likely to be not just under the rig but around it, no telling how close a tow rig can get. It may take a machine like this parked a little ways away on dry ground to winch it out from the mud, especially if it's in up to the frame!

Here's a guy 30 mins away in Centre, AL:

Here's the whole list on Google
Ivylog
Explorer III
Feb 13, 2018
I've been there and not being disabled I was able to get my 98 40' Beaver out using boards under the two rear jacks and once up, boards under the drive wheels. Once I had the frame up I jacked on boths sides of the rear axle with a small jack to get the tires up high enough after dumping the air to get boards under the tires.
There was no damage to the rig.
turbojimmy
Explorer
Feb 13, 2018
MrWizard wrote:
That truck has triple rear axle
And hydraulic out riggers for stabilization
Used for eighteen wheelers that went into the ditch, over the bridge etc..

A bit off topic, but a local towing & recovery company has one with a triple rear axle and double front axles. I've never seen it in motion, but I would assume that all 4 front tires steer. It's a massive piece of machinery. I have to wonder what the additional set of wheels on the front buys you though...
MrWizard
Moderator
Feb 13, 2018
That truck has triple rear axle
And hydraulic out riggers for stabilization
Used for eighteen wheelers that went into the ditch, over the bridge etc..