[QUOTE=Triathlete;124835] Dub the reason for cutting the fan is for deep water crossings...less chance of blowing water up into the engine compartment...intake...hydrolock!QUOTE]

I hear what you're sayin' Billy.
IMO, if you're in deep enough for the fan to be acting as a water wheel, you're just asking for trouble...

But that's just me, I usually avoid deep mud puddles cuz I hate cleaning all the crud off of the underside.