Mainly worried about deep water and mud down here is Lower Alabama. Not try to drive it like a submarine but you never know when you might get in too deep. Depressing the clutch while in deep water would allow water, mud, etc, between the pressure plate, disk, and flywheel. This could render the friction to nearly zero. I would definitely like the ability to crank in 4 low without the clutch and possibly back out of a sticky situation.