why we preach on tow points
03-11-2009 | 01:16 PM
#34
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This thread is hillarious. Unfortunately, I can't view any of the videos as I'm behind some rough firewalls here at work, but reading the comments in the 'blind' is a riot. I can't wait to see this video when I get off work.
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03-11-2009 | 02:04 PM
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At the 4:30 mark in the youtube video the camera guy has the best idea of the day by far... "I figure if we can get it to lay on its side, then it will just slide right out...." Really? just like that huh? Lets tip it over and try? good lord people are dumb
03-11-2009 | 03:30 PM
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Yea first off, they should have been on the same side of the creek bed(or whatever that is) where it is closer to the jeep, and should have been pulling back out the way he went in, not deeper into the sludge where the front axle was obviously buried and not going to go anywhere pleasantly!
it was a f 250, really sweet truck pulling him out. They tried pulling him backwards and he just sanl more. Couldnt pull from the right side because its a huge steep hill. I told them to get a shovel and dig the dirt out from around the two right tires but all I heard back "Go ahead, try it again" to the puller. And that was the result. It was a great ending to the day.
03-11-2009 | 11:39 PM
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this is why you should carry a shovel and maybe some 2x4's with you when going mudding. and make sure the person pulling you out was only paying attention to someone who has experience pulling people out or at least is not just saying give it more gas or just flip it over
03-11-2009 | 11:58 PM
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****!!! this video almost made me cry, what the **** is wrong with them, that mud looks soo thick and its clearly not being pushed out of teh way when they try to pull.........ITS CALLED A SHOVEL!!!!!
but hey that front tow point actually looks really really f'ing strong, especially if that much carnage was caused underneath and the bumper didnt move
ok im gonna go to the garage now and kiss my jeep's front axle and then cry
but hey that front tow point actually looks really really f'ing strong, especially if that much carnage was caused underneath and the bumper didnt move
ok im gonna go to the garage now and kiss my jeep's front axle and then cry
03-12-2009 | 12:08 AM
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i just watched it again............i woulda just put a not on teh seat that says "if u can get her out shes yours" and i throw it back in the pit and start over, i cant bear to see a cherokee that messed up
and then i would go kick teh **** out of that ****tard ford driver
and then i would go kick teh **** out of that ****tard ford driver
03-12-2009 | 12:52 PM
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I don't know much about stuck recoveries, but I do know that something should ahve been done differently (ha ha...I feel like john Madden calling out the obvious..."you've got to get first down's to score points").
I've learned a lot from the dialogue on this thread, so thank you all, but we haven't talked about winches yet. Would a winch have been helpful? I'd think that a winch may have allowed more directions to pull from, but clearly, pulling alone was not the right method. What do you think the results would have been if the crew of bumbling idiots would have hooked the jeep to a rig straight ahead (assuming no tree or other winch mounting point was available straight ahead) and used a winch in addition to digging a path straight forward and also layed down 2x4s to keep from sinking again? Would you just have two stuck rigs or what? What would you all have done if in the same situation?
What I've gathered so far:
* have the recovery vehicle pull at an appropriate angle
* have solid recovery point at both ends
* try pulling forward and backward
* don't wheel with people who have an IQ the same as the air pressure in your aired down tires. FYI and average IQ = mean of 100(15).
What else should I learn from this comedy of errors? PS. I'm definitely reading up on the articles and other hidden nuggets of wisdom on this forum from appropriate equipment to techniques.
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I've learned a lot from the dialogue on this thread, so thank you all, but we haven't talked about winches yet. Would a winch have been helpful? I'd think that a winch may have allowed more directions to pull from, but clearly, pulling alone was not the right method. What do you think the results would have been if the crew of bumbling idiots would have hooked the jeep to a rig straight ahead (assuming no tree or other winch mounting point was available straight ahead) and used a winch in addition to digging a path straight forward and also layed down 2x4s to keep from sinking again? Would you just have two stuck rigs or what? What would you all have done if in the same situation?
What I've gathered so far:
* have the recovery vehicle pull at an appropriate angle
* have solid recovery point at both ends
* try pulling forward and backward
* don't wheel with people who have an IQ the same as the air pressure in your aired down tires. FYI and average IQ = mean of 100(15).
What else should I learn from this comedy of errors? PS. I'm definitely reading up on the articles and other hidden nuggets of wisdom on this forum from appropriate equipment to techniques.
s
03-12-2009 | 03:21 PM
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I don't know much about stuck recoveries, but I do know that something should ahve been done differently (ha ha...I feel like john Madden calling out the obvious..."you've got to get first down's to score points").
I've learned a lot from the dialogue on this thread, so thank you all, but we haven't talked about winches yet. Would a winch have been helpful? I'd think that a winch may have allowed more directions to pull from, but clearly, pulling alone was not the right method. What do you think the results would have been if the crew of bumbling idiots would have hooked the jeep to a rig straight ahead (assuming no tree or other winch mounting point was available straight ahead) and used a winch in addition to digging a path straight forward and also layed down 2x4s to keep from sinking again? Would you just have two stuck rigs or what? What would you all have done if in the same situation?
What I've gathered so far:
* have the recovery vehicle pull at an appropriate angle
* have solid recovery point at both ends
* try pulling forward and backward
* don't wheel with people who have an IQ the same as the air pressure in your aired down tires. FYI and average IQ = mean of 100(15).
What else should I learn from this comedy of errors? PS. I'm definitely reading up on the articles and other hidden nuggets of wisdom on this forum from appropriate equipment to techniques.
s
I've learned a lot from the dialogue on this thread, so thank you all, but we haven't talked about winches yet. Would a winch have been helpful? I'd think that a winch may have allowed more directions to pull from, but clearly, pulling alone was not the right method. What do you think the results would have been if the crew of bumbling idiots would have hooked the jeep to a rig straight ahead (assuming no tree or other winch mounting point was available straight ahead) and used a winch in addition to digging a path straight forward and also layed down 2x4s to keep from sinking again? Would you just have two stuck rigs or what? What would you all have done if in the same situation?
What I've gathered so far:
* have the recovery vehicle pull at an appropriate angle
* have solid recovery point at both ends
* try pulling forward and backward
* don't wheel with people who have an IQ the same as the air pressure in your aired down tires. FYI and average IQ = mean of 100(15).
What else should I learn from this comedy of errors? PS. I'm definitely reading up on the articles and other hidden nuggets of wisdom on this forum from appropriate equipment to techniques.
s
The person who posted the video in the link I provided left this comment. It helps explain why they pulled across.
it was a f 250, really sweet truck pulling him out. They tried pulling him backwards and he just sanl more. Couldnt pull from the right side because its a huge steep hill. I told them to get a shovel and dig the dirt out from around the two right tires but all I heard back "Go ahead, try it again" to the puller. And that was the result. It was a great ending to the day.