After five days of being stuck in a river/rut (if you don't know refer to this post )

The only local club I could find was the NW Jeepers Club on Facebook. I have to say, a couple die hard true bloods did come out and gave it there all, we spent hours mostly trying to winch the JEEPS back out.

No one could get close to where I was stuck. Five days after trying truck after truck, I get connected with a guy who had a SUZUKI SAMURAI of all things, but a LP burning rock crawler!

IT FINALLY DID THE JOB!!!







Ohh, and I left a little message for a friends on the jeepers club:

Edit - it was stupid and uncalled for, I was just pissed at all the "should have had a jeep" replies...

 

Very nicely worded.....

Any pics of the thing being pulled?

 

Yaaay!! glad you got out! Remember, your truck does weigh a lot more than most jeeps and has more power, and a better drive train. so don't be too tough on those that couldn't make it to where you got stuck.

I have noticed a lot of rock crawlers use LP to drive their rigs, I assume it is better for driving at extreme angles and such.

The toughest part after I went off road was cleaning everything underneath afterwards. I didn't want to be grinding dirt and mud into drive shafts, axles, radiator, steering parts, etc so I did a lot of cleaning . I should have parked off the street as I had to clean up all the mud and stuff that I got off the truck.

I would think you might want to change oil in the differentials and such after sitting in the water and mud for so long.

 

I know, fixed the grammatical errors before it was deleted and I was booted from the FB group

I probably was a little to hard on them but 80% of those guys were "YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD A JEEP AND YOU WOULDN'T BE STUCK"...

So I was a little hot headed when I wrote that. I think of all off roaders as a brotherhood.

Any pics? I got it all in 1080P HD - I'll post the video once it's done rendering

 

Glad you finally got it out.

A few comments:
Just like it's good forum etiquette to not hijack another person's thread, it's good etiquette to not start two threads about the same thing.

It's probably not a good idea to burn your bridges. Saying, "Thanks for all you jeep clubs members who tried to help. Even though you couldn't make it to my rig to attempt a rescue, I really appreciate your efforts and if you ever need a similar favor, don't hesitate to call me.
A Suzuki guy finally was able to get to me and pull me out."
They would have gotten the message and your post likely wouldn't have gotten deleted and you banned.

Don't forget to get a lift-mate with your hi-lift jack. The jack is going to be pretty much useless since you don't have any jacking points on your rig.

If that's a typical area you off-road in, a winch (and ancillary recovery gear) would be a good investment.

Get a bumper sticker made for the Suzuki guy that says, "Land Rover recovery vehicle"

 

Is that Suzuki Guy standing at the front of the trailer? Looks like you owe him at least case of beer and a power washing.

 

Pleased you got out of the mire

and the moral of the story is 'don't get into deep water, well, at least above your neck'

 

that's a seriously modded Samurai! and where the heck do you go rock crawlin' in Flatistan!? anyhow- I was wondering if your truck ever got out, glad to hear that it did. maybe try and make nice with the Jeep guys (if you haven't already)- never know if you (or another Rover guy/gal) might need their help in the future. or vise-versa.

 

Florida rednecks could be pretty mean but in the end we all out there to have a good time. Years ago I use to wheel in the Ocala National Park and met some nice and not so nice people in the trail. I use to wheel a old International Scout and it goes both ways, sometimes you are the one stuck and some other times you help someone who is stock and yes, Jeep guys can be _sshole, hence I will not buy one. You luck out, at least it wasn't a Jeep that pull you out.....