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Three Wheeling
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 98
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From: Bayonne, NJ
50' to the nearest tree is what you stated, go and purchase a 60/70' of 3/4" nylon rope and a 3 pr 4 ton come along and tie one end to the tree and start pulling little by little. Don't forget to turn on your truck and shift to D so it will not offer resistance to the pull. It is tedious job and it may take you sometime but I have done it a few times. The slack of the rope could be taken off with a deadman nut and repeat taking the slack off and attaching the come along to the loop on the nut. I used to wheel in the Ocala National Forest when I used to live inn Florida and I got stuck in some nasty places, what happen is that in the bottom is not mud but muck, some nasty smelly crap that I have only see in Florida. Hope you get sort it out because the more time your truck spend summerged there, the more fluids you have to drain......
Winching
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 628
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I don't think these will help. It sounds like the dirt has been washed out around the tires so the truck is high-centered.
EDIT: There was a link to Amazon with some foldable metal traction aids. Now that I think about it I don't think that's what was meant by a heavy recovery vehicle.
EDIT: There was a link to Amazon with some foldable metal traction aids. Now that I think about it I don't think that's what was meant by a heavy recovery vehicle.
You may need to lift the *** end up a bit. More than likely there is something stuck behind the rear differential or axle tube. This would cause it to be almost impossible to pull out. If you pick the truck up in the rear with a highlift Jack and get some max tracks under the rear tires you may be able to free the truck.
It kept stalling after I got it out, the air filter was soaked so I removed it and the top housing. Would start back up without immediately dying. I unplugged the mass air flow sensor and was able to get it to run as long as a kept the RPM's above 2k. What a sketchy 20 miles trek home!! I can't believe it even ran with the MAS unplugged!
Now the real fun begins. Time to drain every and all fluids, flush, refill! Ohh this is never ending.. But what a ride last night!
And for the recovery Video:
https://vimeo.com/127800135
Now the real fun begins. Time to drain every and all fluids, flush, refill! Ohh this is never ending.. But what a ride last night!
And for the recovery Video:
https://vimeo.com/127800135
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,184
Likes: 106
From: Putnam county. NY.
That was a great watch. Can I say i "actually' laughed out loud at 2.35....? I know I shouldn't have.
And I wont spoil it for others saying why. Gotta watch the vid.
Glad its back on the firm stuff.
And I wont spoil it for others saying why. Gotta watch the vid.
Glad its back on the firm stuff.
Time for a new steel from bumper indeed! I was hauling at about 25 and hit super soft sand under the water, it just started pilling up under my axles until it stopped me dead, center high, there was no backing out, lesson learned! Steel bumper and a Winch are a MUST! When I opened the door water was coming in, I stepped out and my foot sunk up to my knee in super soft sand..