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Got my truck stuck...

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by tacomaprerunner, May 8, 2010.

  1. May 8, 2010 at 10:33 PM
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    tacomaprerunner

    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    So yesterday I was out at some property my cousin owns about 45 miles out of town, and got a little too confident - decided to take my '01 DC PreRunner 'off-roading' some to see what would happen. Well, to put it simply, I got stuck, and kept sliding until I hit some trees. I had thought that having the rear locker would give me a little more capability than it did...

    So to make a long story short, after working on it for 2 hours, we flagged down a Chevy Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty regular cab 4x4. That thing was a beast. Hooked up a tow strap and chugged us right out of there. I'll have pictures and maybe a video later.


    edit- here are some pictures.
    things started off pretty well
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    then
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    and then
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    and then
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    here are some trees we ran into
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    here's the damage
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    the good ole e-tool
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    and the bumper
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  2. May 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM
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    Digiratus

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    Glad to hear you got your truck out. You mentioned trees, any damage to your truck?
     
  3. May 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM
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    rhodehard09

    rhodehard09 sometimes nonsense is the only sense someone has

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    ^^^pics?^^^
     
  4. May 8, 2010 at 10:43 PM
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    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    The rear bumper is dented some from backing into a few trees. Other than that, it's hard to tell - I got back too late to get pictures, but I'll get some in the morning. When I was getting pulled out, the right rear side scraped up against a tree and may be slightly damaged. Might just buff out though.
     
  5. May 9, 2010 at 8:43 AM
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    tacomaprerunner

    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    just uploaded them
     
  6. May 9, 2010 at 8:47 AM
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    Looks like good times!
     
  7. May 9, 2010 at 9:48 AM
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    The locker will help you a lot more if you get some good mud tires on there
     
  8. May 9, 2010 at 10:01 AM
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    I really hate to hear that a Chevy had to pull out. I don't think I would have told anyone that!!
     
  9. May 9, 2010 at 10:14 AM
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    Yep, tires are important in stuff like that. Those little stock-style street tires don't cut it in the slick stuff.
    Looks fun though, thanks for posting.
     
  10. May 9, 2010 at 11:11 AM
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    gettin stuck is always fun. now you can justify some new shoes though:D
     
  11. May 9, 2010 at 11:13 AM
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    blackwatertaco If you ain't stuck, You ain't tryin hard enough.

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    Time for some 4x4. :)
     
  12. May 9, 2010 at 11:16 AM
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  13. May 9, 2010 at 1:43 PM
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    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    Haha ya, but if I hadn't said anything, I'm sure someone would have asked. In all honesty, it was a nice rig.

    Agreed. I'm keeping my eyes open.

    For sure. Gotta love those PreRunners though. I'd do just about anything right now for a 4x4 First Gen DC with a locker. A lift would be nice too.

    'PreRunners: Making 4x4's look good.'
     
  14. May 9, 2010 at 1:51 PM
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    If it helps any, I pulled a Chevy out of some snow and ice a few weeks ago. So I guess we're 1 for 1 (hehe).
     
  15. May 9, 2010 at 1:57 PM
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    Yep, and I pulled a JEEP out twice in the same day last weekend.
     
  16. May 9, 2010 at 8:41 PM
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    getting stuck is all the fun........

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    not getting stuck is priceless......

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  17. May 9, 2010 at 8:52 PM
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    You probably learned some good lessons. One thing aout the locker: it is usually your best friend but when in a slippery and off-camber situation the locker can actually do more harm by causing the rear to 'lend itself' to sliding where gravity pulls it; sometimes it's good to leave the diff open to basically use your non-spinning tire as an anchor from sliding sideways.
     
  18. May 10, 2010 at 1:12 AM
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    Never go wheeling alone. I learned my lesson also. ;)
     
  19. May 10, 2010 at 1:15 AM
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    I think you would've been okay if you had a more aggressive tire...maybe not though. Glad nothing got broke or fucked up
     
  20. May 14, 2010 at 2:22 PM
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    tacomaprerunner

    tacomaprerunner [OP] Dang liberals.

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    Haha at least you have some mud to show for it.

    I agree completely with that. I ended up slipping more than 25 feet downhill and to the right, probably because I was locked.

    Yup, 4x4 sounds really good right about now...I'm working on it
     

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