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I'm Stuck - Tell Me How To Get Out.

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by stewartx, Feb 6, 2012.

  1. May 16, 2012 at 10:45 AM
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    Manwithoutaplan

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    thank you for the info that was helpful i will try to remember that. so I should have used two straps instead of one then. Do you think i should have pulled him down instead of up???
     
  2. May 16, 2012 at 10:49 AM
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    No problem man! Glad when sometimes work experience can translate into wheelin and other stuff that is generally cooler than working! :D Either one strap from the tow vehicle to one pt on the stuck truck, or one from each pt on stuck truck (both = length) to a single line attached to the tow vehicle I would say.
     
  3. May 16, 2012 at 10:57 AM
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    Do you think i should have pulled him down hill instead of up hill???
     
  4. May 16, 2012 at 11:01 AM
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    That i'm not sure about honestly, seems like whichever way you could pull it with more control would have been best to avoid more damage to his front end. Did they get it fixed out there?
     
  5. May 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM
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    well i figured the up hill way because his tire was facing the way we need to get out of the situation. I was afraid of his tire getting hung up if i pull him from down hill messing more than a tie rod, plus i would have not had the control. he took the tie rod off went to a local Napa store. But they didnt not have in stock, so they bent the tie rod back as straight as he could and limped home.
     
  6. May 16, 2012 at 11:15 AM
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    Sounds to me like you guys did the right thing! :thumbsup:
     
  7. May 16, 2012 at 11:21 AM
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    You guys did good

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  8. May 18, 2012 at 7:52 PM
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    Manwithoutaplan,

    What you have with the strap on the disabled vehicle is known as an "American triangle" in the climbing world. It actually puts more stress on each point than if you just used one, since it is leveraging the force side to side rather than to the front. Doesn't seem like it but people smarter than me have done the math to prove it.

    You were smart to pull him up because you can control his speed better. If you would have pulled him backwards, that wheel with the broken tie rod could've turned, changed the direction of the truck, and possibly rolled the vehicle.

    Check out this climbing website, it has great explanations for how to make equalized and redundant anchors/rigging.

    http://opp.uoregon.edu/climbing/topics/anchors.html
     
  9. May 18, 2012 at 7:55 PM
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  10. May 19, 2012 at 10:18 AM
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    The risk is just not worth it. With my luck, if I tried his suggestion (a bear whistle), it would only attract every darn highway patrol officer in the state. While they might be able to pull my truck out of the mud quickly enough, they'd probably write me a speeding ticket for going that quickly - and perhaps another for not wearing a seatbelt in the process.
     

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