Mademan925's Truck....

Going to start this off with a couple cool pics before I post the write up of my truck sliding off the road.




Got an expedition overland shirt amd snow shoes for christmas.

 

Eddy from SOS just made himself a shock relocation the other day and his shackle flip is already pretty dang good. I have seen his droop myself and it is like
He doesn't really have any butt sag from what I have seen and he hauls bumpers and sliders all the time to ship.

a few shock relocate pics from him finishing up after dark. (that is a 14" travel shock)

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/south-east/265290-south-carolina-b-s-thread-1036.html#post9626996

shackle flip
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/sos-offroad-concepts/337219-sos-flip-build.html

 

So it snowed heavy christmas eve. The snow plows were not up and running on the little streets. The cars were still driving on the roads and compacting the snow. Christmas was cold and the snow turned to ice. I made this same turn multiple times on both those days. The next morning however I was in 4hi chatting with my wife driving slow and safe. I started to make the right turn. Almost a U turn onto the street my inlaws live on. The snow had still not been plowed.

The turn is the purple pin



Photos of the turn the next day saturday.


Looks liek some one did the same thing saturday


I started the turn like normal but the truck quickly decided to ignore my turning and braking. Even though I was going slow I hit a post (an older post) that was rotted on the bottom and broke upon contact with my relentless bumper. We started going over the edge and I thought for a moment. This is it.



The cable had been cut when they replaced the two new posts on the end and instead of sinking a new cable in the ground they Ubolted the two cabels pieces together. This did not hold so the post just fell over. The saving grace was my truck was completely sideways and I hit a new post on the side of my truck that held us in place.







I was looking over the edge in shock. It happed so slow it felt unreal. Like this cant be happening. The ABS brake system would not let the tires stop.

My wife quickly snapped me in gear and said what do we need to do. I handed her my phone and said take pictures Ill grab the recovery gear. I couldnt back up because the post was resting agianst the side of my truck. I ran the winch to a tree across the road but this did not work as the back end if the truck started going down the hill while the front went up. I grabed the snatch block given to me by my TW secret santa and ran the cable back to my slider. Once I was off the post. I had the wife spin the wheel in reverse while I winched sideways. This seemed to have the best result.



The good news is we were safe. My $250 diductible is nothing and the body will be fixed. I had to make the same turn several more times this weekend. What did I learn? 40 PSI is too high. A nice 30 in the mountains helps. Using my gears to brake gives me much more control. It was an experiance that will be with me for a long time.

 

That looks sick. I wonder if he will start to fab those for us.

 

Damn dude, that winch paid off quick get the brown spot out of your shorts yet?? Crazy man, glad you are all ok.

 

I am very thankful for the winch. I dont think a tow truck would have had a snatch block so. They probably would have tried to pull me forward or back causing more damage. Seriously though. ICE is no Joke.

 

oh I am sure he will. He always makes stuff for himself. tests it out and tweaks it then throws em up for sale once they are fully tested out. he did that with the shackle flip.

 

Glad you two are ok.... and the wife. j/k. Seriously, Its good you and the wife didn't get hurt. Keep trucking on

 

I'll be looking up how to use a snatch block later... Just got one for Xmas.

 

u know if you had that SOS shackle flip it wouldn't of happened.......wire up ABS kill switch

 

Thanks. It could have been really bad. Someone is definitly looking out for me.

Snatch blocks are legit. One of my new favorite tools

Haha. Definitly going to be looking into a kill switch.

 

damn nick...that's crazy! Glad your ok dude. So now I'm like "fuck a snorkel and a soft topper", I need a winch! That's next very shortly. I rather have something that's gonna save my ass..lol...wait till I tell my wife about this...I'm telling you man, I think she loves your truck more than you do...lol

 

Snatch block is a must with a winch. I have the cheap smittybilt one and it worked great On Xmas day pulling me and my buddy's tundra outta the snow. Get a winch Ferny.

 

Most definitely dude! I guess that could make a life or death situation if I was stranded alone with my family.

 

The winch and snatch block seem to be paying off. I feel like Ive used the winch every weekend since I got it. But this was the first time using it to recover my truck.

 

My truck was seriously on the edge. The photos do not do it justice. If the post on the side of my truck gave out that would have been it. I felt alot better once the winch was attached to a tree. The winch saved me a couple hour wait in the mountains for a tow truck. I had my truck recovered in less than 10 minutes.

 

hell yea dude, WINCH FTW!!!

 

So I took it to a fancy car place my parents use. 3600 for the insurance company including re powder coating my bumper, new fender, fixing and painting the body and bedside. and $250 for me. And a gauranteed one week fix. Full coverage for the win.

 

but it gives it character man

 

If it was a trail mark Id wear it proudly. But a failed turn on the road should be fixed.