worst stuck pics lets see em!?!?
#332
Originally Posted by OGTerror;4132720 [B
"that must have been scary"[/B]
Uhmm..... the evidence suggest differently. Take a look
http://www.vimeo.com/9694731
Uhmm..... the evidence suggest differently. Take a look
http://www.vimeo.com/9694731
can watch vids, got dial up. in the picture it looks like your hanging on the egde of a tall drop off. no?
#333
I know it is about a 400 foot drop cause this jeep that went down, I winched in the summer of 2009. I unspool my winch's cable 100 ft plus 5 more 100 foot ropes to get to it.
Last edited by OGTerror; 03-15-2010 at 01:02 AM.
#335
No damage on vehicle but a huge dent in the wallet. I had to turn the truck on to run my 12,000 LBS winch, due to the angle the vehicle was sitting the pump must have ran dry and burned.
After everything was said and done: $600 for a tow truck to get me out of the off road area and $800 to drop my thank and install a new pump.
After everything was said and done: $600 for a tow truck to get me out of the off road area and $800 to drop my thank and install a new pump.
Last edited by OGTerror; 03-31-2010 at 12:10 AM.
#339
Why is it that so many off roaders out there think that 4X4 in low gear is somehow going to help them when they are buried, high centered or other wise stuck? It doesn't magically create more traction.
Does anyone agree with me or am I missing something?
I understand low gears going downhill, rock crawling, etc. But for running through mud? It has never made sense to me the people running low gear, or those who say it's best.
#340
#341
Amen to that.
Why is it that so many off roaders out there think that 4X4 in low gear is somehow going to help them when they are buried, high centered or other wise stuck? It doesn't magically create more traction.
Does anyone agree with me or am I missing something?
I understand low gears going downhill, rock crawling, etc. But for running through mud? It has never made sense to me the people running low gear, or those who say it's best.
Why is it that so many off roaders out there think that 4X4 in low gear is somehow going to help them when they are buried, high centered or other wise stuck? It doesn't magically create more traction.
Does anyone agree with me or am I missing something?
I understand low gears going downhill, rock crawling, etc. But for running through mud? It has never made sense to me the people running low gear, or those who say it's best.
Now when you put it in 4-Lo you have made up for your lack of gearing and the tires start to spin. Now what most novice wheelers don't notice/understand is that instead of the tires pulling they are actually digging, you need to keep the tire speed up to keep the tread clean and to prevent digging.
Before my SAS I was on stock gears and narrow 36" tsl swampers. My truck would normally make it though most anything, but deep bottomless mud I couldn't keep the wheel speed high enough to prevent the truck from digging, therefore I would often get burried up to the frame, once that happens your stuck no questions asked.
Now, on the other hand I won my fair share of "betcha can't make it" bets. If I was going though mud that had a hard bottom but was no more than 2 feet deep, I could put it in 4 Lo and scratch and claw my way out, its funny to watch, cause it would look like I was stuck then the tires would fine hard bottom and just start pulling me out.
Hope this helps,
#342
Yeah, my truck is under powered (stock 4.9 I6) and undergeared (stock 3.08's with 33's) so when I go thru a mud hole I usually use 4lo and 2nd or 3rd gear. I also can't crawl down the trail slow enough in 1st in 4hi so I put it in 4lo and roll along in 2nd. I have found this to be the perfect speed for my particular truck while going down the trail.
#343
Amen to that.
Why is it that so many off roaders out there think that 4X4 in low gear is somehow going to help them when they are buried, high centered or other wise stuck? It doesn't magically create more traction.
Does anyone agree with me or am I missing something?
I understand low gears going downhill, rock crawling, etc. But for running through mud? It has never made sense to me the people running low gear, or those who say it's best.
Why is it that so many off roaders out there think that 4X4 in low gear is somehow going to help them when they are buried, high centered or other wise stuck? It doesn't magically create more traction.
Does anyone agree with me or am I missing something?
I understand low gears going downhill, rock crawling, etc. But for running through mud? It has never made sense to me the people running low gear, or those who say it's best.
#344
#345
so you want your wheels to be going fast in mud? i thought you get buried like that? i dont go through mud very often its usually 4 feet or so of water with clay underneath it. and when i do that ive always been told slow is better so you dont get a tidal wave going over your engine. but in mud you wanna be going fast? do i have this right? and also when gonig into mud do you want to be going fast when you hit it it or ease into it and then start bookin?