Another reason not to buy a Jeep [video]
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Disco, I'd venture to guess, floats a lot better, and the c.g. (in water) is much higher than with that jeep. It would've flipped a whole lot sooner.
So I don't know how's that a reason not to buy a jeep, or to knock the driver. The guys haven't lost their wits for a second, as far as I could hear.
So I don't know how's that a reason not to buy a jeep, or to knock the driver. The guys haven't lost their wits for a second, as far as I could hear.
Operator error...
Should never have ventured into such fast moving water unless an attachment on the dry side could have been found and used via a winch...
Lucky to tell the tale IMHO...
Marcus
Should never have ventured into such fast moving water unless an attachment on the dry side could have been found and used via a winch...
Lucky to tell the tale IMHO...
Marcus
The Limey said:
i agree 100 % with the fast moving water. use a winch and tie the dry truck to a tree
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D Chapman
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How much would the weight of the Land Rover have benefitted in this situation... from the video it appeared he was almost across when he started to drift away. Would a Disco have held up and kept going b/c of its weight or not?
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AndyThoma
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JohnK said:
The note on the side of the video said they did. Didn't give a time frame of when they got it or how. Just said it was burried in gravel when they got it. I read in a TLC forum once of a toy p/u that did the same thing. The forest service fines the shit out of you till you get the truck back. They got the toy p/u with a crane. Cost the owner big bucks. It was the same glacial river in AK
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AKRover
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That jeep was recovered. A full size Dodge was also destroyed that day saving the guys in the jeep. They both were covered by insurance. The Dodge was repairable, new motor, tranny, t-case, 14 bolt rear conversion, 60 front, coil overs, etc. I worked at the shop that did the repairs. The jeep didn't fair so well.
http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=580
http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=580
Marcus, these guys wheel in these parts all the time. I would not have ventured into this stream, so wouldn't most of the guys on this board - but folks who drive in AK deal with the creeks often. It is somewhat like Icelanders driving on glaciers.The Limey said:
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AKRover
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p m said:
This is mostly true. There are a lot of water crossings here and when I first started wheeling I was a little leery of crossing water but after a while you learn how to read it a little. I still think those guys should have stayed out of that river that day. I have crossed it a number of times and I have also attempted to cross it a number of times. It changes on a daily bases and that day it was very very wide and moving very fast.
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AndyThoma
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AKRover said:
Hey, thanks for the link! So how does that river flow? Looks like the video is during the spring melt? Did they recover it in summer? Interesting, never thought about "salvage rights" like that. So how often does this happen, meaning turning your rig into a boat on that river?
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AndyThoma
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Also, we should rename this thread to "another reason to buy a brain before buying a wheeling rig"
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AKRover
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The river almost claimed another victim over the weekend. This one sank in a hidden glacial silt pit.
http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?p=198269#post198269
The Knik river area is a very popular spot in south central Alaska because it is only 40 miles from Anchorage and is public land so anyone can play there. It is very accessible to almost any vehicle to a point, I have even seen Kias and Cadillacs back there. I try to only visit there during the winter when all of the silt is frozen because it is very hard on parts.
http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?p=198269#post198269
The Knik river area is a very popular spot in south central Alaska because it is only 40 miles from Anchorage and is public land so anyone can play there. It is very accessible to almost any vehicle to a point, I have even seen Kias and Cadillacs back there. I try to only visit there during the winter when all of the silt is frozen because it is very hard on parts.