| Author | Message | ||
     George Collins (Zinhead) New Member Username: Zinhead Post Number: 8 Registered: 12-2001 |
This is the first guy getting stuck: First Guys Screwing Up And these are the guys that went to pull him out: Second Guys Screwing Up Kyle should have fun with this. | ||
| Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 171 Registered: 02-2003 |
Interesting story, and some lessons to be learned. Tundra can be tricky, as can dry lakebeds. You can get stuck at Bonneville the same way, allthough you probably won't float away.... - Axel | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 246 Registered: 01-2003 |
A buddy of mine and I got a Bronco stuck like that on a playa down in Mexico. After that trip, I bought some sand ladders. River crossings can also be very deceptive. Moving water is a very powerful force, and should be treated with respect. -Reed | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 520 Registered: 08-2002 |
I err on the conservative side. If I am not willing to attempt to cross it on foot, I am not willing to drive it. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 368 Registered: 01-2003 |
Thats a great link to a great story. Some of the pictures on that web site are beautiful. I don't think I would have come to that river bank and thought "yea, I can cross that". I also loved the quote "I guess I'll never buy a walmart recovery strap again" ... lol | ||
| Stacey R Abend (Srafj40) Member Username: Srafj40 Post Number: 143 Registered: 03-2003 |
Very similar, better pics! http://www.realcruiser.com/rescue/rescue.html Stacey | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 400 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yeah well ,everyone wants giant tires and boinging suspension but no one wants to get a winch.... Thats what happens......... You will also notice that they are mostly kids. Thats what kids do and thats how they learn...lol You can bet that certain mistakes wont be made again... KYle "Blow me" | ||
| M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 943 Registered: 02-2002 |
oh they will happen again, oh yes they never learn, no never........ mike w | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 402 Registered: 11-2002 |
This does remind me of a friend with a walmart strap lol Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Senior Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 416 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jim's real cruiser page is great. He does some cool trips and has lots of good info. I've emailed him before about trail info and he's quite helpful. I was thinking of that FJ40 recovery when I read this thread. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 650 Registered: 02-2002 |
So will those vehicles ever drive again? | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 405 Registered: 11-2002 |
Sure Dean , its just water.... Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 200 Registered: 11-2002 |
Wow. Those stories of stuck trucks make my stories of my stuck truck look like I didn't even leave my driveway. Max T. Note to self: Do not drive into 1/4 mile wide river. Take boat. | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 248 Registered: 01-2003 |
Dean- Kyle's right, the water wont hurt the trucks anymore than the owners have already. According to the account though, one of the big hobbies in that part of the country is setting fire to stranded trucks. The need to recover them before the trucks were burned may have added to their lack of caution with their recovery efforts. -Reed | ||
| Stacey R Abend (Srafj40) Member Username: Srafj40 Post Number: 145 Registered: 03-2003 |
Hobby! Gee in the lower 48 it is called a crime. How does a "hobby" like that get started? I remember tails of a similar "hobby" in the infield at the old US GP at Watkins Glenn. Stacey |
