By topic mover on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 07:20 pm: Edit

Hello, is there any one in the Los Angeles area that has free time tomorrow morning. I foolishly went offroading yesterday, late afternoon. In the process, my '94 Disco got stuck in the swamp. Even though I have OME spring and nitro shocks that give me a 2" lift, the mud/wet sand is knee deep.

I had to leave my baby there 'cause there was no one around and it was getting dark fast.

I can pay for your service. Please help me if you are free tomorrow morning.

Best regards...

Javier

By Javier Velador on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 07:33 pm: Edit

Thanks for those who have responded... Please call me any time tonight, believe me any time, at 818-786-1770.

Thanks in advance

Javier

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 08:04 pm: Edit

javier,
where is your disco stuck?
more info on location please.

i am not sure if i can get off work tomorrow morning, but let me know anyways.

By Javier Velador on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 08:14 pm: Edit

Ho,

It's stuck in Azusa canyon. Where the river ends and the 'lake' begins... (let's hope the Jeepers are kind to my truck if they get there before I do Call me if you have a chance, I lost your number since the time we spoke in '99.

Javier

By Javier Velador on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 09:02 pm: Edit

If anyone is available tomorrow morning, please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Javier

By AntonyK on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 10:50 pm: Edit

Hope you get sorted soon. I can't help cos I'm in the UK. If it's any consolation, I got mine stuck too. Before I'd even paid the owner for it.

I drove around as hilly farmers field as the snow was melting and made the mistake of stopping at the bottom of a hill between me and the gate out of the field...... I dug in up to the axles and a bit further. Have you ever tried to push one?

After 2 hours with a spade in the pouring rain in the middle of the night and being turned down for assistance by 3 garages, one recovery firm came out to me with a Bedford 4x4 truck and still couldn't help me. I abandoned the £12,000 Disco in the field and got towed out the following morning by a kind Defender with a winch.

If only my difflock knob hadn't been seized I may have stood a chance in the first place.. I lived and learned.

Good luck anyway.

By Javier Velador on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 03:53 am: Edit

Ah, the perils of being adventurous! or silly. I should have followed my first instinct before heading down that seemingly easy sandy path.

Thanks for the story, Anthony. I see everything turned out OK for you, I'm confident it'll turn out OK for me as well.

Hey, maybe others can share their stories of being knee-deep in mud/sand/snow and what they did to get out.

In the mean time, I have one offer to help from a 4x4 Toyota Tacoma. He has BFG MTs, better choice of tire than I made. Although, I never intended to get this stuck.

I'm only worried that he's not going to be able to pull me out, it's slippery mud or marshy sand all around me. Don't ask how I got in there, I just made a foolish decision.

If anyone else is interested in helping out a fellow Disco owner, I'm still by the phone, for at least another hour or so. It's 6:45am in LA.

Cheers!

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 04:17 am: Edit

Javier, next time don't go by your self. Have some one else with a 4x4 go with you to. Two other 4x4 trucks would be best as some times one just isn't enough and you have to tie the two trucks together to get the third stuck one out. Good luck. I would offer help but, since I'm in VA it would take a little too long for me to get out there. You would probably already be out and looking for another swamp to play in.

By Brian on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:47 am: Edit

Javier,

I must've just missed your post last night. I would've helped you out if I'd known sooner...I got stuck there too the first weekend I had my disco. I went though some shallow mud and those little creek crossings...confidence builds and BAMN! Next thing you know you're stuck in some deep stinky a$$ mud. Lucky I went on a busy saturday and there were a lot of people there. About 20 people watched as I was knee deep in mud trying to access the "recovery" loop in the front. Had to shovel about 1.5' of mud. A huge skijacked F350 ended up pulling me out, and about 5 other people too that day.

If for some reason you can't get it pulled out give me a call at work and I'll see what I can do.

Brian
(818)576-4886

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:57 am: Edit

ok, john and i are gonna go try to get the disco out.
we are meeting at the city cafe on azusa just north of 210 at 10 AM.

call me or javier and let us know if you are coming.

my cell is 213-595-5908
javier cell is 818-634-7752

call us and meet us there. we might need help.
dont' know how bad this stuck is. but if it's an easy unstuck, then we just go for some coffee and shoot the shit.

By John Lee on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 06:04 am: Edit

If anyone is available to help out, please meet us at the City Cafe @ 10:00 a.m. We really could use as much help as possible.

My cell is (213) 276-7228.

If you don't hear from us and there's no answer on the EE phone line, send in more help.

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 06:44 am: Edit

LOL , man , you boys have two trucks with the right gear to get it done. I am sure you will be fine.. After all , he got himself in that far..


Kyle

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 06:47 am: Edit

now that's customer service...

By Wes Legaspi (Wes) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 06:48 am: Edit

Hope they take pictures!

By Scott H on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:10 am: Edit

ya know I just gotta say....this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. A bunch of people that really don't know each other pitching in to help someone they met on a chat board. My faith in humanity is restored (or at least my fait in Disco owners :-)

Good luck guys

Scott H

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:17 am: Edit

Ho take pictures? You're preachin to the choir! At least Javier is being recovered by Landies.

another great need for the Discoweb emergency Disco with that annoying British siren...

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 10:07 am: Edit

javier, it was great to meet you and THANKS A LOT for the great lunch.

see you in truckhaven.

By Jarrod on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 10:26 am: Edit

I'm very impressed as well. This is the type of things that we all hope to see in our everyday lives, but rarely do. I think we've all bought into the club mentality when we purchased our LR, and we all hope to see this type of stuff especially within our own Rovering community. So, extra kudos to Ho, John, Moe, and everyone else who was involved for making us look good.

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 10:35 am: Edit

well, i am just glad that he wasn't stuck that badly.

you know, like a buddy of mine says all the time "you can go from hero to zero in no time"

By Gregg Warnken on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:35 am: Edit

This is soo cool! I agree with Scott..Just the type of folks I like...it is a good feeling to know you can reach out to your fellow Disco pals for help when needed...all the more reason for me to get my Disco asap! Javier it looks like you asked the right bunch of people...now if I can just find some ppl like that here in Atlanta! Hmm...maybe I can get my Disco in time for the Solaros meet..

Gregg

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:47 am: Edit

the pics came out kinda lame...
wonder if i should post them.

By gil on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:48 am: Edit

post em...

By John on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:51 am: Edit

LOL...Damn after all the hubbub he better be stuck really good...Ho, new word for you...hubbub.

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:52 am: Edit

dont be rediculous.. i need pics

By Wes Legaspi (Wes) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:53 am: Edit

I say post 'em as well. is there a story with that?

By gil on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:53 am: Edit

im a little slow, i see they have been posted...damn Javi, what were you thinkin go out there on the solo tip?? you west coast guys dont know how lucky you are to have those kind of areas to wheel in. awesome showing by the recovery crew

By Brian on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 11:58 am: Edit

Haha I wasn't really dressed to "recover" anything...but hey being out there was better than being here. Nice meeting you Javier and thanks again for lunch.

Brian

By Wes Legaspi (Wes) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Great pics!

By John on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 12:22 pm: Edit

Dial Disco91Ho when in trouble..

By John Lee on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 01:02 pm: Edit

Javier wasn't stuck too badly. He was just driving near a river on a large wash, and the silty ground let his vehicle sink. I can see how he got stuck in that spot. The ground there looks solid, but when I walked on it, my shoes just sank into it. Just one tug from a winch fixed the problem. No biggie.

Thanks again to Javier for the great pastrami quesadilla. I got my fat fix for the day.

By Javier Velador on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 02:32 pm: Edit

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ho, John and Brian!

I am most appreciative that 1. they helped me out of the mud 2. I was a complete stranger 3. they did in on a moment's notice.

I am an avid spokeperson for discoweb and expeditionexchange.com and a new loyal customer.

By the way, sorry it took me a little while to respond, I took a nap after hardly sleeping last night.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishing as well. I hope to meet as many of you as possible at truck haven.

And the lunch guys, it was the least I could do for your help and kindness.

Cheers to all and buy your accessories from expeditionexchange.com!!!

Javier

By herky on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 03:01 pm: Edit

This stuff is gettin' to me, I think I will go get stuck tonight! I need love too!!!!!!!!

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 03:06 pm: Edit

Yah, I'm just waitin' for someone to get stuck here so I can yank them out. You hear me out there! Go high center yourselfs on a mall curb or get bogged down in a construction site or SOMETHING! Damn I hate Chicago.

By John Lee on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 03:11 pm: Edit

Javier,

You're making a mountain out of a mole hill. It's not that big a deal. You were stuck and we were close by, so we decided to try to help out. That's all.

Try to make it to the Iron Chef Challenge @ Truckahaven in October. It's the weekend of October 13th. If you have any guns, bring those too.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 03:25 pm: Edit

I'm stuck in the office...help! I longingly look out my window at my parked Rover, hoping to hear the far off wail of the Discowebmobile sirens coming to set me free.

cool pics Javier - now you're famous

see you at Truckhaven in October!

By Karen Jones on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 04:32 pm: Edit

At the risk of too much "me-too-ing", I think it's wonderful and regrettably rare to see people swing into action the way Ho, John and Brian did. Even if the actual recovery wasn't that difficult, the time taken and the effort spent was incredibly kind. Great pics, too. Good show to all involved!

Karen

By Murray (Cdnrvr) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 04:42 pm: Edit

Alex ... betcha 10 bucks it will be Pearson

By wanna see on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:07 pm: Edit

P'd like to see the pics. Where can I locate them?

By AL on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:25 pm: Edit

Alex,
No where to get stuck in chicago, even in 26" of snow.
It looks like BADLANDS this weekend to get stuck,LOL.

By MTB on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:26 pm: Edit

If you are talking about the rescue go to News

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:46 pm: Edit

Naw, not this weekend. A couple of us are going up north instead, leaving tomorrow nite. Shoot me an email if you want to go.

Alex

P.S. 2 feet of snow hasn't been able to stop the disco beast yet.

By AL on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 06:17 pm: Edit

Thx for invite, can only go for one day trip.
After reading all the good stuff and support of everyone, Im convinced to buy some goodies for my DiscoII and do some more serious wheeling like u guys.

Good JOB
PS. Were can I get my add ons installed in Chicago
area?

By Moe on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 06:36 pm: Edit

Damn Ho, is that a new paint job or some of that fancy EW wax at work? The little chickity is looking sweet.

Well done fellas. Javier, that creek bed must have looked like a landing pad before plonking down into it. Shit it looks like the water almost washed up around your bumper? You lucky bastard

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:49 pm: Edit

thanks moe, you get a closeup, and it ain't all that pretty.


one funny feeling was: we were approaching the area, and all we could see was the rear of javier's disco pointing up. and i am thinking... damn.... my girly winch won't do....

but it wasn't as bad as the hummer stuck.


poor javier didnt' get much sleep last night.
he's probably gone back to sleep after he posted.

By MTB on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:57 pm: Edit

I felt sorry for Javier Not much happens on the Discoweb after 11pm PT and 7am ET I thought he was never going to go to sleep. Great Job guys

Michael B

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 02:03 am: Edit

AL-your garage. Not many 4WD shops around here.

Alex

By tenacstud on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 04:00 am: Edit

Where is truckhaven? Can anyone attend or is it invite only?

By RVR OVR (Tom) on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 04:17 am: Edit

Al - There is a place, I am sending you an email...

Tom

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 05:08 am: Edit

truckhaven is just south east of palm springs.
west of salton sea.

anyone welcomed.
it's just a gathering, not some fancy event.
so come on out.

By jim on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 05:46 am: Edit

You guys are awesome. I wish I would have some guys around here I knew to call for help.

Got stick in the Uinta mountains in Utah. I was in so deep that I had to climb out the driver side window. I wasn't even planning to go offroading. But my eyes decieved me the trail looked well traveled and the next thing I knew I was stuck and kept sinking, dropping an another inch every ten minutes. A few of the guys I have talked to where I was stuck said that it was a mud hole but seemed to look solid when only traveled on by atv's. Luckily there Keith came along in his lifted F350 we attached the recovery rope and he pulled me out. I wish I had lockers and a winch. That will be my next investment after I get the exhaust manifold fixed.

I enjoy reading about all your journeys. Makes me wish I could get away from work more.

Jim

By Discosaurus (Discosaurus) on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 09:50 am: Edit

hehe

you get them lockers on there jim and you'll get back to where those F350's fear to tread...don't get one of Ho's girly winches.

keith
discosaurus

By Ron on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 10:07 am: Edit

Keep the good rover karma.

Help out a newbie

Answer a question

Fix something for someone

Sell parts you don't need reasonably

Pull Javier out of the sand

Cheers
Ron

By Roverine on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 10:14 am: Edit

You guys are great. Pretty darn nice. That's what I meant when I have referenced "quicksand" in a California wash ... I know that sickly feeling when you think you're in bad trouble. Anyway, I think this rescue at such short notice was awesome. It really does restore my faith in mankind too, when there are so many vultures out there. What a great group of guys. Hope to meet up with you on the trails sometime soon.

Kim
P.S. Expedition Exchange - You'll have some of our business, hopefully soon! (the money tree may be starting to sprout a little, hee hee)

By Javier Velador on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 11:08 am: Edit

Without a doubt, a winch and rear lockers: my next investments.

Here's a little ditty:

Stuck in sand, nearly up to my knees
run for the road, someone help me,
oh please, please, please

There's a good samaritan
from triple A
Should I help this poor soul?
Oh what the hey...

My wife just laughs,
glad you're not home late
and in one piece,
not on somebody's plate

Onto Discoweb,
to search for a hand
and the plea is answered
by a strangely named man

Ho is the name
and pardon the twang
My name is real
not south central slang

Ho, John and Brian
arrive shovels in hand
by 11am
I was out of the sand

And so my friends
I've experienced an epiphany
"You just bought a Disco?
You're in great company"



See you all in truck haven (john, email me about the freestyles)

Javier

By jim on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 11:15 am: Edit

great Jingle. Javier.
Isn't it great how everyone in a rover smiles and wave at one another.

don't see that happening driveing anything else. Rover owners are great.

Jim

By John Lee on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 12:05 pm: Edit

"Ho is the name
and pardon the twang
My name is real
not south central slang"

This is some really funny stuff. LOL.

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 12:16 pm: Edit

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By Karen Jones on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 01:38 pm: Edit

LOL, funny stuff, Javier!

Karen

By Chris Merritt (Smokinbro) on Friday, August 24, 2001 - 06:25 pm: Edit

Kudos to all of you who helped Javier.

Very very cool

By stuck on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 03:19 am: Edit

do these guys do international rescue ??