Funny Recovery Effort

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by usetosellhummer

would have had more luck pulling him forward?

I was talking about the recovery vehicle pulling in reverse.
And using a shovel to dig out behind the tires would have made a big difference. Believe me on this.
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...light=recovery

[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

I was talking about the recovery vehicle pulling in reverse.
And using a shovel to dig out behind the tires would have made a big difference. Believe me on this.
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...light=recovery

Serves you right wheeling with bald tires.

That looked/sounded expensive.

[wilfred]

Question, was that nissan supposed to drive forward until the strap is all loose then snaps back like the way he did? As opposed to pulling back smoothly with a momentum? What he did doesn't look right nor safe to me

[Boar-Ral]

Because I am curious, would the following things be changed?

Back the Nissan in and attempt to pull in that manner or back the Nissan to the front of the Tahoe and pull him forward
Hi-Lift the back or front of the vehicle as necessary, and if so, how do you handle the jack when you move forward -- won't it go over?

Just curious about these things if I am ever in such a situation. Minus the Mexicans, meng.

[deserth3]

Originally Posted by Boar-Ral

Because I am curious, would the following things be changed?

Back the Nissan in and attempt to pull in that manner or back the Nissan to the front of the Tahoe and pull him forward
Hi-Lift the back or front of the vehicle as necessary, and if so, how do you handle the jack when you move forward -- won't it go over?

Just curious about these things if I am ever in such a situation. Minus the Mexicans, meng.

If you used a high jack you'd fill in the hole with rocks or dirt and then lower the veicle before pulling.
Or they could have dug a trench behind the wheel. They also would have had to dig out the rear diferential. As it was if he had something that could have pulled it out of there without digging or jacking the rear of his truck would have looked simular to the car in the other video.
Hitches are not made to tow a vehicle that is stuck.

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by deserth3

If you used a high jack you'd fill in the hole with rocks or dirt and then lower the veicle before pulling.
Or they could have dug a trench behind the wheel. They also would have had to dig out the rear diferential. As it was if he had something that could have pulled it out of there without digging or jacking the rear of his truck would have looked simular to the car in the other video.
Hitches are not made to tow a vehicle that is stuck.

I am embarassed to admit that I never thought of jacking the vehicle up and filling in the hole before lowering it. Thanks for the insight. It's things like this that I hope to never have to use when offroading, but if I have to, it's better to know it than to end up like these guys.

[K9sH3]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Serves you right wheeling with bald tires.

Serves them right trying to cross the border...

[LR wolf]

if you like that, you'll love this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBZ8SLPRHpE

[K9sH3]

OH SH!T

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by LR wolf

if you like that, you'll love this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBZ8SLPRHpE

Repost, but still funny.

[drmiles]

First the Tahoe neede a rear locker. Second the Nissan sucks!