Would have been fine if he had the red Toyota coolant.
Haha, whose the owner?
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True that @mingles
This thread also makes me think a valuable resource for all MUD members would be a list of off road recovery businesses. The same way there's that thread about verified Cruiser mechanics by state.
@UsedLuxury haha, he'll definitely need a new head gasket after this ordeal.
This thread also makes me think a valuable resource for all MUD members would be a list of off road recovery businesses. The same way there's that thread about verified Cruiser mechanics by state.
@UsedLuxury haha, he'll definitely need a new head gasket after this ordeal.
How come they didn't do that trick to bead the tire on the rim with the lighter fluid?
btw: I would never allow my LC to get that dirty.
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I agree, and it's becoming more and more of a problem. Last year when I was way up in the Wind Rivers on an old logging trail, I came across some old DB on a razor who had the nerve to tell me, "You don't belong on this trail". I had a few words in rebuttal...
...I am reminded that we all have to start our knowledge base somewhere. I give him credit for owning an 80 and leaving the pavement. My guess is he won’t make this particular mistake again.
I am reminded of how, at 16, I thought it quite possible to drive our camp’s M715 100 yds across a 4-5 ft deep lake. The bow wave was awesome and I was invincible, until I wasn’t. I never made that particular mistake again either
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But I think @mingles and @Cruzerman are seeing this properly. To be completely honest, I too laughed a bit when I watched the video, partly because of the varying levels of incompetence (with all parties involved I might say) were funny, but also because sometimes people laugh when they're uncomfortable... Just like mingles, I couldn't help but be reminded of another incompetent idiot I've observed over the years: ME! If all the stupid Sh*# I've done in my life, let alone behind the wheel, was filmed and posted on youtube, I would never leave my house. The good news is, like mingles is saying, most of us learn from our stupidity.
When I was 18, like a complete fool, I sunk my 73 Highboy up to frame in the foulest, smelliest mud on the banks of the Great Salt Lake, a hundred yards from dry ground. I was raised by a single mom. She suggested I call a tow truck, so I did. They laughed. A buddy of mine said he knew "a guy"... So this guy shows up in a beat-up K-5 Blazer sporting a full-on mullet, he's 3-sheets to the wind, stumbling around he pulls out a high lift jack and some thick boards, and slurring his words tells us to start gathering rocks...
So 10-years-later in the middle of nowhere southern Utah, 40+ miles from the highway, with an suv full of little kids and camping gear, while I was clearly still an idiot and hadn't learned my lesson completely because if I had I would have at least brought along a shovel (among other obvious shortcomings), at least I had some idea what to do...
And I LEARNED!!!
From then on I brought along a proper shovel AND a winch...
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And after years of trail driving, and dozens of more "learning experiences" (like all the many more times I got stuck the mud, in the snow, smashing and breaking
stuff in the rocks, almost rolling, accidentally driving off a small cliff once. etc... etc...) you're confident, you know what to do when things go sideways.
(Getting out of this mess was actually pretty fun!! I
Warn!)
You guys know, it comes with practice and experience. Unless you were fortunate enough to have that cool dad or uncle or friend that knew what was up, like the dude in the video, most of us have to learn the hard way. We were all novices once... At least I was. And I'm sure my hard lessons aren't over...
stuff in the rocks, almost rolling, accidentally driving off a small cliff once. etc... etc...) you're confident, you know what to do when things go sideways.
(Getting out of this mess was actually pretty fun!! I
Warn!)You guys know, it comes with practice and experience. Unless you were fortunate enough to have that cool dad or uncle or friend that knew what was up, like the dude in the video, most of us have to learn the hard way. We were all novices once... At least I was. And I'm sure my hard lessons aren't over...
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I'm sure most people who've done proper offroading have got into some... interesting spots, whether we'd admit it or not. I've also avoided getting stuck doing dumb things plenty of times, out of sheer dumb luck. All part of the fun. Pushing the boundaries of our skill and experience is kind of the point, isn't it? My most public "whoops!" was this one:
On one of the trails at a 4wd park in South Australia called Jakem Farm. After doing some of the hardest trails on the site without incident, towards the end of the day, I had trouble climbing a nothing little hill with a bit of a mud puddle at the bottom, right on one of the central tracks. The mud ended up overwhelming the tread on my tires, and on a third failed attempt to get up the incline, I managed to slip the entire rig sideways and off the track into the scrub. Since the track owner was about 50 metres away at the time in the recovery vehicle rescuing someone else who got stuck on a tricky stretch, I decided to stop digging and got a winch out. He also drives an 80, so at least I didn't have to get pulled out by a Patrol or something.
On one of the trails at a 4wd park in South Australia called Jakem Farm. After doing some of the hardest trails on the site without incident, towards the end of the day, I had trouble climbing a nothing little hill with a bit of a mud puddle at the bottom, right on one of the central tracks. The mud ended up overwhelming the tread on my tires, and on a third failed attempt to get up the incline, I managed to slip the entire rig sideways and off the track into the scrub. Since the track owner was about 50 metres away at the time in the recovery vehicle rescuing someone else who got stuck on a tricky stretch, I decided to stop digging and got a winch out. He also drives an 80, so at least I didn't have to get pulled out by a Patrol or something.
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Yep, I get stuck by myself all the time lol. Twice this winter. My shovel works better than the winch because most of the time I have nothing to winch to. Maybe I should start bringing an anchor along....
Fj80: when in doubt shovel out
Yz450: when in doubt throttle out
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As much as I'm plotting to go back to Johnson Valley, that video from Chocolate Thunder convinced me to not ever go during KOH week. Not my cup of tea.
I find that the recovery videos on Youtube are not only entertaining, but often quite informative. And I've added some of the phone numbers to my cell...
I find that the recovery videos on Youtube are not only entertaining, but often quite informative. And I've added some of the phone numbers to my cell...
I had a great time at koh.. just stayed out of chocolate thunder, run turkey claw early in the week.
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Chocolate thunder..... sounds like something other than a trail name.
Haha, anyone remember chocolate rain?
Haha, anyone remember chocolate rain?
Oh yes! Good song