How to flop and go...

[Medusa]

Well, for Tom it really was pretty gentle

Fortunately he thinks the engine is ok. The starter may have taken the brunt of the force.

 

[fj40forlife]

ill Say I got battey strap. Everything strap down. Roll cage. strap to wrap arould your cage when putting on 4 wheels again. and if you dont have beadlocks. I got co2 would be good !

Oo ya my 2f does be good on side hills. I had my over floping point and it was still running

 

[Proven]

http://www.recoverygear.com/bags.html

I thought that this was a pretty good kit, You could build a kit yourself with this stuff also. I am afraid that all my off-road experience comes from driving trucks in the Marines. We carried a variety of things with us to help us, most involved some form of physical labor (20 marines on a rope to right a Hummer, all the kings horses and all the kings men to right a 5 ton when there was no chance of mechanized assist)

Some good items have been mentioned so far, but the basics are always important to remember.

1. You need to have several sets of good leather gloves.
2. You need to have several pieces of strong synthetic rope. (say 4 50 foot sections)
3. You will want to have D-Links rather than Beeners because they are typically stronger, and once closed...you know they are closed.
4. Depending on terrain you might want to have several different ways to tie off. There won't always be trees, and there won't always be rocks. You might need to find a soft soil anchoring method to provide the leverage you need. I found that using a screw-style anchor in the marshy-sandy soil of North Carolina helped. YMMV.
5. Spare set of clothing for recovery. I have been on some recoveries that claimed my pants...oh yes...split right down the crotch. You don't feel so macho when your diddles are dangling out.
6. Safety goggles, and possibly head protection. You'd be suprised what can happen when 3 tons decides to go your way.
7. two shovels, 1 pick, and a sledge hammer. Digging, digging, and placing alternate anchor points.
8. Water. Depending on where you are and how long you plan to be there.
9. Enough flashlights and batteries to see what you are doing should it be late.
10. Find someplace on your rig to mount a pry-bar that is about 6 feet long and made of a material that won't break when there are 6 people pressing on it.

That does it for what I can think of right now. All these items were useful when righting hummers or our rovers (special forces use rovers). I will admit though, we didn't have access to a lot of the fancier recovery tools. So this is more geared towards people power than Snatching or Winching.

 

[campy]

Having flopped once:
Make sure arms & legs are safe. I was lucky when I flopped over in a snow patch. Stuck my leg out like a dumb buried it in the snow thinking I could stop the flop. I pulled my plugs once I was righted over, pulled the coil wire and cranked over a few times to clear out the cylinders. It's easy and fast, plus takes the worry out of the picture. Makes sure as mentioned you have at least one d-ring welded off to both the front and rear bumper. I run 1 on each corner f/r. Make sure your cage is tied into your frame. This also provides a point for winching over. I carry a 30'strap and a tree strap. I also carry at least 2 clevises. Make sure all cargo is secured. My bro-in-law took a screwdriver to the head because tool bag wasn't closed and secured(not on my flop) when he was in a 3x end-over. Otherwise, make sure fire extinguisher(spl?) is driver accessible. I carry one qt of each fluid minus radiator. Also, each of us knows where the other's safety gear is located. I've always wanted to do the central off switch. Maybe it will happen sooner than later.

Campy

 

[woody]

one other thing to carry....18" or so long piece of chain, slip hook on one end, grab hook on the other....I've used it MANY times to winch rigs around when they have nothing but a sharp-edged frame or bumper to attach to...beats tearing up your expensive straps on those edges...

 

[cody c]

good idea for chain, ive wrecked straps too on other peoples frames. dang dakotas.

 

[andrewfarmer]

I have internal breathers on diffs, g/box and t/case.

The first time I rolled it I had oil pouring everywhere until I could work a way to block them.

They now all have tpas on them (garden hose inline type) - when it rolls I can quickly turn them off. If I havnt got time to do that I've got much bigger problems!

Vacuum your truck regularly - esp if it still has a roof on it - first big roll in mine I couldn;t breathe/see for about a minute because of all the dust - fortunately on that one it landed in a stable position and it didnt matter I was incapacitated for that period...

Best tip - make sure it ends up on it's wheels at the end of the roll.

 

["N8"]

1st time I rolled I almost had my friend kick my own ass because we were rushing to catch up with the group and in a hurry we had thrown all the tree clearing equipment at the feet of the 17 y/o girl in the back seat of my 60. Off the top of my head i think we had a couple axes 2 or 3 saws and a shovel and a mall sitting at her feet. We rolled onto passenger side, I saw it all in the rear view a mass of sharp heavy steel rotated like a pendulum right across her face as she was sitting in the middle seat. I think the gods were watching us that day because she made it out with out a scratch. Going over this now makes me want to kick my own ass all over again for not having that equipment secured in back like it out to have been.

so now in my mini truck I generally keep very little in the cab as far as loose items that can fly around in event of a roll. everything in back is securly straped down so as to not dump equipment axle shafts and spare tires down the hill your climbing onto the friends and club members behind you.

 

[Freestyle]

Always common sense #1

Knowing your rig #2

Fully prepared #3

Wheeling with more than 2 rigs #4

 

[cody c]

i almost forgot, a fresh pair of undies, and a box of tissue or some tp.

 

[buffethat@comcast.ne]

not sure if you wheel with any pets but I do and so do several of our friends. We lost a dog a few years ago due to a near roll over with a Jeep. Our friends tried an off camber hill and bounced severly side to side. The dog was thrown from the jeep and did not survive the fall, put a big dampner on a 4 day weekend.

Now we have special harnesses for the dogs that tie into the seatbelts, they can still move around like we can but when a sudden jerk hits them they stay put.

On my future build of the 4Runner I just purchased I will be putting in a full cage. The passenger area in back will be inclosed with netting thereby keeping the dogs and anybody who sits in back more protected. Behind the rear seat I will do the same to keep all our camping/tools secure.

Another item you look into is some type of protection for your head. I have rolled in several vehicles with out any type of roof. There was a cage but that was all. In two of those rollovers I smacked the top of my head on rocks that made it thru the cage. Not saying you should wear a helmet but some type of netting again or ???? would help reduce a head injury.

Just my two cents............OK maybe a little more.