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Inevitably we ran into the same snow issue- the angle of the snow was too much to cross. We were dealing with the depth of the snow, but the sliding into trees was inevitable. This time we were a shorter trail walk to the lake, maybe an eighth of a mile. I was a bit surprised to see ice on lake still. We have been getting a fairly warm dry spring, so I assumed the lake would have been clear. It was a lovely view to break out of the trees though.
Not having a good area to set up camp, we made the call to head back to his tow rig and take advantage of the dispersed camping. On one of the snow patches, I managed to burn up the control ground wire on the 8274. Replacing the ground with a 0g wire yeilded a noise, but no turning of the winch. We now had one winch for two trucks. Loosing daylight was starting to feel like a possibility if we dove to far into fixing winch. We put the bronco in lead so he could pull me when needed.
And there was atleast one need, we knew ahead of time. On the way to the lake, we had descended one small hill covered in deep snow. We knew it was going to be trouble on the way back. We were not disappointed. He made it 3/4 the way up before pulling cable. It left a couple good sized holes in the snow for me fall into. And I did.
Getting the cruiser up the remainder of the hill took a large chunk of time and effort. The 9000# winch wasn’t enough and melted the side terminal out of the battery. The lead was hooked to the top of the battery and we set up a snatch block to increase the pulling power. The cruiser would keep going deeper into the snow. We’d shovel and pull- rinse and repeat. Until I drove out under my own power.
In camp fire retrospect, we should have positioned the bronco closer to apex of the hill. If he was more in line with the hill he would have lifted the front of the truck. He was actually pulling me down into the snow.
After that endeavor we were ready to get off the mountain and make camp. We made haste down the trail. Not much to report there just lots of bouncing around. We were a bit more careful in the mud hole and escaped without incident.
Just to the driver side of the cruiser is the hole I went sideways in on the way up…
I was able to crawl out of the hole with out to much tire spin or drama.
We were able to make camp and dinner by the time night fell and enjoyed some elk tacos. Beers and tequila followed.
The drive home was another pleasant experience. Completely uneventful with the exception of a panic stop from the car in front of me causing me to lock up all four wheels at 60mph. Crisis was adverted, but I was reminded I wasn’t driving our minivan by the cop wagging his finger at me.
And there was atleast one need, we knew ahead of time. On the way to the lake, we had descended one small hill covered in deep snow. We knew it was going to be trouble on the way back. We were not disappointed. He made it 3/4 the way up before pulling cable. It left a couple good sized holes in the snow for me fall into. And I did.
Getting the cruiser up the remainder of the hill took a large chunk of time and effort. The 9000# winch wasn’t enough and melted the side terminal out of the battery. The lead was hooked to the top of the battery and we set up a snatch block to increase the pulling power. The cruiser would keep going deeper into the snow. We’d shovel and pull- rinse and repeat. Until I drove out under my own power.
In camp fire retrospect, we should have positioned the bronco closer to apex of the hill. If he was more in line with the hill he would have lifted the front of the truck. He was actually pulling me down into the snow.
After that endeavor we were ready to get off the mountain and make camp. We made haste down the trail. Not much to report there just lots of bouncing around. We were a bit more careful in the mud hole and escaped without incident.
Just to the driver side of the cruiser is the hole I went sideways in on the way up…
We were able to make camp and dinner by the time night fell and enjoyed some elk tacos. Beers and tequila followed.
The drive home was another pleasant experience. Completely uneventful with the exception of a panic stop from the car in front of me causing me to lock up all four wheels at 60mph. Crisis was adverted, but I was reminded I wasn’t driving our minivan by the cop wagging his finger at me.
