tips on pulling a rig out of the sucktion.

[lowtideride]

tips on pulling a rig out of the mud

Sooo I've been offroading just about every weekend for the last month and I've had too pull a few stock fj60 out of some bad mud and sand. But the only way you can get them out somtimes is by giving them a tug before the line snaps tight. it almost feel like im gonna smoke my clutch or bend my frame when line snaps tight... Is there anything i should look out for.. I like being there for my fellow cruiser heads but i dont want to mess my rig up becuase some rig got eatin by mud..they really need to get sprung over


thanks agian,
-Al

 

[dd113]

Use a winch, better yet, have them use their winch.

 

[lowtideride]

yeah well thing about that is we dont got one...

 

[nuclearlemon]

if the suction's real bad, dig out a hole under the vehicle and lift it with a hi lift (put a board, hi lift base, tire, what ever you can find in the hole to help keep the hi lift from just going down.).

 

[burger]

Find new friends with bigger trucks. LOL

 

[roscoFJ73]

For beach recoveries I always demand the bogged vehicle has the tyres deflated to about 18-20 psi.
Seen a lot of severely bogged vehicles walk out on their own with some air let out.

I also make the owner get under and connect the shackles themselves.I dont know how many newbies Ive pulled out expect me to get down in the dirt and do it for them!
Nominate a sensible person to supervise and liase between drivers

Lowtideride What sort of terrain do go wheeling in or is your handle a clue?
Mud and sand together is rare in my parts.

 

[lowtideride]

rocsofj73,
Welll most of the trails are sand with sections that break into mud... its rather odd. You'll be driving down the trail and it just looks like a lil flooding but at the bottom of it there is mud. somtimes it feels like mud with no bottom. I was driving thru a section last nite and the suction of the mud ripped my exhuast off. I kept going because the mud/water was up past my doors and I dint feel like getting stuck. What is even freaker is when you get to what looks like a rock section and when you get out to look at it, its CORAL, nothing like dragin your diff across coral.

-Al

p.s. I cant type or spell... ...never could. haha

 

[roscoFJ73]

Tidal flats sounds like fun.I got to travel 1500 to go somewhere like that.
The beaches round here are treacherous. The beach in winter gets very narrow and slopes steeply down to the water causing 4x4s to slide in sideways.
Often find newbies with their new company cruiser/rover /patrol with rock hard skinny tyres stuck with no recovery gear on an incoming tide.
It happened to me the 1st time in my old jeep,had to let the tyres down to 5psi to get out and I was so relieved.

 

[WALoeIII]

if the suction's real bad, dig out a hole under the vehicle and lift it with a hi lift (put a board, hi lift base, tire, what ever you can find in the hole to help keep the hi lift from just going down.).

The man with the plan. Break the suction and then just pull them out. Bouncing on the tow strap is a great way to strech your frame/break things that are not cheap to fix.

 

[fsusteve]

Anybody remember those stretchy tow straps that used kinetic energy to yank somebody free? They were all the rage like ten years ago.

 

[Man Jerk]

Many times while pulling someone out I've left a little slack in the strap to get a good run at a pull. Guess I've always assumed that was the way to do it when a static pull wasn't enough.

 

[lowtideride]

The man with the plan. Break the suction and then just pull them out. Bouncing on the tow strap is a great way to strech your frame/break things that are not cheap to fix.

Yulp :whoops: wont be doing that agian. Thanks for the info. If had the money for a winch id get one, but college and art supplies are killing me.


thanks agian,
-Al

 

[75pinz]

Snatch strap

What is the problem with yanking on a nylon strap as long as you don't have it wrapped around something stupid that may come off and kill you? I thought that was the point of not having a chain or cable...I have used them for a lot of years yanking on them with an old ford with a big block with no problem let alone a truck with an anemic six cylinder.

 

[cahilc]

Anybody remember those stretchy tow straps that used kinetic energy to yank somebody free? They were all the rage like ten years ago.

Ya !

Kinda like pullin' on a rubber band. They were kinda 'cool' till somebody ran the statistics on people gettin' creamed when those rubber band straps ... snapped. Can you say ...

"Kinetic Energy" ???

Be safe, use metal where ya' can, nylon if ya' have ta' ...
Cahil

 

[WALoeIII]

I grew up in Louisiana where the only thing to wheel in is mud, lots of it, and very thick. When the strap breaks (most likely from abrasion and wear) it whips back and can do A LOT of damage. I have seen the back window and tail gate severly messed up on some trucks. If you give them a tug and they come free, then you have no problems, but if they don't..... SOMETHING has to give, if thats your tow hook or the strap or whatever, its not good. Ever seen a 3" D ring flying at truck at a bajillion MPH? It goes right through the radiator and takes everything else with it. The point is, if you can't pull them out then you need a bigger tool, breaking the suction and then getting them up a little is a great start (use a come-a-long they're cheap). Once you've got them semi-free, then you can pull them out.

Its your truck, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

[WALoeIII]

That incident, was a 454 Blazer trying to pull out my (now my brothers) 3500 Suburban. When it gets stuck, it gets VERY stuck. Ripped the tow hook off the back of the guys truck. Good thing noone was in my 'burb.

 

[jesterb]

Can you say ..."Kinetic Energy" ???

We always drape a folded tarp or lay something of the sort over the line doing the pulling. This helps kill the kinetic energy.

 

[WolfpackTLC]

METAL tow hooks are the devil. I second that! NEVER recover some one w/ a strap w/ metal ends. All the groups we ride w/ require tow straps w/ NO metal ends. Kinetic energy straps are your friend. I have three... and a winch.. and a high lift... AND... SOME COMMON SENSE.