View Poll Results: What do you use to get un-stuck?

Strap

309

75.00%

Chain

13.35%

Winch / Come-Along

11.65%

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#91

12-23-2010, 11:54 PM

old skool luvr

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Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: GTA, Ontario, CANADA

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old skool luvr is a glorious beacon of light

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver00LT

This video pops into my head every time I think of this...BUT this guy did not do a single thing right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUrN4Stnwi4

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Originally Posted by zedartwo

OH MAN! Thats awesome!

no Brad, that's just a couple of dumbasses proving Darwin's theroy right!

besides, i had the whole thing figured out in the very 1st second of video.
1) he's using a Ford.
2) he's using a s**ty tie down strap.
3) he tied it to the BOTTOM of the pole.
4) did i mention he was using a Ford?

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Originally Posted by uhlhazard

................... the nissan died because the computer is under the seat and has no provisions for being even weatherproof much less waterproof. The transmission took on water and the clutches are gone. He got about 6 inches of water on the passenger side at its highest.

been there, done that! and that too!! (same truck)

it was my BF neighbour's boyfriend's truck. but his Pathfinder was a little worse off than your brother's was. we were about 40 minutes (or so) into the trail. and the truck was in the middle of a 60 foot long, 3 1/2 foot deep trench (fill 3/4 full of water of course) when his GF yells out about the water coming in. then some one yells out about where that computer is sitting. that's when the s**t hit the fan, and a fun day in the trails turns into 9 hours of driving to get my trailer to haul his broken *** home.

fun times indeed!

#92

01-01-2011, 11:55 AM

bones08

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Mercer County, Ohio

Posts: 8

strap

strap is the only way ive ever pulled, and that video is absolutely hilarious

#93

01-01-2011, 10:10 PM

racsan

Junior Member

Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: central ohio

Posts: 310

strap for recovery, chain for flat towing a dead vehicle to wherever it needs to be repaired. ive got 2 straps and one chain in the truck, one strap in the blazer.

#94

01-01-2011, 10:24 PM

ABN31B

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Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: JBLM Washington

Posts: 3,536

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@Silver00LT that video is AWESOME!

still rocking the 5000lb CGU 1/B

tie down straps for light self recovery, and tieing the hell out of things. we put them through hell, then what ever is worse than hell for a tie down, and they still keep coming back for a beating in all of my deployments so that makes them good enough for me.

recently got a 20" 10k lb strap for hard recovery (slight running start) and towing as i just dont feel right using cables

and in keeping with the exploder:
Wait it out

and this repo fail
:/

Last edited by ABN31B; 01-01-2011 at 10:30 PM.

#95

01-01-2011, 10:43 PM

s14sh3r

Junior Member

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: SE Oklahoma

Posts: 374

I still use a chain because that's what I've always used. I never even seen a tow strap until I was in my 30's. Excuse me, I think the onion on my belt needs adjusting...