Whats the proper technique when pulling out a stuck vehicle?

I pulled a stuck jeep out today that was caught up on a concrete ditch.

 

Depends on the situation. In that situation, a nice subtle pull in 4lo would probably do the trick. No need to ******, really.

 

Thats what I did. I was just curious to see what other people might have done.

 

HA not like this:



Always try to just pull them out steadily before snatching. Snatching is very hard on both vehicles. Sometimes that's the only way though. When I do have to ****** I try to stagger my truck and theirs. This gradually tightens up on the strap and PULLS on the vehicle instead of yanking it all at once.

And NEVER ****** on a trailer ball. The one currently located in my tailgate is from the person pulling me having a 5/8" shaft ball in a pintle hitch that was supposed to have a 1" shaft ball. It cocked sideways and well, you see the result.

 

thats suck Chris

 

Holy chit dude! You're very lucky. And people wonder why I refuse to use chains and hitch *****.

 

every situation is different... but first and for most think smart if it looks like it could be unsafe stop because it prob is

 

Dang Chris, that could have been really bad!

 

Yeah really, another 2 feet higher and you might not have been around today.

Never use a chain to pull anyone out of anything, don't even use a tow strap that has metal hooks, both can be very harmful and sometimes fatal.

Always check you tow points also, If it isn't securely fastened it will become a deadly projectile.

When I pull someone out of a stuck, I try to go at it real easy in 4lo, if that doesn't work, then like Chris said, stagger the trucks and give it a gentle tug, not ***** out full throttle. Most of the time with the stuck vehicle helping, it will come right out.

 

damn , i've seen bumpers get pulled off, even the rear axle ripped out from underneath by snatching but i've never seen trailer ball stuck in a tail gate. that's a first. but like the rest said you're lucky.

i saw a guy damn near get his head taken off through his back wind shield from getting snatched out with a chain.

 

i would prob keep it there its pretty sweet tailgate add-on

 

Yeah, I was definitely lucky. It could have been much worse. I usually leave my toolbox lid open for some extra protection though. If you look though, you can see a dent in the top left side of the toolbox....that's from another ball. That one actually broke the reese hitch that it was in.

Nate, I still have that tailgate on. I get a lot of questions and comments on it for sure.