Little Lake Mary, Fl Muddin' - 3 members
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Far from it. What would you have done? I did what I had to do and that truck is no longer sitting in the muck.
Oh good, then you can crush the windshield in.
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But it sounds like something I would do. I used duct tape to hold a fuel pump line on a Bronco once while limping it home. Worked pretty well.
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Like I said, there wasn't room for a 4" strap to go below the R&P. Also given it was a 'weak' spot to begin with, it sure doesn't take much of a 'yank' to bend that part. I for one saw not much of a yank. You'd have to admit it'd be a hell of a lot harder to bend that subframe under the r&p than the crossmember hooked to, right? So there is no need for the 'smarter friends' comment, sounds to me you'd be in the same situation since your one and only hookup recommendation (below r&p) wouldn't work with the given 4" strap. I'm not trying to stir anything up, but you're giving Kelly and I a hard time for that hookup point, when really you have nothing better to suggest and cure the problem for the next time....
Can't get mad at the guys trying to help out, not our decision to pull the front tow hooks for the body lift. Thats one of the con's of the body lift. This really isn't a pissing contest of who would pull what, how, or when. Every situation is going to be different, with a strap that wouldn't wrap around the front k-member...where would YOU hook it to? So far I've heard no other suggestions, therefore making that "the best we could do". Tried pulling from the back, however the recovery vehicle was getting itself stuck in the muck, going from the front offered more stable ground for the truck to pull from.
If anyone has any other suggestions than the k-member below the R&P with a 4"...let us know for next time, sure as hell isn't going to be her last time getting stuck!! I went out and bought a 2" 20,000lb strap that would slip through that k-member just fine since last Sunday. For my own personal use when I go out, we had to work with what we had at the time just like anyone else, and I won't necessarily be there everytime with "the only strap that'll fit through the k-member/only pull point from the front". Sounds to me it'd be in her best interest to pickup a thinner strap like that herself as well ($35).
Can't get mad at the guys trying to help out, not our decision to pull the front tow hooks for the body lift. Thats one of the con's of the body lift. This really isn't a pissing contest of who would pull what, how, or when. Every situation is going to be different, with a strap that wouldn't wrap around the front k-member...where would YOU hook it to? So far I've heard no other suggestions, therefore making that "the best we could do". Tried pulling from the back, however the recovery vehicle was getting itself stuck in the muck, going from the front offered more stable ground for the truck to pull from.
If anyone has any other suggestions than the k-member below the R&P with a 4"...let us know for next time, sure as hell isn't going to be her last time getting stuck!! I went out and bought a 2" 20,000lb strap that would slip through that k-member just fine since last Sunday. For my own personal use when I go out, we had to work with what we had at the time just like anyone else, and I won't necessarily be there everytime with "the only strap that'll fit through the k-member/only pull point from the front". Sounds to me it'd be in her best interest to pickup a thinner strap like that herself as well ($35).
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^^Those pics are why when you are starting to get stuck, you make that split second decision: "try to get out, or risk getting even more burried". ESPICIALLY in a 2wd.
I've had some MAJOR stuckage before.......involving a hill, ice on top of asphalt, thick *** snow on top of the ice, and a layer of ice on top of that. 6hrs later with a shovel and a buddy with a winch and chainsaw, i was out.
I much rather get pulled from the back....nice hitch.
I've gotten yanked out via front crossmember as well.
Katie, take your valence off and put towhooks on so you can have towhooks. OR cut your valence so you can use the towhooks. Still not a good location anyway. I plan on cutting mine up(even though it's barely tweaked), welding in a piece of channel and gusset it to the frame. SHOULDn't move. On that piece of channel, will be chunks of 1" thick plate sticking out of the hole in the bumper, with 3/4" holes for the 3/4" shackle. SHOULD be plenty strong, but we'll see.
I've had some MAJOR stuckage before.......involving a hill, ice on top of asphalt, thick *** snow on top of the ice, and a layer of ice on top of that. 6hrs later with a shovel and a buddy with a winch and chainsaw, i was out.
I much rather get pulled from the back....nice hitch.
I've gotten yanked out via front crossmember as well.
Katie, take your valence off and put towhooks on so you can have towhooks. OR cut your valence so you can use the towhooks. Still not a good location anyway. I plan on cutting mine up(even though it's barely tweaked), welding in a piece of channel and gusset it to the frame. SHOULDn't move. On that piece of channel, will be chunks of 1" thick plate sticking out of the hole in the bumper, with 3/4" holes for the 3/4" shackle. SHOULD be plenty strong, but we'll see.
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