Recovery gone bad...

[JAS]

Enjoy.... I saw this over on another forum...


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/How-NOT-to-pull-a-truck_640120.htm

[DrMoab]

Sure, you can use an axle as a tow-point.:rolleyes:

Although if a Stupid-dudy would have hooked to the bumper I bet it would have ripped it in two also.

[Sherman_thetank]

ouch

[sharq]

i guess he had that bumper tied into the unibody pretty well.

[R_jeep]

??!!

[Begster]

What morons, and the people standing on the rear while the guy is tugging that hard are just idiots.

Granted, I wasn't there, but why the heck weren't they trying to pull him backwards, instead of that obviously bad angle?

[IGOCOMMANDO]

Please tell me he's not a member here.....

[chedisme]

What morons, and the people standing on the rear while the guy is tugging that hard are just idiots.

Granted, I wasn't there, but why the heck weren't they trying to pull him backwards, instead of that obviously bad angle?

They said in the comments on the vid page that they tried pulling it out from the back and it did not work. they claim it made it worse.

[92DripCherokee]

that's more than axle wrap
that's axle rip

bro's should have got a shovel, and dug her out

[whatevah]

Sure, you can use an axle as a tow-point.:rolleyes:

Although if a Stupid-dudy would have hooked to the bumper I bet it would have ripped it in two also.

I could be wrong, but I think they attached to the passenger side bumper tow hook? It appears that because of the side pull, and the front passenger tire was buried in some compact mud, the axle stayed in place while the body was pulled. You can see the axle pivot around the passenger tire.

[scully]

:huh:is that kid wearing armor???

[.40CalPatriot]

I could be wrong, but I think they attached to the passenger side bumper tow hook? It appears that because of the side pull, and the front passenger tire was buried in some compact mud, the axle stayed in place while the body was pulled. You can see the axle pivot around the passenger tire.

x2!
:huh:is that kid wearing armor???

LOL probably riding his dirt bike?

[Crusher16]

Ouch. mud = bad.

EDIT:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/How-NOT-to-pull-a-truck_640216.htm
they did try from the other direction, sort of.
and from the passenger side shackle.

[Coastie]

Ouch. mud = bad.

EDIT:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/How-NOT-to-pull-a-truck_640216.htm
they did try from the other direction, sort of.
and from the passenger side shackle.


I like the one guy you can hear who says "I mean it's not that serious"

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

wow I bet they feel smart!

[Boostwerks.com]

:roflmao:

Good stuff.

[mbogosia]

Man that must have sucked. What would have been the proper recovery method for it. Maybe dig out that front wheel first and then pull?

[DrMoab]

I could be wrong, but I think they attached to the passenger side bumper tow hook? It appears that because of the side pull, and the front passenger tire was buried in some compact mud, the axle stayed in place while the body was pulled. You can see the axle pivot around the passenger tire.

Im pretty sure you are right. After I left the house this morning I got to thinking about it. IF the axle was pulled from under the jeep...it would have came out from under the Jeep, not the other way around.

[rocknxj]

That's a waste of a good Jeep. Parts anyone?

[WaXJ_Skier]

"I don't want him to mess his truck up" cuz that didn't already happen.

[iluv83vettes]

i think he was talking about the super duty when he said that^^

[JAS]

I just saw this at streetfire... the full version.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/How-NOT-to-pull-a-truck_640216.htm

[Boostwerks.com]

Man that must have sucked. What would have been the proper recovery method for it. Maybe dig out that front wheel first and then pull?

Perhaps attempting it from the rear, instead of dragging it deeper into the obviously heavy and deep mud. :rolleyes:

[whatevah]

yeah, the guy wasn't even trying in the full clip to pull him in reverse. just simple 1 foot tugs, he wasn't giving anywhere near the pulling power as the jerks he did going forward. Plus, it's almost ALWAYS easier to pull somebody out the way they came in. It's rare that there are ruts blocking both axles (although I know of a few spots).

[Crusher16]

yeah, the guy wasn't even trying in the full clip to pull him in reverse. just simple 1 foot tugs, he wasn't giving anywhere near the pulling power as the jerks he did going forward. Plus, it's almost ALWAYS easier to pull somebody out the way they came in. It's rare that there are ruts blocking both axles (although I know of a few spots).

I don't think he had an appropriate recovery spot in the rear, so they had the rope around one of the shackles. Maybe they had some sense to not pull too hard from there. Either way, poor XJ. :spin1:

[Big Hank]

My first thought and tip after watching the long video. They could have pulled from way closer. This would have put way less snap or jerk in the line, which is good and bad. Also they could have backed the super junk way closer. They are making a very flat pull. Closer or near the edge would have given them 3 or more feet upward, making it 7 to 9 feet up from the xj bumper.

Also did the front wheels ever spin in the choker? Sure didn't sound like 4 low in my opnion.

just a drunk guys opinion

Big Hank, over and out

[bronco1138]

wow! that sucks!

[kennzz05]

Man that must have sucked. What would have been the proper recovery method for it. Maybe dig out that front wheel first and then pull?


call a wrecker with crane capibilities. when ya XXXX up sometimes its best to just pay to have it done right
when i saw the title of the post i thought it was gonna be the one where someone tried a side pull on a tj by hooking to the rollbar, they pulled the body off the frame:nono:

[Begster]

call a wrecker with crane capibilities. when ya XXXX up sometimes its best to just pay to have it done right
when i saw the title of the post i thought it was gonna be the one where someone tried a side pull on a tj by hooking to the rollbar, they pulled the body off the frame:nono:

Hmm, ya its nice to pay over a grand for a wrecker with a crane to come out and get you, when all they had to do was take a little time and dig the vehicle out. The wrecker could have very well done the same thing, and you would still be screwed.

I used to work at an offroad beach, and as soon as a tow truck had to leave pavement, the bill jumped up to ridiculous amounts. One of our employees managed to get one of our trucks stuck on a back trail, and we had to get a wrecker to get it out. He knew the guy who owned the company well, so he only charged us $250. I looked at the bill when he dropped it off, it was originally going to cost $1,300.

[5spd_xj]

He knew the guy who owned the company well.

Frequent customer discount?? :laugh3:

[redneck]

Wow... Thats just one of those sounds you hope you never hear coming from your jeep. Like said before, looks like all you had to do was snatch it hard from the rear a few times. Whatever... That was retarded waist of a cherokee.

[overflow]

I just keep wondering why they didn't pull him out from where the dude wearing the armor was?? How much you wanna bet that they were pulling him with tow straps and not recovery straps also...

[muduck18]

Stupid stupid stupid.
But hey, not every one has the nurturing and guidance of NAXJA to help them learn how to recover their rig instead of drag home a mangled corpse of an XJ.