Getting truck stuck in mudd out

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  1. 59MackB61

    59MackB61 Light Load Member

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    Order 15 tons of rock have the dump truck pull you out then have him dump were you want your pad.
     
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  3. Loose Leaf

    Loose Leaf Medium Load Member

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    I agree with the guy that said if you keep playin with it, it's going to be big $$$$.
    You need to get a farmer with a big tractor that can craw in low gear and pull you out or call the tow truck.

    Mine was almost stuck this past winter the same way.

    I got lucky and drove out.

    You snap a tow rope it's going to do some damage.
    Like a lock line on a river boat.

    I would use no less than 2 - 30,000 lb tow ropes.
     
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  4. joseph1853

    joseph1853 Road Train Member

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    I hope your right because if you are I'm buying 10 of them lol.
     
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    joseph1853 Road Train Member

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    your absolutly right and they would but i'm around a 1/4 mile from the main road.. would have to be one heck of a long chain lol..
     
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  7. joseph1853

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    right that was what i was thinking too.. 2 birds with one stone genius lol..
     
  8. Big Don

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    Never leave the pavement without your snatch!
    http://store.arbusa.com/ARB-Snatch-Strap-33000lb-ARB715-P3621.aspx
    I don't know if they make these heavy duty enough for a truck, but I can swear by them on SUV Pickup etc.
    I don't believe they "DRIVE FRIENDLY" in Texas anymore.:confused:
     
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  9. Accidental Trucker

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    If you do try to pull it, dig out in front of the front tires and put some heavy boards down it can easily roll onto. You want to lift that front end up over a fairly long stretch, not all at once.

    In my previous life, I made about 120 deliveries a year with a 2 ton truck loaded with live fish...... Can't tell you how many times people would say "drive on back there next to the pond, it's all solid", and then sink 6" down into their purdy lawn. Anyway, I'm somewhat of an experienced hand at getting trucks unstuck from this type of situation. Get the dirt dug down from in front of the tires, and then put something solid down to roll onto. Usually, it doesn't take all that much if you don't have to lift the truck up onto the mud. I've gotten unstuck once by a Jeep Wrangler..... Put a lot of tension on the strap and let it start creeping. And for Pete's sake, don't spin the drive tires.

    If you want to lift each side up, get a heavy enough pair of jacks, and put them onto a railroad tie or something similarly solid. Once one jack runs out of reach, start the second one, and relay up from there. A pair of bottle jacks is a lot cheaper than a tow.
     
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  10. joseph1853

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    Right that's pretty much what I've tried so far except for the railroad ties. don't have a problem getting the drives jacked up, its the steers that are the problem. front axle keeps pressing my bottle jack into the ground and there's no room for a railroad tie. But now you got me thinking there's got to be something I can fit under that bottle jack to get it to go ahead and lift it, i just don't have anything i think of that would work that i would have around the house at the moment. I'm thinking let's say a 2"x6"x4' long piece of wood may work but i'm thinking the bottle jack with 6 tons on it would rip the wood to shreds.. only one way to find out right.. i've only a little room between the leaf springs and the ground around 2 inches that is..
     
  11. joseph1853

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    wow 117 bucks for a stretchy strap.. must be some fancy material..
     
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