Bogged: how you got in and out again

[Flo-w]

I've looked through the bigger "bogged" threads here but they all seem to be abandoned (last post 2-3 years old). So here goes a new one.

I'd be interested in a thread which shows where you guys got bogged, why you got bogged, how you got out and really what you've learned.

I finally got myself bogged for the first time and now I feel like a real man. :first:
Of course it was stupid and of course it could have been avoided. But I just wanted to try that steepest slope.

I learned that when all 4 wheels are in the air the car doesn't drive. Go figure.
Also that the winch alone won't get me out of all situations.
Lastly that trying to get back first is a good idea.

[threedogs]

Went flogging into a bog hole for some "momentum" being a leaf sprung 4x4
got hung up big time on the spring hangers. Got a mate to snatch me out backwards
Cost me plenty in repairs, what did I learn, bog holes are just wrong.
If I can avoid them I will, Then again I love river crossings go figure LOL

[Flo-w]

I know what you mean. It feels dumb after the 10th boghole to still get out and check the depth but better save than sorry.

[taslucas]

Where: Arthur river tas.
How he got bogged: soft steep sand.
Why he couldn't get out: crappy disco did a cv on the 5th attempt out.
How he got out: hilux tied to a GU snatched him out.
Doesn't look like it in the pic but the water was half way up his spare tyre. (it's deep muddy water behind him not shallow water)

[growler2058]

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Iphone3gsfotersuptonov11055.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Iphone3gsfotersuptonov11055.jpg.html)


HOW? Law of averages
WHERE? Loveday 4X4 Adventures
HOWD I GET OUT? Snatched out by a bloody 100series
WHATD I LEARN? Need a LoKKa

[growler2058]

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http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/stuckcruiser7.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/stuckcruiser7.jpg.html)
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/poorprado.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/poorprado.jpg.html)


HOW? Bloody 100 series
WHERE? Border track (SA)
RECOVERED? By my wifes Prado that id just driven through the same hole
WHATD WE LEARN? Im a better driver than a bloody 100 series driver :)

[taslucas]

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Iphone3gsfotersuptonov11055.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Iphone3gsfotersuptonov11055.jpg.html)


HOW? Law of averages
WHERE? Loveday 4X4 Adventures
HOWD I GET OUT? Snatched out by a bloody 100series
WHATD I LEARN? Need a LoKKa

What do you need to learn: eye/foot coordination.

[growler2058]

All good now I got me LoKKa mate :)

[taslucas]

All good now I got me LoKKa mate :)

Imagine what you could crawl over with an auto!

[Flo-w]

HOW? Bloody 100 series
WHERE? Border track (SA)
RECOVERED? By my wifes Prado that id just driven through the same hole
WHATD WE LEARN? Im a better driver than a bloody 100 series driver :)
What's with all the tape on the rear window?

[growler2058]

Imagine what you could crawl over with an auto!


No skill in that

[growler2058]

What's with all the tape on the rear window?


1st aid kit smashed the rear screen

[AB]

If I had a photo everytime I was bogged in a mud hole I will need a larger hard drive...lol....I was a sucker for holes, still am but learning slowly to avoid them if I can!

Always check depth and softness with a stick and all the way through the hole too. Been fooled many times half way out when it drops.

If you are lazy like me and can't be bothered to get out of the car at least dip the front of the car in to test out...LMAO

Momentum....I would rather look like an idiot going fast then not having enough and stuck in the middle.

If it looks deep and soft, pre hook up your snatch to save getting out in the slop....One of your friends can do that...lol

2nd low is generally your best friend unless you're at Loveday being an idiot like Growler and I through a deep 20m sloppy soft hole then hit it in 3rd low and watch your car fill up with mud and your radiator and alternator clog. I felt the wallet emptying every second I was stuck there!!!

[MudRunnerTD]

Never been bogged ;)

[growler2058]

Dunno about that china plate whats the pics at the beginning of your build thread

[Mud Gecko]

HOW? Didn't check depth, got hung up on the front diff.
WHERE? Mickett Creek, Darwin
HOWD I GET OUT? Winch
WHATD I LEARN? Need 37's or check depth first. Also learnt how to remove interior :smiley_thumbs_up:



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[growler2058]

Its a Jeep thing


http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/jeeprecovery1.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/jeeprecovery1.jpg.html)


Recovered by A PATROL NAMMED AGATHA

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/jeeprecovery2.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/jeeprecovery2.jpg.html)

[AB]

Growler....Walk of shame. I'll try and find some of my misfortunes.

[MudRunnerTD]

Dunno about that china plate whats the pics at the beginning of your build thread

Shhhhhhb! Don't look at page 46 either ;)

[AB]

Not bogged just couldn't get up the climb after the mud....This is the exact moment I decided to get a front lokka....No joke.....Watching Growler get up changed my mind...lol

[Winnie]

I just looked through all my 4wd photos and not a single one of me bogged. Fark I'm good


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[growler2058]

WHY? Bought a stoopid bloody Toyota
WHERE? Loveday
HOWD I GET IT OUT? Skull dragged, motor killed inhaled muddy loveday water through dipstick and seals filled the sump
WHAT LEARNT? Even with twin ARB lockers lift and commonwhore V6 it was still a snot box and got stuck. But I was able to buy a Patrol
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Rivercampsouthend034.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Rivercampsouthend034.jpg.html)

[taslucas]

...lol....I was a sucker for holes,

Bahahahahaha!!! Hole sucker!!

[AB]

Bahahahahaha!!! Hole sucker!!

The muddier the better...lol

[gaddy]

Back in the good days before moreton island got expensive , and the skipper of the combie trader barge used to tell everyone if the coppers were on the island or not , drinking and driving was the order of the day . We used to put the cars in low 1st occy strap on the steering wheel and let it crawl along while flicking for Taylor , forgot adout a little creek one day the left front was at full stretch took a ranger with his drot to get it out quicksand ATTACH]37396[/ATTACH]

[trekster]

WHY:Because I enjoy watching where NissanNewby drives and not where I am driving
WHERE: Back of Coff's on the tuneup weekend
HOWD I GET OUT: Newby snatched me out, I was hung up on the towbar
WHAT DID I LEARN: Watch where you are going :p


http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=32823&d=1376223361

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[trekster]

I just looked through all my 4wd photos and not a single one of me bogged. Fark I'm good

Not going offroad will get you that Winnie :p

[Winnie]

Nah, being the only one taking photos will do that. I don't take photos of myself bogged hahaha.

[liftlid]

Never been bogged ;)

Hmmmmm 90 minutes of winching in a bog hole a car length long ???,

[taslucas]

Hmmmmm 90 minutes of winching in a bog hole a car length long ???,

Thankyou, I was waiting for that:-)

[Punderhead]

Hmmmmm 90 minutes of winching in a bog hole a car length long ???,

He wasn't bogged, he was doing a winch test

Cheers

[liftlid]

He wasn't bogged, he was doing a winch test

Cheers

Yep destruction test

[Punderhead]

I don't have a picture but I was once bogged on the side of a hill, after the front of the car slid sideways, and the wheels dug in. unable to be snatched forwards, and if I drove backwards I was sure to roll

How I got there.
Mates saying "just drive it you big girl"

How I got out.
Put a strap on the side of the car so if I started to roll I wouldn't go over.
Used my mates winch to skull drag the back end around until it was pointing back down the hill
Had to be winched Down the hill because my wheels were dug in that deep.

What I learned.
Safety first. I did start to roll and the strap caught me

Don't listen to my mates

Even if your going for a quick mud run in the afternoon, make sure someone has a camera!

Cheers

[Timmo]

you been trying to find my culvert down there and stealing my barra geko?.............



HOW? Didn't check depth, got hung up on the front diff.
WHERE? Mickett Creek, Darwin
HOWD I GET OUT? Winch
WHATD I LEARN? Need 37's or check depth first. Also learnt how to remove interior :smiley_thumbs_up:





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[Punderhead]

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How
Thought I was driving on solid ground, I didn't realise that the crusty topped boghole (you can see it in the pic) extended to
Where my wheel was going

How I got out
I'm not telling, it's too embarrassing!

What I learned
Pay more attention instead of spending half you time watching your uncle struggling to get through the next but of track

Cheers

[Punderhead]

37409

How
I though my mate locked the hubs, but he hadn't. So I was only in 2wd and slipped into the hole on the side (the pic shows after I had reversed in further In an attempt to reverse out the ditch


How I got out

I dug a lot of dirt out of the way

What I learned
Check my hubs myself.
Dad gets annoyed when our fourby run gets stopped 2 minutes in

Cheers

[taslucas]

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HOW? came down a hill and was impossible to get out of the ruts so i committed to the hole.
WHERE? Preolenna area
HOWD I GET OUT? My brand new snatch strap and a GU on 37's
WHATD I LEARN? I want 36" jungle trekkers..

Here's my mate 5 minutes later. Same hole, same circumstances....

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/taslucas1/Dipfalls24-8-13wet47_zpsa60dc334.jpg (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/taslucas1/media/Dipfalls24-8-13wet47_zpsa60dc334.jpg.html)

Here's the normal condition of the tracks back there. (this was august so a bit wet out!)

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/taslucas1/Dipfalls24-8-13wet60_zps0c98c2ee.jpg (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/taslucas1/media/Dipfalls24-8-13wet60_zps0c98c2ee.jpg.html)

[taslucas]

HOW? got the bounce wrong and didnt floor it enough on the apex of the corner
WHERE? My own little tracks
HOWD I GET OUT? Waited for a mate who was visiting for a bbq but he brought his suzuki swift not his trol! So it was dads tractor that had to do
WHATD I LEARN? I want 36" jungle trekkers.

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/taslucas1/bogged_zps2a30ed45.png (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/taslucas1/media/bogged_zps2a30ed45.png.html)

[taslucas]

HOW? Driving a 4 wheeler track, at night, crap lights, "tipsy", no spotter.
WHERE? A mates farm
HOWD I GET OUT? Made him walk back and get his MQ shorty while i kept the girls entertained
WHATD I LEARN? I want 36" jungle trekkers.

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/taslucas1/Farbs-Vanessasparty8_zpsb938948d.jpg (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/taslucas1/media/Farbs-Vanessasparty8_zpsb938948d.jpg.html)

[taslucas]

HOW? A mate having a play
WHERE? My little tracks
HOWD I GET OUT? Snatched him out with a rally car (lol)
WHATD I LEARN? 4wding is fun:). Oh, and make sure your phone stays in your pocket and doesnt fall into the mud while climbing through the window! (Didnt know where he lost his phone until we were watching vids of the day and saw it fall out lol)

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/taslucas1/jaysfaceblurred_zps8a5bf461.jpg (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/taslucas1/media/jaysfaceblurred_zps8a5bf461.jpg.html)

How he got in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFFl36LveVw

[Winnie]

HOW? got the bounce wrong and didnt floor it enough on the apex of the corner
WHERE? My own little tracks
HOWD I GET OUT? Waited for a mate who was visiting for a bbq but he brought his suzuki swift not his trol! So it was dads tractor that had to do
WHATD I LEARN? I want 36" jungle trekkers.

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/taslucas1/bogged_zps2a30ed45.png (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/taslucas1/media/bogged_zps2a30ed45.png.html)

Haha, "didn't floor it enough." good reason!

[taslucas]

Haha, "didn't floor it enough." good reason!

The only acceptable reason I think. Anything else is whinging!

[TPC]

Lucas, have you thought of getting 36" Jungle Trekkers? Might help prevent you getting bogged.

[taslucas]

Lucas, have you thought of getting 36" Jungle Trekkers? Might help prevent you getting bogged.

They're on the list! Got a warn winch to fit also but that's been sitting in the shed for a year:-P

[Cuppa]

Not in quite the same league as some of you pork chops, but bogged is bogged & we weren’t going anywhere without assistance.

How. Thinking “there’s a good spot opposite to do a u turn” & taking little notice that the red dirt was wet.
Where. On the opposite side of the road to the observatory in Dubbo.
How did I get out. When piling gravel under the wheels failed, the nice little old lady from the observatory offered to try to pull us out with a rope tied to something inside the boot of her Magna sedan. After convincing her, with some difficulty, that trying to pull 6+ tonnes of bus & trailer would damage her car we were ‘rescued’ by a local vineyard owner who pulled us out with his Landcruiser ute in low first.
What did I learn. a)Wet red dirt is not compatible with forward motion b) that getting bogged right next to the bitumen makes you feel like a prize plonker & c) that every cloud has a silver lining. Vineyard owner let us camp on his property overnight & in the morning his 80 year old father knocked on our door with a huge bag of freshly picked mushrooms for our brekkie.

[taslucas]

Ohhhhh..... The shame cuppa, the shame!!!

[Flo-w]

What did I learn. a)Wet red dirt is not compatible with forward motion
Same happened to my dad in Spain. They call it "terra rossa" (read earth).

[Bulbous]

Cool - I love stuck threads :D

How - Didn't deflate
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/Bulbous1/Dubai4x4/No%20Deflate%20Challenge%20II/_DSC4494.jpg

How - Damned FJ Cruiser in front of me slowed down, so I was still in 2nd gear
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/Bulbous1/DSCF0242_zps8e9b01cd.jpg

How - Arrived at check point so didn't want to go to fast over the dune.
How'd I get out - On my own so a lot of digging
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/Bulbous1/Dubai4x4/Desert%20Challenge%202013/DSCF0656_zpsdc02810c.jpg

Double Stuck
How - The Jeep got stuck, on the previous dune, then again on this one. Without thinking I stopped to ask him what he was playing at. DOH
What'd I learn - Never park next to a Jeep
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/Bulbous1/Kapil%20Trip%2006%20Jan%202012/_DSC3799.jpg

[92GQ]

HOW? Just out for a drive with a mate in his Landcruiser
WHERE? A mates farm
HOWD I GET OUT? Chain block putting tension on a snatch strap
WHATD I LEARN? Don't go out after 2 weeks of solid rain. (plus we both got winches the next week)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j175/4wdnut/4x4%20Forums/SeemsICantgoanyeverywhere-noplate.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/4wdnut/media/4x4%20Forums/SeemsICantgoanyeverywhere-noplate.jpg.html)

[AB]

How: got excited, didn't test the hole, noticed there was very little track after the hole and listened to kris...you'll be right!!!

Where: Big river area

How did I get out: Rossco snatch from rear.

What I learnt: if the exit of the hole looks like it hasnt been used in years there is a good chance you won't make it.....and don't listen to kris...lol37432

[Chris79]

How - Drove down a steep bank with a mudhole at the bottom.
How'd I get out - Double , double line winch backwards ha ha.
What did I learn - Nothing lol

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http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/CHRISMAV_2007/Gembrook%20Mar%2008/Recovery.jpg (http://s235.photobucket.com/user/CHRISMAV_2007/media/Gembrook%20Mar%2008/Recovery.jpg.html)

[warner01]

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this is from my recent trip to Robe.
how : competing with my brother in his cruiser doing some dunes. got to the top of the bigger dune ( of course its a patrol after all ) and it bellied on the top.
how i got out : I got a cruiser that took 5 - 6 shots up the dune just to get close enough to get a strap on and pull her back down the hill.
what did i learn : NEED LIFT!!!!!!!!!!