Haha, "didn't floor it enough." good reason!Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
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Haha, "didn't floor it enough." good reason!Quote:
Originally Posted by taslucas
The only acceptable reason I think. Anything else is whinging!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
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:-PQuote:
Originally Posted by TPC
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.
Ohhhhh..... The shame cuppa, the shame!!!
Same happened to my dad in Spain. They call it "terra rossa" (read earth).Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
Cool - I love stuck threads :D
How - Didn't deflate
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/a...I/_DSC4494.jpg
How - Damned FJ Cruiser in front of me slowed down, so I was still in 2nd gear
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8e9b01cd.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
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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/a...2/_DSC3799.jpg
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)
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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...lolAttachment 37432