Stuck in the mud
On the way home from the 500 stopped to see dw's parents. Backed into a spot and got stuck in the yard. I'm calling coach net Friday when we are ready to leave. My question is where are the correct p...
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Daveinet wrote:RCMAN46 wrote:I don't think that Jeep video applies to a motorhome. It really depends on how bad it is stuck. If it will almost get out on its own, but just needs minor help, the axle isn't going to come off the vehicle. If the differential is on the ground, that would be a different story.
DO NOT ALLOW the tow driver to attach anything to the front axle! My father had a towing business. He had an inexperienced tow driver hook to the front axle of a truck stuck in the mud. All that came out of the mud hole was the front axle. The truck stayed in the mud hole. My father had a very expensive repair to pay for because of that error. There is a You Tube video of the front axle being pulled off of a Jeep that was stuck in a mud hole. Jeep axle failure
To the OP. It is your Motorhome and the axles on it are low to the ground and easy to throw a chain around. The experts have spoken so go for it. As for the jeep video the jeep may go 3500 lbs and your motorhome may go beyond 25,000 lbs so I agree the jeep video does not apply.
