Had to get pulled out by a dually....

Vulcaneer wrote:

4x4ord wrote:

The dually didn't need to go in quite as deep but if you have never witnessed it before you would be amazed to see what happens when an 8000 lb truck gets going and hits the end of a good tow strap.

Edit: And yes, it was a crew cab 4x4 dually diesel with a steel deck on the back.

And you might be amazed, when you see a good tow strap GO SNAP when yanked hard by an 8000 pound truck on one one and another stuck 8000 pound truck on the other end. Glad there was no problem. But next time, maybe you should not let anyone do that.

I've had a dear friend suffer a major face rebuild when a chain snapped while she was pulling her husband out of the mud on a tractor. And she was just pulling steady. Nearly (very nearly) killed her. And never pull something without covering the strap/chain with a heavy cloth, blanket, jacket, or something.

Not for nuthin...but that photo above doesn't really look like that much snow.;)

A good tow strap can absorb an awful lot of energy so when they do go snap they can almost explode. Usually when they break it is because they were cut by something. I had kind of a flimsy ball hitch that I looped the strap over yesterday and I see the Chevy bent it.

Where the photo was taken the snow was not very deep. That was the point where I pulled off the road but the snow got quite deep once I got into the field a ways. When the truck stopped the snow was up to the running boards. I never actually measured how deep the snow was ... 18" might be a bit of a stretch.

my front axle sunk in the mud (diesel is front heavy)-had to get pulled out by my friend with a gulp! Ford 1/2 ton-lesson learned is keep your diesel truck out of the soft mud!-whsk

Even an 8000 lb pickup is incapable of breaking a good tow strap. I've bent the ball on a truck with even a mediocre strap.

4x4ord wrote:

The dually didn't need to go in quite as deep but if you have never witnessed it before you would be amazed to see what happens when an 8000 lb truck gets going and hits the end of a good tow strap.

Edit: And yes, it was a crew cab 4x4 dually diesel with a steel deck on the back.

And you might be amazed, when you see a good tow strap GO SNAP when yanked hard by an 8000 pound truck on one one and another stuck 8000 pound truck on the other end. Glad there was no problem. But next time, maybe you should not let anyone do that.

I've had a dear friend suffer a major face rebuild when a chain snapped while she was pulling her husband out of the mud on a tractor. And she was just pulling steady. Nearly (very nearly) killed her. And never pull something without covering the strap/chain with a heavy cloth, blanket, jacket, or something.

Not for nuthin...but that photo above doesn't really look like that much snow.;)

4x4ord wrote:
.....and to make matters even worse it was a Chevy. I drove my truck into about a foot and a half of snow with a generator on behind. I knew it was risky with racing slicks on for tires but figured if I got stuck I would just unhook the generator and carry on .... wrong. Oh well I called upon my nephew and it made his day.

Oh, I feel so embarrassed for you! :)

No shame there. I got a four wheel drive tractor (with rear chains) stuck and had to have my kid pull me out with my Chevy.

I bet brand new tires wouldn't have helped.

(not a Ford joke, but could have been)

Vulcaneer wrote:

mowermech wrote:
The most interesting thing to me is that here is this person in CANADA, and it is November, and he doesn't have snow tires? On a FOUR WHEEL DRIVE??
What's up with THAT??

What surprises me is that a DUALLY pulled a 4X4 out of a foot and a half of snow. Can we assume it was a 6WD dually? Or some heavy weight in the bed? Could not have been a RWD dually with no weight. What is the rest of the story? There has got to be more to it.

The dually didn't need to go in quite as deep but if you have never witnessed it before you would be amazed to see what happens when an 8000 lb truck gets going and hits the end of a good tow strap.

Edit: And yes, it was a crew cab 4x4 dually diesel with a steel deck on the back.

catfishmontana wrote:
Lots of tire Nazis in here....

Well-when you have 4WD and get stuck in the snow and you admit your tires are bald.....

Maybe he should be next to you on the Interstate pulling his fifth wheel with those tires.....

Lots of tire Nazis in here....