Minden Recovery help

[zc911]

A freind on J -e-e-p kings had 2 of his buddies get there trucks stuck up in Minden.
One is a tracker and the otehr a big ****
They ended up leaving them there, and plan to go get them this sunday
I know some of you have some 6 and 8000 lbs winchs
Anyone wanna come along and assist?
The tracker was so stuck they formed a line of trucks trying to get it out, but ened up giving up

I'll ahve more details later in the week as to where we are meeting and what time

any interest?

[Mudslug]

I'm in for sure, name time and date and I will fire up George and be there...I should have my winch on by then but even if I don't I am locked front and rear at 188:1 so I go some pull.

Plus I got straps out the hoo ha and this just sounds like a strap breaking adventure

Coolio!!

[zc911]

sounds great :D
i was worredi considering it;s jsut me and a stock TJ and a modded J-e-e-p so far

i'll psot up more info when i get it :)

[Mudslug]

I'll call Scott and the original Mighty Mouse, they are both winched right now (Scott has mine mounted on his truck)

How bad is the stuck...where are they? IS is bad?

[zc911]

well they had a train of trucks trying to get them out. they managed only half the distance they needed. apparently the big j-e-e-p is stuck the worst.
still waint on a PM back with more info.

The more trucks the more winches = less time in the cold :D

[Depot]

LMFAO

hey zc... take lotsa pics eh.. i wanna see all 188:1 of george spinning his tires trying to get those brain boxes out.

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[zc911]

will do, even some movie :D

[Mudslug]

George doesn't spin....he just pulls.

[zc911]

hahah :D got any pics of George?

Oh found out both trucks are dead in the mud, one stuck in reverse, and one won;t start

[Depot]

If those trucks are as stuck as u make it sound z.. george aint gonna do nutin but spin tires even if it is soo slow that u can barely make it out! the only way I can see getting those out is with brute force (mega snapping on the tow lines) or tie the recovery vehicle off to a tree and winch the suckers out..

but i still wanna see pics of the recovery effort :)


gl

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[zc911]

ya they are apprently pretty stuck
Don;t worry lots of pics too come :D

[Mudslug]

George is here

http://www.zookpower.ca/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=538

Where is Minden exactly??

[zc911]

not tto far, i have never been but i think it;s like 1-1.5 hours out of toronto, to the west (opposit direction of milton, it hink thats west :D)

I thought you had a susuki :D Cool truck, i was looking at a V6 5spd 4x4 1990, before i bought my susuki

[Depot]

here

[Mudslug]

Cool!! George is sitting in Bobcaygeon right now cooling his heels which means I don't have to far to go

If that truck is stuck in gear how will they get it home? Do you want me to find some sort of trailer for the guy? Its going to cost some dough (gas time etc) but I could probably find someone

[zc911]

i was just talking to my passanger on sunday about that, cause he has a truck/trailer.
So if you bring a truck/trailer to haul one, we can haul the other

[drtysuzuk]

its hard to believe people still go wheeling without a winch. you,re going to have lots of fun trying to get them moving, with sitting all week the mud/ silt will settle back around everythingand it will be like pullinga tree stump.
if you can,you should try to break a path trhough the mud 1st, of course being carefull not to be the 3rd victim.
good luck and i hope all goes well

:bawl: :bawl: :bawl: :bawl: :bawl: :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:

[zc911]

ya i know, they are gonn abe caked in good.

The owners are gonna have to get muddy and do some shoveling first i think :D

[drtysuzuk]

what trail are they stuck on and how far in?

[zc911]

the trial that leads to snake lake devilslake pinespingtrail

One is stuck north of Dirty Dozen camp and one is stuck south of the camp

MAke sense? cause it;s all jiberish to me :D

[drtysuzuk]

hope they,re not blocking access to the hunt camps. the moose hunt was on last week and the deer hunt starts on monday . you might run into some crusty hunters.

[zc911]

ya that would suck, especailly if the hunters got pissed and veneted teh anger on teh stuck trucks :(

[Superzuk]

I hope the trucks are still there... That would suck too... specially with all the dum fawks that vandalize and burn shit...
:mad:

[zc911]

ya that would totally suck, if it was my truck i would be sleeping in it or around it for a week

[Superzuk]

I would have been tempted to hire a farmer or else I wouldn't want to leave...

[vanbdan]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by drtysuzuk
[B]its hard to believe people still go wheeling without a winch.

I wheeled without a winch for 14 years,and Got stuck plenty.
A winch can be expensive,and as much as I would like one on my nex't zook,it isn"t going to be a priority.Not everybody can afford to shell out for all the goodies we would like,hell I can't afford a free lunch!

Oh yeah.....I sure as hell would not of left my Zook there for a week:yike ....they will be lucky if there is anything left of them when they get back there.

[GearHead]

i agree.
Having a winch is nice, but you can get buy without one.
Its nice to make sure that at least on person in the group has a working winch and they are willing to use it.

I would have never left my truck for a week, especialy out of town. Overnight maybe. I would try to get there saturday if you could, maybe know one has found it yet.
i hope its all still there when you arrive.

later
steve

[TheSarg]

its hard to believe people still go wheeling without a winch

Spoken like a true capitalist
hmmm when yer winch costs more then yer truck, ya might be a redneck. gimmie a break


:fa: :bang:

[Superzuk]

As far as a winch goes, I know they're expensive... but a decent one can be found from 300 to 500 bucks used....

Seriously guys... a winch can be expensive, but if you don't have one, it's a really good idea to wheel with someone who does... or stuff like this might happen, and then... You lose more than the 500 bucks if some goof finds your truck in the woods and decides to burn it or steal it...

I sincerely hope the trucks are still there and still in ok shape.

I think maybe rather than post where the trucks are, we post that help is needed within a certain distance of somewhere, and do the rest by pm, or phone. Otherwise we risk someone with lower morals reading the post and being an asswipe.

[Superzuk]

So.... How did it go? Were they still there? Pictures??? Am I the only one wondering or what????????


:)

[Depot]

yah, whats the word? did george spin some rubber or snap some tow lines?

inquiring minds want to know :)

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[Mudslug]

George never got instructions on how to get where we were supposed to meet so he just hung out all day and then came home last night...

I hope they were all right, it was a pissy rainy day up there

[zc911]

oh sorry :D

i never ended up going, the recover went fine, they had alot of trucks go (7 i think). One CJ is stuck out there now becuase a pitman arm and the frame let go toiwng out the tracker, heheh oops. They are going back out with a welder to get that one home, in a few days

[Depot]

wow.. how anti-climactic! :(

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[zc911]

i know eh :D