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Title: Well Stuck
Post by: dazzawhipple on October 31, 2005, 08:17:11

A friend of mine rang me yesturday afternoon...................whilst on a off road course in Bucks (just two of them) A Discovery has become stuck VERY stuck  :roll: , A tractor wouldn't pull it out of a hole

How can he get out???? BTW its still there now, his recovery points are only the standard ones with a towbar on the back

Any ideas??


I WILL post pictures as soon as I have them......


Darren

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: Rich_P on October 31, 2005, 08:51:55

Maybe it fell down a mine shaft?  :lol:

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: drum on October 31, 2005, 08:52:14

Sounds like the only sensible way, would be to dig as much mud etc out as you can, then tow it out. Knowing how it's stuck from the photo's might change my approach though  :D

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: dazzawhipple on October 31, 2005, 08:58:36

I have not seen it but have been told its up th the chassis :shock:  dig but its a swomp.................

Mine shaft didn't relise MK was a mining area

Title: mud
Post by: Jas278 on October 31, 2005, 09:04:04

I would say you need to raise it ,b4 towing it ,get some wood, blocks anything underneath the wheels,raise the diffs out the mud,the tractor will then shift it...........

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: drum on October 31, 2005, 09:06:55

Swamp and Chassis, done that, it's the suction that's holding it.

So yeah definitely lift it as far as you can, if you can lift it high enough to get the front 2 wheels (assuming towing forward) on to waffles, it might even drive out, but if not should defintely tow out.

Anybody remember the 4 LR tow at whitworth, that couldn't shift the 110  :D

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: turtle on October 31, 2005, 09:07:12

Use HI-Lift jacks and try and raise it, as already said, get logs, bricks anything under the wheels, then winch or tractor out.

Whereabouts in MK has he got stuck? Maybe we could get a crew down there tonight and try and shift him?

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: dazzawhipple on October 31, 2005, 09:08:42

Dougie let um play whilst closed

Whaddon

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: oakeedokee on October 31, 2005, 10:27:42

If he can wait 'til the 19th there'll be enough of us there! :lol:

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: Landieman on October 31, 2005, 10:32:53

...to take pictures and laugh  :wink:

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: dazzawhipple on October 31, 2005, 10:35:44

Remember its rude to laugh at others misfortune.............................................................

:(biglaugh):

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: Hightower on October 31, 2005, 11:04:29

Yeah, but nothing less than we'd expect  :lol:

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 31, 2005, 12:26:06

Contact these guys:
http://www.ericksonaircrane.com/heavy_equipment.asp

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: thermidorthelobster on October 31, 2005, 12:42:58

By the way, I commend to you their video:
http://www.ericksonaircrane.com/videos/OnwardandUpward.wvx

Big boys' toys!

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: muddysteve on October 31, 2005, 13:00:51

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

By the way, I commend to you their video:
http://www.ericksonaircrane.com/videos/OnwardandUpward.wvx

Big boys' toys!

nice bit of kit that, and you can beat the traffic with it  :lol:

steve

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: Bishops Finger on October 31, 2005, 13:48:23

If hes' got any traction move forward an inch or so then back and repeat  If not and either rubble logs etc to get the ground a bit firmer so he can start moving

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: turtle on October 31, 2005, 15:15:26

The dreaded Whaddon Glue.....

Should be able to winch him out, if you need my services I could pop down there this evening, need to see Dougie as well.


Lets us know?

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: jimbob on October 31, 2005, 18:34:44

There was a disco well stuck up there w'end before last. Took a fair bit of digging and a unimog to pull him out. :shock:

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: davidlandy on October 31, 2005, 19:00:03

cant wait to see the pics Daz

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: Manicminer on October 31, 2005, 19:28:49

If you can find a good anchor point then you can pull it out using a pulley fixed onto the stuck vehicle.

You run a wire rope from the towing vehicle to the stuck vehicle, pass the wire through the pulley and back to your anchor point. When you pull on the wire it doubles the pulling force.

When we de-bog machines, we always do this. I'm talking 20t machines and 13mm wire rope. It helps if you can break the suction and maybe stick some bits of wood or stone in front and under the wheels so you have the vehicle lift at it comes out.

Title: Well Stuck
Post by: dazzawhipple on November 02, 2005, 07:45:38

Well its been recovered I have some pictures and will post later

Damage New clutch required Dougie had pull it out with his catapiller

Darren