Rip-off recovery

[rokcrawlin]

Just a little note for people who regularly recover stuck vehicles with  a kinetic rope....................after every couple of pulls check the cross member for tears and the vehicle you are recovering ! it may save your life.........yes it was mine that went flying from the rear of my vehicle at driffield and no it was not rotten ...... and if any one has pictures of the event can you email me them as i did not see it or feel anything unusual happening,and would like to see what occured cheers pete

[sleeplessparadise]

Yes it was a very close call for the guy you were pulling out.  His vehicle is still running, although we did think the engine was dead when we first got him up on the hill as you know. I am sure someone will be in touch about pics  

[drum]

Pete, why not go one better and come and join the gang that you were recovering  :D

I was the guy in the Silver 110, that you stopped from going in to recover the 90 :D  Come and join us at http://www.northernboghoppers.co.uk

[sleeplessparadise]

Now Im not sure Drum, but dont you feel lucky you didnt pull Doug out now? Imagine if that had been the 110......you would be sooooo gutted  :(   We did attract rather a crowd though.

[drum]

Nah, it's under Warranty.  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Miniman]

All right mate. I was the short a** in the drivers set whilst all this was happening. If you go and look on http://www.northernboghoppers.co.uk you will se a small video clip of it. If you look in the EVENTS PHOTOS and look for The one everyone should be talking about thats where it is. Join we are all a great bunch... And as you will see we do have fun.
I also have it on video from a different angle and you can see the rangie in the back ground just before it went bang and bent the chassi. I am still drying out now from the muddy water.

[paul_humphreys]

I can only see one of the pictures as I am not loged in. Dose this mean I have to sign up?

Paul

[Miniman]

I would think so.....There are 3 photos there

[dew1911]

OUCH!!! That looks nasty!

[nufcgirlie]

Anybody notice the Disco in the background, he was well and truly stuck :oops:  :oops:

And nobody was taking any notice of him :shock:

He is probably still there :D

[sleeplessparadise]

Yeah he was left till last but I can report that he wasnt there sunday when I did the course.........infact there was hardly any support crew there either! Although Mr Cobley was driving round watching people get stuck  :D

[Miniman]

On one of the pics if you look in the background I think its nufcgirlie's pic from the front of Doug you can see the BENT range rover in the background I think its on NBH's site

[mark.yellow.series.3]

Just a little note for people who regularly recover stuck vehicles with  a kinetic rope....................after every couple of pulls check the cross member for tears and the vehicle you are recovering ! it may save your life.........yes it was mine that went flying from the rear of my vehicle at driffield and no it was not rotten ...... and if any one has pictures of the event can you email me them as i did not see it or feel anything unusual happening,and would like to see what occured cheers pete

i could be wrong but its looks like your cross member was rotting from the inside out, as the steel looks alot thinner then it should be.
but it moght be the picture

[the loon]

Blimey that was a lucky one for people and vechicles

Was that on the saturday from about half 2 - 3pm ish?
I can remember seeing a black 90 in the water taking a coule of runs at the lake (we where in the queue behind) we decided to take the easy route around after seeing a blue 110 pick up get stuck in the mud and next saw the 90 getting pulled out of the lake from the distance.
Also remember seeing the driver in the 90 opening the dorrs after first attempt to let out the water from the cab

Just remembered had this picture from where we where

[sleeplessparadise]

Yeah that was the one......... were there till gone 4.30 in the end. Tried draining it then had to tow it back to the camp site and it was trailered home. Is running now but still sick  

[Miniman]

Yep we would have made it if it was not for the water injection taking a bad turn.....

[the loon]

<insert own wording> Wished I of known at the time as would of come over and seen if I could of offered any help at the time.

When we where sat at the top of the bank wating the marshal in the high vis told us you where going for the water run and just kind of shook his head
I can remember seeing you pull the 110 out of the crud that looked like it took a couple of goes

hope the 90 makes a full recovery soon
(no pun intended)

[defenderdan]

Why the kinetic recovery anyway, the 90 has a winch on the front?

[sleeplessparadise]

well the winch was around 3 feet under water and the engine had cut out. In the pics above the landy had been pulled out about a foot aready but had then got stuck again. Also Vince Cobley was in charge so we just did as we were  told.

[Miniman]

Not just that why would you want to use your expensive winch under 3 foot of mud and brake it when you can just brake a 90 insted......he he

[mud-club-matty]

let me get this right the x member has come off the car in front of the one with the man on the bonet and the man on the bonet has cought it

[Xtremeteam]

no
he climbed onto the bonnet & fished the xmember out the water on the end of the rope,



that was recovery that shoulda been winched out after the first 2 attempts didnt move it

[sleeplessparadise]

No johnnie was on the bonnet when the cross member came flying at him from the vehicle that was towing him out of the water. He then fished it out and threw it back   O yeah then he climbed on the back of the landy for the rest of the recovery!

[Xtremeteam]

No johnnie was on the bonnet when the cross member came flying at him from the vehicle that was towing him out of the water. He then fished it out and threw it back  

<considers getting soap box out but decides not to :!: >

i cant belive that he was on the bonnet

[mud-club-matty]

wow so th one stuck in the mud is been puled out but the x member came of the recovery vehicle

[Miniman]

Yep the X member went flying off the recovery vehicle. He could not get off the landy or he would sink. I was sat inside steering sat in water....Cold water at that.....

[mud-club-matty]

were was the s3 miniman

[Miniman]

It was at home wothout a MOT. Yes I know my series is very capable in water but its not stuck because of the mud it got water in the engine and stopped so it had to be pulled. If it was still running it would have been out

[defenderdan]

So this recovery was being overseen by Vince cobley "off road guru" (to quote LRO) A kinetic recovery was attempted when imo the motor was too stuck for this to work, and somebody was stood on the vehicles bonet at the time. Disaster in the making.   :roll:

[Miniman]

I dont think that names and blames is a good idea do you. We can all stand there saying it was wrong and you should not be doing that but if you wish for this post to be taken off then continue....