Is getting stuck a thing of the past?

[K7NUT]

OK, this is a follow up to two of my previous posts. My quest for fire wood sometimes takes me to places I should never go with out the ability to get myself out, but know one has ever accused me of having "good" judgement!
This is the first "incident" and a friends Warn 12,000 got me and my first friend's truck out(2).
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Next month, I was trying to notcreate ruts in my neighbors field where I store my overflow wood, that's what I get for trying to be nice! This took a neighbors Cat to pull me to the road.<BR>
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So, after much pineing for this set-up and waiting for the money, I finally got it all on and functional! Hopefully I will be helping other people from now on...<BR>
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I do have a back up plan though...<BR>
I can call my wife with her Mile Marker 12,000!
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[Rookie1]

Nice setup on a nice truck. Im a 2 wheel drive man and just stay out of the mud. Ill bet that wunch will come in handy for helping others.

 

[Circle B MN]

The years have taught me to be rather cautious when it comes to leaving the pavement. As soon as it feels like your getting stuck, stop and winch out. No need to dig yourself in any worse.

Winches are a great thing, but don't do much good if you have no place to anchor or in your case want to come back out the way you came. Reciever mounted winches are pretty handy as you can quickly move the from the front to the rear of the vehicle or even to another vehicle if needed.

A heavy duty snatch block and a couple of chains or straps would be good to carry with as well.

Good job not making ruts in your neighbors field...

 

[Ductape]

Good Pics !

So far, I've been fortunate, and have not been stuck shagging firewood. It was close one time though...... with my loaded trailer on the back. A little working back and forth got me out. I wouldn't mind having a winch like yours though!

 

[gilraine]

you will still get stuck it will just far more spectacular and require a track hoe to get you out, not that I'm talking from experience or anything. the M15000 is a great winch, I love mine..get a set of slightly larger, more aggressive tires for the truck and I run a locking rear differential in my wood truck

 

[ericjeeper]

Yeah you need some meatier tires..In your two "stuck photos" Notice there is not even any mud slung up on the side of the truck.. But he has a Jeep he knows what tires and lockers are all about.. It is just harder to justify putting them on a pickup.
I know from past experience when my jeep was stuck., There would be mud on anything within a 100 foot radius.. Including the tree tops. LOL But 37 inch boggers tend to dig out pretty good globs of mud

 

[J.W Younger]

the only dif between a 4x and a 2x is how stuck you are once your stuck

 

[BarkBuster20]

the only dif between a 4x and a 2x is how stuck you are once your stuck

thats not the only difference... not even close.

 

[BarkBuster20]

but yeah put a set of 33 inch toyo mud terrain on your truck.

 

[Highbeam]

Load range E mud tires can get a bit pricey.

 

[husky362]

learned a long time ago

been drivin 4x4's tractors and combines for years
ive played in slop and not get stuck' been in gumbo mud that the bumper was on the ground and you could stand on it and not get your feet very muddy
made knee deep ruts in combine's and not stop,, turn around and front tires drop so fast the header fills with mud
with tractor's its usualy what your pulling that gets you stuck

it will go till it stop's

 

[K7NUT]

Winches are a great thing, but don't do much good if you have no place to anchor or in your case want to come back out the way you came. Reciever mounted winches are pretty handy as you can quickly move the from the front to the rear of the vehicle or even to another vehicle if needed.

A heavy duty snatch block and a couple of chains or straps would be good to carry with as well.

Good job not making ruts in your neighbors field...

I have two chains and a VERY big and HEAVY snatch block, I think I want a diffrent style of one that's lighter. Also, the goal now is to back into areas off the road if there's ANY doubt about the firm/softness of the ground.

Yeah you need some meatier tires..In your two "stuck photos" Notice there is not even any mud slung up on the side of the truck.. But he has a Jeep he knows what tires and lockers are all about.. It is just harder to justify putting them on a pickup.
I know from past experience when my jeep was stuck., There would be mud on anything within a 100 foot radius.. Including the tree tops. LOL But 37 inch boggers tend to dig out pretty good globs of mud

Eric, you said that before and your right, I can't believe how my wife's tires on the Jeep grip in the snow! Havn't tryed the mud yet, but those MT 33's really go! I will not, however be putting anything but the on/off road tires on my truck. I'm not going to use my 100 TON Cumming's truck for wheeling, that can get to expensive real fast! I will keep doing what I'm doing and that will lead me to getting stuck many more times, which, I don't think getting stuck is the problem, it's when you can't help your self, that's the problem. I can't wait to winch something! I spooled the 1/2" line back in and thats all the fun I've had with it so far. That new motor from Amperage tech. sure sounds flawless too!

 

[boostnut]

"I'm not going to use my 100 TON Cumming's truck for wheeling"

100 ton??? WTF, I must have been looking at the wrong pics?

Cummings??? Come on man, its Cummins, no "g". You should know that, you own one.

 

[Highbeam]

So is it a dodge or a Fiat. Maybe a fiadgat with a cummings?

 

[K7NUT]

"I'm not going to use my 100 TON Cumming's truck for wheeling"

100 ton??? WTF, I must have been looking at the wrong pics?

Cummings??? Come on man, its Cummins, no "g". You should know that, you own one.

So is it a dodge or a Fiat. Maybe a fiadgat with a cummings?

Whatever!?
When you walk on water, I'll give a crap about my spell'in!
Redneck...

 

[LHJim]

Yup a set of Diff Lockers in the rear will probably keep you out of trouble.

you will still get stuck it will just far more spectacular and require a track hoe to get you out, not that I'm talking from experience or anything. the M15000 is a great winch, I love mine..get a set of slightly larger, more aggressive tires for the truck and I run a locking rear differential in my wood truck

 

[R Walter]

I've got two 3/4 ton Dodge Cummin(g)s 4x4s. Even with the tires I have, BFG 285-75-16 on one and Michelin(e) 285-75-16 on the other, those trucks get stuck fast as soon as you get in the nasty stuff. The Cummin(g)s engine weighs 1,000 pounds, all of it over the front wheel and when that front end gets bogged down, the truck's not going anywhere. A heavy load in the bed helps a lot, but a few rounds for firewood doesn't really add a whole lot of weight, even with the bed full, although better than empty. Of course, in some of the pics you're showing, it looks like basically the truck is high centered on the diffs/axles, so it doesn't matter how much weight or what kind of tires.

 

[Circle B MN]

I've got two 3/4 ton Dodge Cummin(g)s 4x4s. Even with the tires I have, BFG 285-75-16 on one and Michelin(e) 285-75-16 on the other, those trucks get stuck fast as soon as you get in the nasty stuff. The Cummin(g)s engine weighs 1,000 pounds, all of it over the front wheel and when that front end gets bogged down, the truck's not going anywhere. A heavy load in the bed helps a lot, but a few rounds for firewood doesn't really add a whole lot of weight, even with the bed full, although better than empty. Of course, in some of the pics you're showing, it looks like basically the truck is high centered on the diffs/axles, so it doesn't matter how much weight or what kind of tires.

I have a couple 2500 diesels with manual trans. Doesn't take much to get them hopping if the bed is empty.

 

[gink595]

But 37 inch boggers tend to dig out pretty good globs of mud

Thats not the only thing they are good at... breaking axles, driveshafts and U-joints is another They will find the weak link if you have one.

 

[ericjeeper]

yeah I know

Thats not the only thing they are good at... breaking axles, driveshafts and U-joints is another They will find the weak link if you have one.

I am running them on a Dana 30 and a Dana 44 rear.. I know all about broken parts..