Escape from muddy field

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Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #1

Wonder if this would work on a Motorhome. Anyone up to volunteering for a trial.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #2

Nifty and simple.

You go first, I'll go and get help

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #3

Any port in a storm

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #4

It looks a great job,God help the bodywork if it goes wrong

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #5

Davy, I did that years ago when I had the caravan and it worked believe me it got me off the field as it was a CC Rally.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #6

Good man Jack, wood, string and a lot of faith.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #7

You can sat that again Davy but when one is desperate one will try anything. Others did it too.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #8

Hah you learn something new every day

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 08.01.2017  ·  #9

Jack,

How is your head injury coming along ?

Davy

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 09.01.2017  ·  #10

Davy, it's healing nicely thanks but I still have a lot of headaches and nose bleeds etc.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 09.01.2017  ·  #11

I have used my car floor mats to get me out of the sand a few old strips of carpet in the Motorhome you newer know the moment

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 ·  Posted: 09.01.2017  ·  #12

You go first I"d love to watch I dont think you would get enough wheel=arch clearance to do it with a van

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 12.01.2017  ·  #13

Still, clever one. I never would have thought of that trick. Why not 2 pieces of wood on the wheel as
a further development???
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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 12.01.2017  ·  #14

You would want to very careful that you dont catch the flexible brake pipe on the inside of the wheel

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 12.01.2017  ·  #15

Yeah Ken that's the secret it must align with the inside of the tyre.

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 ·  Posted: 24.12.2017  ·  #16

I carry snow chains. I have used them in snow but never in a muddy field. If it was dug in deep they would be hard to get on and can’t imagine the mess to get them off

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Snow chains

 ·  Posted: 24.12.2017  ·  #17

Quote by TommyS

I carry snow chains. I have used them in snow but never in a muddy field. If it was dug in deep they would be hard to get on and can’t imagine the mess to get them off

I tried snow chains once on a car in a field just to see what would happen. For the chains to work a speed of 15 mph was needed to keep the chains clean of mud. Under that speed the chains just caked mud and there was no traction. After half cooking the clutch in order to build up the speed one chain snagged on a stone, broke and then ripped the inner liner out of the mudguard. But then that was 25 years ago when I had to only shave monthly.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 25.12.2017  ·  #18

Wait... so I'm not supposed to do offroad with a 3.5ton front wheel drive underpowered naturally aspirated diesel engine????

If only I knew that before!!










It looked very solid in my defense... wasn't.

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 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #19

Got bogged down on a beach in Portugal about 30 years ago. I spotted a 4 x 4 in the distance and wandered over to see if they could tow me out. When I returned a group of nudists (honestly) had helped the wife and 2 kids dig the sand away from the wheels, put in stones and bits of wood to give me purchase. With the 4 x 4 pulling and the nudists pushing we were extracted.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #20

Quote by TommyS

Got bogged down on a beach in Portugal about 30 years ago. I spotted a 4 x 4 in the distance and wandered over to see if they could tow me out. When I returned a group of nudists (honestly) had helped the wife and 2 kids dig the sand away from the wheels, put in stones and bits of wood to give me purchase. With the 4 x 4 pulling and the nudists pushing we were extracted.

Come on TommyS, you know this post is worthless without pictures.

Please tell us you have a photo stashed away somewhere???

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #21

Quote by Betty Swollocks

Quote by TommyS

Got bogged down on a beach in Portugal about 30 years ago. I spotted a 4 x 4 in the distance and wandered over to see if they could tow me out. When I returned a group of nudists (honestly) had helped the wife and 2 kids dig the sand away from the wheels, put in stones and bits of wood to give me purchase. With the 4 x 4 pulling and the nudists pushing we were extracted.

Come on TommyS, you know this post is worthless without pictures.

Please tell us you have a photo stashed away somewhere???

Definitely this story needs supporting with photos.........otherwise it could be a bare faced lie.

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #22

Mention naked lads and they all jump to request proof, eh?!?

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #23

Quote by TommyS

Got bogged down on a beach in Portugal about 30 years ago. I spotted a 4 x 4 in the distance and wandered over to see if they could tow me out. When I returned a group of nudists (honestly) had helped the wife and 2 kids dig the sand away from the wheels, put in stones and bits of wood to give me purchase. With the 4 x 4 pulling and the nudists pushing we were extracted.

Tommy, do you happen to have co-ordinates (research purposes !)

Quote by RTV

Mention naked lads and they all jump to request proof, eh?!?

No, not at all, just assisting others in case they get stuck !

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #24

Quote by JJF

Quote by TommyS

Got bogged down on a beach in Portugal about 30 years ago. I spotted a 4 x 4 in the distance and wandered over to see if they could tow me out. When I returned a group of nudists (honestly) had helped the wife and 2 kids dig the sand away from the wheels, put in stones and bits of wood to give me purchase. With the 4 x 4 pulling and the nudists pushing we were extracted.

Tommy, do you happen to have co-ordinates (research purposes !)

Quote by RTV

Mention naked lads and they all jump to request proof, eh?!?

No, not at all, just assisting others in case they get stuck !

As usual ever so thoughtful

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 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #25

Just wondering what those people would look like now. Sorry about the photos guys, I sold them years ago

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Re: Escape from muddy field

 ·  Posted: 26.12.2017  ·  #26

Quote by TommyS

Just wondering what those people would look like now. Sorry about the photos guys, I sold them years ago

I would say that gravity will have taken its toll by now,probably best kept as a memory

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