big problem stuck in the mud on a trail help needed??

edavillenut · 08-21-2004, 07:13 PM

i was stupid and decided to go on some trails today even tho it rained all day. well needless to say i got stuck in the mud called a tow company they want a min of $250 to pull me out. it was getting dark so i left the my eddie bauer there and walked home. any ways and ideas on how i might get it out myself. it looks like it is hung up rear wheels are just spinning. it has to be my first time out on a trail with this car and i get stuck. the car is all stock and its a 93. any help would be good

thanks guys

shawn

*stretch* · 08-21-2004, 07:59 PM

Find a friend with a 4X4 and get a tow strap. Use this experience as a lesson to always wheel with at least one other vehicle just for this reason. But hey, we all make mistakes.

Oh, and welcome to the site!

*IAmTodd* · 08-21-2004, 08:20 PM

Maybe try wedging stuff underneath the wheels? Worked to get my quad unstuck one time. And I was stuck. I can lift it, but I couldn't this time. Good luck. You'll get it out. Might take some time. Take some 2X4s or something with you. And some people to push you out. Maybe some bonding time with the girlfriend?

edavillenut · 08-21-2004, 08:20 PM

my problem is all my friends that have trucks have classic trucks and i can even think about using one of them. i think i am going to try some come alongs and chain. if that dosent work i am gonna bring some planks and my floor jack and jack up the car and slide the plans under the wheels.

I am never nerver gonna go off roading with my stock truck again. i have brand new mud tires and rims in my shed also have a body lift ans suspension lift kit. puls a electric whinch that i mounted to a reciver hitch so it can be used bothe on the front and rear for this reason but havent put any of this on the car yet. I AM SO STUPID

prozachappy · 08-21-2004, 08:23 PM

If above doesn't help...then use a hi-lift jack, cable and or chain, and a nearby tree to winch it out...or anything else you could use as leverage. If you don't have a hi-lift...then go to auto store or walmart and pick up a come-a-long. It's a cable w/hooks and hand cranked device used to winch a car onto a tow dolly. Good luck!!!!

prozachappy · 08-21-2004, 08:33 PM

come-a-long and chain...you took the post right out of my mouth...

Welcome to the site...
Jason

Doug · 08-22-2004, 12:25 AM

If you can get your hands on a 60" highlift and atleast 2 straps do it. I've used the wal-mart come alongs and they arent all that great. don't feel bad I've done far worse than getting my truck stuck in the mud while by myself. It's no big deal.

*rfuree11* · 08-22-2004, 12:46 AM

whereabouts in mass are you? imonly like 25 mins from the border tops and may be up for a little trip, especially if it involves gettin muddy

edavillenut · 08-22-2004, 09:32 AM

i am so stuck that i am frame deep in mud. called a tow truck and they are gonna pull me out some time today

*V8BoatBuilder* · 08-22-2004, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfuree11

whereabouts in mass are you? imonly like 25 mins from the border tops and may be up for a little trip, especially if it involves gettin muddy

Us MA explorers should compile a list of each other's phone #s (off the site, so they're not on the net) in case we need help, and someone is near by and can make it. Sort of an off-road rescue system.

edavillenut · 08-22-2004, 02:42 PM

the tow truck came and pulled me out. he had a hard time pulling me out his trucks winch was staning to pull my truck out of the mud. he winched me 20ft out of the mud and then pulled me with his wercker . and his wercker almost got stuck pulling me out.

*glfredrick* · 08-22-2004, 03:06 PM

33' Super Swampers

Lockers front and rear

4.56 gears

AND A BUDDY WITH A WINCH...

08-21-2004, 07:13 PM	#1
edavillenut Wannabe Elite Explorer pepperell ma 99 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 45 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	big problem stuck in the mud on a trail help needed?? i was stupid and decided to go on some trails today even tho it rained all day. well needless to say i got stuck in the mud called a tow company they want a min of $250 to pull me out. it was getting dark so i left the my eddie bauer there and walked home. any ways and ideas on how i might get it out myself. it looks like it is hung up rear wheels are just spinning. it has to be my first time out on a trail with this car and i get stuck. the car is all stock and its a 93. any help would be good thanks guys shawn

08-21-2004, 07:59 PM	#2
stretch Elite Explorer Mansfield, OH - Home/ Shreveport, LA - current station '96 XLT V8; 05 Limited Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 775 Vehicle Specs	Find a friend with a 4X4 and get a tow strap. Use this experience as a lesson to always wheel with at least one other vehicle just for this reason. But hey, we all make mistakes. Oh, and welcome to the site! __________________ Jason In the Army now as a combat medic. A wise man once said: "Constipated people don't give a crap." SAS build-up

08-21-2004, 08:20 PM	#3
IAmTodd Explorer Addict Johnstown, PA 1994 Explorer XLT Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,763 Vehicle Specs	Maybe try wedging stuff underneath the wheels? Worked to get my quad unstuck one time. And I was stuck. I can lift it, but I couldn't this time. Good luck. You'll get it out. Might take some time. Take some 2X4s or something with you. And some people to push you out. Maybe some bonding time with the girlfriend? __________________ 1994 Explorer XLT \| M5R1 swap \| 2" Lift \| 32" ProComp Mud Terrains 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero \| 2.8 Full pressure turbo \| 6MT \| 280whp/325wtq

08-21-2004, 08:23 PM	#5
prozachappy Wannabe Elite Explorer SoCal 94 explorer...sportster Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 311 Vehicle Specs	If above doesn't help...then use a hi-lift jack, cable and or chain, and a nearby tree to winch it out...or anything else you could use as leverage. If you don't have a hi-lift...then go to auto store or walmart and pick up a come-a-long. It's a cable w/hooks and hand cranked device used to winch a car onto a tow dolly. Good luck!!!! __________________ 94sport, Camburg's 5.5 w/custom buckets and 2.5 Kings w/resi, rear deaver prerunner pack, Perry's glass fenders, kkm true-rev, highflow cat, flowmaster40 w/2.5, custom prerun bumper, 33BFG's, HD clutch.

08-21-2004, 08:33 PM	#6
prozachappy Wannabe Elite Explorer SoCal 94 explorer...sportster Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 311 Vehicle Specs	come-a-long and chain...you took the post right out of my mouth... Welcome to the site... Jason __________________ 94sport, Camburg's 5.5 w/custom buckets and 2.5 Kings w/resi, rear deaver prerunner pack, Perry's glass fenders, kkm true-rev, highflow cat, flowmaster40 w/2.5, custom prerun bumper, 33BFG's, HD clutch.

08-22-2004, 12:25 AM	#7
Doug I'm Awesome! Home is where the Army tells me. Right now it's Manorville, NY Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,758 Vehicle Specs	If you can get your hands on a 60" highlift and atleast 2 straps do it. I've used the wal-mart come alongs and they arent all that great. don't feel bad I've done far worse than getting my truck stuck in the mud while by myself. It's no big deal. __________________ 97 Explorer Life's hard. Wear a helmet.

08-22-2004, 12:46 AM	#8
rfuree11 Official Bikini Inspector Boston 07 WRX Limited Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,464 Vehicle Specs	whereabouts in mass are you? imonly like 25 mins from the border tops and may be up for a little trip, especially if it involves gettin muddy __________________ NEW: 07 WRX Limited twisted, shackled, 31's, brown wire diamonds, clears, PIAAs <---sold my cardomain site

08-22-2004, 09:32 AM	#9
edavillenut Wannabe Elite Explorer pepperell ma 99 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 45 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i am so stuck that i am frame deep in mud. called a tow truck and they are gonna pull me out some time today Last edited by edavillenut; 08-22-2004 at 12:03 PM.

08-22-2004, 02:42 PM	#11
edavillenut Wannabe Elite Explorer pepperell ma 99 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 45 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	the tow truck came and pulled me out. he had a hard time pulling me out his trucks winch was staning to pull my truck out of the mud. he winched me 20ft out of the mud and then pulled me with his wercker . and his wercker almost got stuck pulling me out. Last edited by edavillenut; 08-22-2004 at 04:04 PM.

08-22-2004, 03:06 PM	#12
glfredrick "The Pastornator" Louisville, Kentucky 86-98 Ranger STX Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,441 Vehicle Specs	33' Super Swampers Lockers front and rear 4.56 gears AND A BUDDY WITH A WINCH... __________________ http://www.crawl4christ.com