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Old 03-10-2009, 09:41 AM   #1
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How not to pull a truck out

FAIL!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/H...uck_640120.htm




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Old 03-10-2009, 10:01 AM   #2
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Holy Sh*t, thats funny. Retards, lol.




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Old 03-10-2009, 10:04 AM   #3
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ROTFPMSL lol what some people do
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Old 03-10-2009, 10:32 AM   #4
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That's too funny!




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Old 03-10-2009, 10:33 AM   #5
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Can you say, Jackass?




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Old 03-10-2009, 10:41 AM   #6
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Can you say, Jackass?
Understatement of the Century! Must have had his Right Front buried pretty hard. Just goes to show you! Like Ron White says " Yo can't fix stupid."
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Old 03-10-2009, 10:52 AM   #7
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Can you say, Jackass?

ROFLAO, Ditto! I think MTV should produce another show like this. Hmmn, gives them an idea, I may perhaps sell it for a fee. lol




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Old 03-10-2009, 11:04 AM   #8
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Wow, I was not expecting that at all. I figured it would roll and throw the guy hanging off the back...




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Old 03-10-2009, 11:21 AM   #9
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I was thinking it was going to have the same outcome as the wrangler that had it's body ripped off. Just as I realized it's a unibody, the front dana 30 was ready to be replaced with a stronger unit.




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Old 03-10-2009, 04:29 PM   #10
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LMAO I was there sat when that was going on riding my quad up at treverton PA. I wondered what the hell they were doing but ended up leaving early for work.

LOLOLOLOLOL It was sitting with the tires all f'd up and the hood up HAHAHA




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Old 03-10-2009, 04:50 PM   #11
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LMAO I was there sat when that was going on riding my quad up at treverton PA. I wondered what the hell they were doing but ended up leaving early for work.

LOLOLOLOLOL It was sitting with the tires all f'd up and the hood up HAHAHA
What were they using (vehicle) to pull it out with?




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Old 03-10-2009, 04:58 PM   #12
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lol thats great!! hmmm thats the second jeep recovery failure vid ive seen......never seen a problem when recovering a explorer.....lol




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Old 03-10-2009, 05:04 PM   #13
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What were they using (vehicle) to pull it out with?
It was definitely a diesel, probably a Super Duty

That video is awesome.




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Old 03-10-2009, 05:05 PM   #14
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Old 03-10-2009, 05:39 PM   #15
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What were they using (vehicle) to pull it out with?
It was a huge white super duty diesel pickup, the other vids have it in them.

Edit yep there it is:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/H...uck_640216.htm

I am really kicking myself for not going and watching this hilarity...




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Old 03-10-2009, 05:43 PM   #16
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OMFG that made my day...

But hey- it's trail rated so it's coo...




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Old 03-10-2009, 06:23 PM   #17
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i remember when my friend toyota 4 runner got stuck in the mud and my friend pulled him out with his silverado truck and the 4 runner axels broke as well like how the jeep did.




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Can someone enlighten as to why the axle ripped off like that. I've never been stuck that bad where I even thought that could happen. I would like a real answer, not "it's a jeep". Thanks guru's.




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Old 03-10-2009, 07:27 PM   #19
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Anyone notice the through the bed stack on the super doody? (Second video)
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Old 03-10-2009, 07:30 PM   #20
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Can someone enlighten as to why the axle ripped off like that. I've never been stuck that bad where I even thought that could happen. I would like a real answer, not "it's a jeep". Thanks guru's.
Looks like the jeep dug the right front real deep in the mud, flexed it down in there, and leverage took over. When the wheel is probably almost 2 feet from where the axle is mounted to, something's gonna give, and in this case it wasn't the mud.




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