As you get closer to full recovery you can see the moods change in everyone, it gets more enjoyable once you’re out of that “can this be recovered today” feeling.
@@4x4rescue74 The problem is a lot of 4-wheelers think they can go anywhere with 4x4. And because of that most all trails have been torn up by 4-wheelers who don't respect the trails and other people who use the trails. I'm new to 4-wheel drive. But I learned how to drive off-road in 2-wheel drive. Unlike most 4-wheelers, I don't go hell-bent to get there no matter what. I go to have an enjoyable day. I try not spending the day getting myself out of somewhere I shouldn't have been. I once worked with an avid 4-wheeler. We found we often traveled the same trails, but not together. I once complained to him about the washtub holes in the trails left by 4-wheelers. He flatly said no, those washtub holes were made by 2-wheel drive people. I disagree. Those washtub holes are in pairs and diagonally from each other. But too, I have always been able to go through bad spots without spinning my wheels. But when I see 4-wheelers go through a bad spot, they always have all four wheels spinning, throwing rocks and dirt in all directions. Off-road guru Granville King said, anybody can go through a bad spot with the pedal to the floor, throwing rocks, dirt, and mud all over the place. It is the guy who makes it through the same spot without spinning a wheel, who is a pleasure to watch. He called it elegance. All the dirt roads and trails in my area were fully passable in 2 wheel drive when I first moved here 28 years ago. But with the explosion of off-roaders, motorcycles, quads, Rhinos, jeeps, and 4x4 trucks since then - every one of them is all torn up to the point you almost need 4 wheel drive just make it through. Not me, I can still make it through without spinning a wheel. You obviously are a poor judge of vehicles, when you said there was no way that Ford could make it out of there. I've never been in that deep of snow. But the Ford didn't surprise me, getting as far as he did. The Ford has a longer wheel base, and as such the front and rear tires can straddle the holes the jeeps were having trouble getting through. I was once out hunting with my dad and step-grandfather. I drove. When we got to where my dad wanted to be, we took off on a drive pushing across country on foot, looking for deer and sign. We got a long ways without seeing anything. So my dad had my step-grandfather and I head off south to where there was a road, and he would go get the truck and meet us there. When the two of us reached the road, there was a guy in an old 4x4 pickup. He asked if we needed help. I said no, a third party is going to meet us here with the truck. The guy motioned in the direction I had pointed, and said if he was coming from that direction, he better have mud and snows a 4wd. There was a bad spot, he won't get through otherwise. Well, shortly my dad drove up. I told him what the guy had said, I asked how bad was it? He said he saw no bad spot. We drove back that direction and the only bad spot was in the area I drove through myself earlier. There was a soft spot with ruts spanning clear across the road where everyone chose a different route. When I came through I hit it dead center and didn't even get the tires muddy. That is what I note about many 4-wheelers. They don't know what a real bad spot is. They just hit the gas and if they make it, they think it was because of 4wd. When I got out on my own, I had a VW. I explored all over the state, even 4wd trails. I made it all the way in on a number of them. One, when got to the end at a lake, there were nothing there but jeeps and motorcycles. As I was getting my fishing gear out, a dad and his 9 or 10 year old son came by on their way to their jeep. The son looked under the front of my VW and hollered to his dad, "Hey! How did this guy get here? He don't have 4wd!" Even their kids think it takes 4wd to get anywhere. I've got one request for all jeep clubs. How about a club policy, when a member makes hole in the trail, fill it up. Like at ski resorts the standing rule is "Fill Your Sitz Mark!" Let's put an end to the washtub holes in the trails, left by snobbish slobs.
Man, this looks like a ton of fun with the good teamwork and all, I bet it's a nice sense of accomplishment. Offroading is good for that in general, but recoveries are just great. No one really wants to get stuck, but getting unstuck can be half the fun. Well done, and there's some rhino recovery gear in my future. It's really reasonably priced.
Appreciate what you do. Also feel better knowing if I ever need help I can find it. No crazy off road stuff but I do like getting a bit of snow footage for my channel. I hope not to need any of your friends in southern Oregon.
The manufacturers of shackles are aware of people commonly backing out the pin a slight turn and advise against this since the shoulder is supposed to rest against the shackle so that the threads aren't taking all the force. When the manufacturer's test the load limits, its with the shoulder seated flush. The hole on the pin is for you to be able to slip a screwdriver in to twist the pin out if needed and for threading a wire through if further retention of the pin is necessary. I always have screwdrivers with me so I haven't had an issue and I dab a bit of oil on the threads now and then.
@@4x4rescue74 Ever tried putting anti-seize on the threads? I'd done that for some of mine and I haven't had a problem. I clean them out a little now and again and reapply.
Shoulda hooked the two jeep winches together in middle when he was pulling your jeep, As one winch is cooling the other can work. faster that way without heating winches
love your videos and at the end of this video you said probably the most important thing don't go wheeling alone. last time i went out i got stuck since some nice guy decided to throw a carpet in a mud pit (let's be honest i probably would have gotten stuck anyway). my buddy got behind me and gave a nice little pull with a kenetic rope and came out easy. When i got my jku first set of mods was 2.5 inch lift, bumper and 12k badlands apex winch. it came with a set of bfg ko2's.
I've gone in snow as deep as that in my 2014 5.0 f150 35ko2. Sketchy as shit because they whole way was going uphill. I got stuck stuck and took an hour to get unstuck and turned back around. Mind you this was around 3 am and I've been driving for almost 6-7 hours? From Lansing, MI to UP (Pine Mountain).
Good thing about having a winch is you can get yourself out of a jam .. bad thing is all your friends call you 😳…. Nobody needs a winch until they need a winch ..
Birkenstock tires on there with some good outside cleats on the tires stock size is very important and then if you have to chain him up man turn that thing into a tractor
I have a 3/4 ton 4wd dodge and a D500 dodge with a Holmes 500 wrecker on it been getting setup to do free recoveries have emailed several companies about helping me out to get all setup but so far no one wants to help
It’s rare to see people snow wheeling with tire chains. They’re better for the ice roads. It’s all about airing down low and doubling that foot print so we stay on top.
Man you're tire is too wide for snow you know a narrow tire is better in snow the weight of your vehicle matters a lot when it comes to snow and mud you don't have a heavy vehicle and you're not in sand you should use a narrow tire hell a model t with a bicycle tire can go better than you do in the snow
A skinny tire may be good if you’re in 1-2’ of snow but when you’re in 4+ feet you want a wide and large tire to help stay on top. With a skinny tire you would just break through and frame out.
@@4x4rescue74 I can agree. My LJ has a 4.6 stroker and a Kenne Bell. The 4.0 stock has pretty solid torque off idle from the factory. 4lo typically keeps me deep and digging where as 4hi try’s to get up on top. Guess it depends on the snow as well. Here in TN it’s solid crunchy ice like.
