Tried out my winch today
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:00 pm
A buddy and I decided at 8:30am to head out today to try out my new winch. He was on his ATV and I my Crew Cab of course. First we crossed a water hole that was a bit deeper then I thought, I opened the door while crossing and noticed the water was getting ready to cover the step bars and I felt the truck go deeper, so gunned it a little to get out faster so no water seeped int othe cab.
Climbed some steep old roads that were full or footbacl sized rocks, then down the same type of hill. Trail got really narrow and overgrown with a few water/mud crossing. Had no probelm till a slight down hill run into a water hole (rock bottom) with steep climb. I was in 4 hi. I started up and my back tires hung up and spun. Got another shot, same thing, 4lo started up stopped rocked the wheel left to right and climbed up.
Went so far to a locked gate (active coal mine), turned around back out and found a new road. Coming up a grade to a flat spot with a mud hole, I gunned it a bit too hard... was having fun rooster tailing some mud and didn't notice what was apperantly a good sized dip infront of me. I buried the ront skid plate into it and it sounded like something in the back did as well, lol. My buddy scolded me, lol, told me to take it easier.
From there we went on another road, it would be the nastiest to this point but wasnt too bad. It got narrow, slightly rutted in spot, dirt and slightly moist. going up a steeper portion of it there was a small turn in the road with a bid stick sticking out. My truck got stopped there. I backed up a few times, no good. Probably coulda gave it hell and went up but was afriad of the stick scratching my truck, so I decided it was a good time to try out the winch.
Got it rigged up then came two ATVers up the road, we had em blocked, we chatted, and decided the road ahead of us was a bad choice, they said thats where the big jacked up trucks would go into some narly mud holes and not make it out, lol. Decided to take the left road infront of us. Anyways, winched myself so far and still couldnt go, so picked another tree and winched myself the rest of the way up. That sucker drains the battery fast, i winched for a few seconds and stopped. and repeated. but it got me out and worked.
Climbed some steep old roads that were full or footbacl sized rocks, then down the same type of hill. Trail got really narrow and overgrown with a few water/mud crossing. Had no probelm till a slight down hill run into a water hole (rock bottom) with steep climb. I was in 4 hi. I started up and my back tires hung up and spun. Got another shot, same thing, 4lo started up stopped rocked the wheel left to right and climbed up.
Went so far to a locked gate (active coal mine), turned around back out and found a new road. Coming up a grade to a flat spot with a mud hole, I gunned it a bit too hard... was having fun rooster tailing some mud and didn't notice what was apperantly a good sized dip infront of me. I buried the ront skid plate into it and it sounded like something in the back did as well, lol. My buddy scolded me, lol, told me to take it easier.
From there we went on another road, it would be the nastiest to this point but wasnt too bad. It got narrow, slightly rutted in spot, dirt and slightly moist. going up a steeper portion of it there was a small turn in the road with a bid stick sticking out. My truck got stopped there. I backed up a few times, no good. Probably coulda gave it hell and went up but was afriad of the stick scratching my truck, so I decided it was a good time to try out the winch.
Got it rigged up then came two ATVers up the road, we had em blocked, we chatted, and decided the road ahead of us was a bad choice, they said thats where the big jacked up trucks would go into some narly mud holes and not make it out, lol. Decided to take the left road infront of us. Anyways, winched myself so far and still couldnt go, so picked another tree and winched myself the rest of the way up. That sucker drains the battery fast, i winched for a few seconds and stopped. and repeated. but it got me out and worked.