Oh the shame of it
Yesterday on a muddy field I ended up get towed off by a tractor. Frst time the Landcruiser has let me down.
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As I was the driver why do leap to that conclusion?
Maybe the conditions were just too bad for the vechicle to cope with? It was a field not a life threatening situation if it was I am sure I could have escaped but a large tractor seemed the best option.
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In mud it all comes down to ‘Ground Traction’ or the lack of it.
Absolutely wheels spinning going no where. The temptation is floor the throttle and dig a hole. This just wrecks the ground and you still don't go anywhere. In this case according to the tractor driver There is a lot of clay just below the surface so nowhere for the rain we had on Saturday to go. Once your tyres are coated in mud they are turned into slicks, no grip no traction no progress.
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If i was in this situation the "shame" would not be on the towcar but on myself for getting ito that situation in the first place.If i think there is even a hint of this happening i just wont pitch on grass.I know many prefer grass but i,m afraid its not
for me unless its bone hard dry.peter.
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No hard standing was available, it would have meant either turning round and going home on Friday or making a run for it as soon as it started to rain on Saturday.
Getting towed off wasn't a disaster in didn't ruin my weekend. Nobody died. I am merely making the point it is possible for anyone / anything to get stuck
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Perhaps the question we should all be asking is 'what techniques and tricks would you use if no tractor was available?'
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No hard standing was available, it would have meant either turning round and going home on Friday or making a run for it as soon as it started to rain on Saturday.
Getting towed off wasn't a disaster in didn't ruin my weekend. Nobody died. I am merely making the point it is possible for anyone / anything to get stuck
Fair comment its no slight on yourself people can pitch their van where ever they like for me and as you say its easy too get bogged down on soft ground.What i,m saying is had it happened to me i would have been extremely annoyed with myself.I drive a large 4x4 but i wont take it anywhere near soft ground as i just dont like the mess.
peter.
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Deep mud is just about the most difficult surface to drive through so no shame for the Landcruiser or Boff. Just one tip which can help anyone in the same position if your vehicle is fitted with tyres which have tread extending round the edges of the tyre is to gently turn the steering a little left and right whilst accelerating slowly (you don't want lots of wheel spin). You can get a little extra tract from the side walls biting into the mud.
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Simple
Interesting. It strikes me you could achieve the same with ratchet straps off which I always have a couple lying arround the back of the car.
I didn't actually tell the whole story. I didn't get stuck once I got stuck twice but in different ways.
The first time I attempt to tow off a friends Pagent. Moved off no problem got about 20ft will spin no forward motion. Was able to reverse and try again same result. Part of the problem was the centre of the field was higher than the edges not by a huge
amount but it was slightly up hill the initial direction. I am sure with enough attempts I would found a line and got off. But the tractor was the easier, cleaner and most importantly imho less damaging to the ground.Attempting to get my van off which is heavier than a Pagent with a mptlm of 1900kg on a single axle I managed to tow it exactly no feet and no inches. What happened was as soon as I lifted the steadies which were on planks the wheels just sank and obviously
the force required to extricate them was greater that the available traction.What could I have done differently? Stayed at home? Booked some featureless hard standing site. Both practical possibilities just not very attractive ones for me. As the wheels sank. I would consider parking on tracks if similar in a similar condition
To spread the load. Low ratio would I have been better off without it? All the torque in the world doesn't count for anything if you have no grip maybe I would have been better trying high ratio high gear start?What would I do the same? Give in gracefully accept the tow and keep smiling.
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Thats not what the adverts say
