Pezzy Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 We had an eventful weekend offroad... SATURDAY: We took out some of the newer members of SOXC for a Rookie Run, to show em the ropes, and have some fun. While there we found a Dodge Ram abandoned in a huge water hole, running. Turns out it had been running all morning, and no one was claiming it. We called the cops, and it had been reported stolen. We had the cops come in (my hubby had to go to the trail head to bring him in) and we were then given the go-ahead to pull the truck out of the hole... one jeep - no go two jeeps - no go two jeeps, doubled up - nope, it's not even budging Then the tow truck comes in, and give her a pull... no go. The tow truck was on two wheels, and it didn't even flinch. Then the winch cable snapped - I was well out of the way, but it certainly snapped with some force! (no one was hurt). A second tow truck came in and also snapped a winch line. Some time after we left, they got two tow trucks on it, and finally yanked it out. Word on the street (trail?) is that it was the owner that left it there, they got it stuck the night before, pooched either the t-case or the transmission, and decided to open the doors, smash the back window, and call it in stolen. I hope the jerk gets caught. all the pics are here: http://www.muddynissan.com/photos/dunerookie0405/ SUNDAY: We went back to the same place, took the long way in... found some nice sticky mud. Once in there, it was a zoo, hillbilly city, idiots drinking and what not. So we headed to the other side, where it was quiet to have lunch. We were ready to head out when we noticed some commotion on the other side of the bowl. Seems the Ford 150 we saw crest the hill we were on, and go back down, tried it across the way, and got a bit close to the edge, and rolled! Driver and Passenger were ok, although we escorted the passenger out in a Jeep, and she had a ride in the magic bus to the hospital. Although she seemed fine, and obviously quite shook up, we were afraid there was more to it, and she seemed to be going into shock. With the help from a Mercedes Army truck, we winched the truck back on its wheels, and then back out of the gully... all the pics here: http://www.muddynissan.com/photos/dune041705/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Wow, quite the eventful weekend... Thanks for sharing ! Mercedes army truck out stomping around eh ? That thing looks pretty serious... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repack Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) Rad pics!!! I have also had tp help pull a Dodge Ram out of the mud! Some darn idiot came into a mud hole in 2wd. He was with a brand new Silverado. The guy in the Chevy made it, but not without killing his truck. He just pinned it. His bumper was bouncing back up and down from hitting the ground to being like 4' in the air. After, he said somehting like "I can't believe I just did that to a $40,000 truck." It was a very similar section of trail to this. The Dodge ended up in pretty much the exact same position as where the Jeep is. My buddy's Tacoma was where the Xterra was, but pointed the other way. I was hooked to the Tacoma in my Pathy. It took like 2 hours, but it was fun. Edited April 19, 2005 by Repack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) Repack: That was some sticky rut filled mud... actually there is still some frost in the ground, in a couple weeks that trail will be soup! in that pic the green jeep is trying to get around the white XJ in front of it, to try & pull it out... it wasnt quite as chaotic as that pic makes it look! That army truck is out there quite a bit... We've never really talked to the guys, but when we found the flipped ford, we had some sent some ATV'ers out to see if he was about. If he wasnt there, that 'revovery' would not have been so smooth! Edited April 19, 2005 by Pezzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Wow those are some great pics. I saw the Dodge ram pics on your site before I saw this thread and I was wondering what the heck was up with that. What an eventful weekend for you guys. Wish there were more people willing to ride trails around me. :sniff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 What an eventful weekend for you guys. Wish there were more people willing to ride trails around me. :sniff: Me too!! Those are some insane pics Pezzy!! You guys had quite the wheelin weekend!! WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Sounds like an awsome weekend all in all :-) I love the pic with the tow truck up on its rear wheels! Wonder how drunk the dude was when he thought he could plow through that lake in what looks to be a stock dodge. Props also to wheeling in the same area as a army truck, and that WWII era Jeep in your website photos! Maybe I just need to get out more :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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