Mud, tire size, and chains
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Mud, tire size, and chains
Well, I hauled a quite large load the other day, a 60kw generator. Aside from taxing the suspension of my truck, I also managed to get stuck in the yard. I made a nice wide swing off the gravel access road to go behind the barn, and found that what I thought was a bunch of berry bushes was actually a layer of bushes over a pile of rotting OSB. The previous people left this sort of stuff all over the property. The trailer tires caught on it, and the truck rapidly dug a hole.
I found out a few things one this trip-
There is more crap on my property than I care for
The area behind the barn is quite soft
Chaining up is best done before you are buried in a muddy berry bush patch.
I had managed to go all winter without opening my chains until this, and also found that running a 285/75R16 rear tires with quite a bit of weight makes the chains hit the inner lip of the bed. I guess for next winter I will track down some 235/85 snow tires.
With the chains:
The load:
The ruts:
I found out a few things one this trip-
There is more crap on my property than I care for
The area behind the barn is quite soft
Chaining up is best done before you are buried in a muddy berry bush patch.
I had managed to go all winter without opening my chains until this, and also found that running a 285/75R16 rear tires with quite a bit of weight makes the chains hit the inner lip of the bed. I guess for next winter I will track down some 235/85 snow tires.
With the chains:
The load:
The ruts:
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You ain't been stuck til you had a Mack truck stuck in your yard LOL!!!
I got the nose of my truck buried one day, after we had a big rain storm and the side yard turned to muck. I walked out and the axle was laying in the grass. Just sitting it was sinking! With 42" tires, I had about 12" below ground!!! Yowza. Took a couple days of digging to get it back on solid ground. NEVER parked it there again LOL!!!!
I got the nose of my truck buried one day, after we had a big rain storm and the side yard turned to muck. I walked out and the axle was laying in the grass. Just sitting it was sinking! With 42" tires, I had about 12" below ground!!! Yowza. Took a couple days of digging to get it back on solid ground. NEVER parked it there again LOL!!!!
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You ain't been stuck til you had a Mack truck stuck in your yard LOL!!!
I got the nose of my truck buried one day, after we had a big rain storm and the side yard turned to muck. I walked out and the axle was laying in the grass. Just sitting it was sinking! With 42" tires, I had about 12" below ground!!! Yowza. Took a couple days of digging to get it back on solid ground. NEVER parked it there again LOL!!!!
I got the nose of my truck buried one day, after we had a big rain storm and the side yard turned to muck. I walked out and the axle was laying in the grass. Just sitting it was sinking! With 42" tires, I had about 12" below ground!!! Yowza. Took a couple days of digging to get it back on solid ground. NEVER parked it there again LOL!!!!
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Ya, no kidd'n! I moved it off it's pad for some reason(can't recall now). It rained all afternoon and I got to thinking about it after dinner. I walked out and looked and GEEZ!!! It was head'n for China. I got out the bottle jacks and 4x4's. My buddies 4x4 RamV10 couldn't move it. Took til the next evening of digging and shimming up to finally get some long 4x4's under the front tires and start rocking it. Gawd what a mess.
Had a similar incident happen at the race track. Pulled in my pit spot and was springtime and just soft enough the front tires sunk. Same problem with no real tools to use. I did get it out, after unhooking trailer, rocking it and getting some 2x10 pieces under the front tires.
The bigger the truck, the harder it is to get UNSTUCK!!! Been about 10 yrs, haven't had the misforture of getting it stuck again. I DO learn LMAO!!! I always get out and walk around anyplace I'm going to park to check for firmness. I get dumb looks, but..........I have learned.
Had a similar incident happen at the race track. Pulled in my pit spot and was springtime and just soft enough the front tires sunk. Same problem with no real tools to use. I did get it out, after unhooking trailer, rocking it and getting some 2x10 pieces under the front tires.
The bigger the truck, the harder it is to get UNSTUCK!!! Been about 10 yrs, haven't had the misforture of getting it stuck again. I DO learn LMAO!!! I always get out and walk around anyplace I'm going to park to check for firmness. I get dumb looks, but..........I have learned.
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