How to pull a vehicle out of a ditch?
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First... Welcome! Good first post.
Second.. What part of Northern Illinois??? We have a number of members here in the frozen northern reaches of Illinois.
Realistically its not our weather that makes our roads dangerous., Its the unbelievable quality of our snow plow drivers...
Take a read here, some basic info on straps....
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f30/basics-tow-straps-7558/
Second.. What part of Northern Illinois??? We have a number of members here in the frozen northern reaches of Illinois.
Realistically its not our weather that makes our roads dangerous., Its the unbelievable quality of our snow plow drivers...
Take a read here, some basic info on straps....
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f30/basics-tow-straps-7558/
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here, maybe you can learn something from these guys. haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19hUTpbm9OM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19hUTpbm9OM
I love that video ROFLMAO
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The ebrake trick is to help those of us that don't have lockers yet! Cause torqe takes the easiest rought out of ur axel, so by useing ur ebrake it holds that tire from spinning freely & transfers some of the torqe to the other wheel!
I just learned this trick also & it works great for not being that bump wimp guy!!! Lol
I just learned this trick also & it works great for not being that bump wimp guy!!! Lol
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here, maybe you can learn something from these guys. haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19hUTpbm9OM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19hUTpbm9OM
That video can be part of the towing disaster compilation...
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Wow guys, so many opinions. Thanks for everything! Im not planning on pulling anybody out if i even have the slightest feeling that something is going to go wrong. I guess i haven't made myself clear enough. When i meant pulling people out of ditches, i didn't mean ditches like in the video. All i meant was like if one of my friends hits a patch of black ice and slides into a drainage ditch and doesnt have enough traction to get out, or if the cars Posi-track system kicks in and wont let him spin his tires fast enough. Either way, i know you never want to hook your strap up to something as flimsy as a bumper, common sense...or so i'd hope Thanks for the tip on having the person who owns the car hook it up to their car, that makes a lot of sense.
Ohhh and i live in the Orland Park area of Northern Illinois
Ohhh and i live in the Orland Park area of Northern Illinois
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