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Help stuck (resolved)

Discussion in 'General 4Runner Talk' started by AsianAnts, May 8, 2024.

  1. May 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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    AsianAnts

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    Anybody near Palomar mtn, southern ca ?? Stuck on Nate Harrison Grade..
     
  2. May 8, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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    Bump
     
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    Bump to the top, so someone nearby can see and help.
     
  5. May 8, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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    I left my dang recovery gear at home >_<
     
  6. May 8, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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    I got someone coming about 1hr.

    Thanks y'all for bumping
     
  7. May 8, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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    This is a good depiction of breakover angle. I hope you're free from the predicament by now.
     
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  8. May 8, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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    I'm freee.. buddy with taco came to rescue!!
     
  9. May 8, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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    Is this a story of fiction? 4Runners can’t get stuck.
     
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  10. May 8, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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    Technically, I'm not stuck. ;)
     
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  11. May 8, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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    ...anymore. :D

    Glad you are on your way back. That's never a good feeling when you finally realize help is needed. Most of us have been there.
     
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  12. May 8, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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    Recovery board might work ?? I don't know. But it's been on my list to purchase for a while now. And now, it's going to be bumped up in priority.

    Deflated all the tires too...:
    Front driver tire had decent contact but the angle was pretty steep.

    Front pass tire basically had no contact. Also angle was steep.

    Rear driver had most contact

    Rear pass had no contact

    Vehicle was sitting on skid plates. Thank God I invested in some under armor
     
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  13. May 8, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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    I got turtled up on some logs once when I was out snow bashing by myself. I was screwed and I had a winch but no anchor points. Talk about feeling helpless....and rather cold.
     
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    Looking at what i see, in four seconds i figured out what i would have tried. I would have used a stick or knife or something to dig out a little pocked under your axle and then taken your bottle jack and put it under the rear axle, then i would have jacked the rear of the vehicle up to put the front tires in contact with the ground, and also likely have picked the rear of the vehicle up enough to get you off the skids. Then i would have hopped in the drivers seat and tapped the throttle in low and see if the front tires would have pulled enough to pull you down the hill. You might have to re-adjust once or twice but i think you could crab walk it off the hill like this.
     
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    Definitely appreciate all the feedback. I had recently removed my bottle jack because it was in the compartment behind my subwoofer .. was still deciding where I could store it..>_<
     
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    Good time to update the thread title.
     
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    I carry a couple big booty girls, put them in the back. Teeter that runner back,and regain traction to back-up
     
  18. May 9, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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    I've had my days too. These were mild inconveniences for sure.

    IMG_4305.jpg IMG_4306.jpg IMG_4307.jpg IMG_4308.jpg IMG_4309.jpg
     
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    @AsianAnts I bet that pallet laying over there could've saved the day. :cheers:
     
  21. May 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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    Chris, have you ever heard the saying "keep the rubber side down"?

    Looks like fun days on the trail, haha.

    OP, notice the key piece of equipment in his photos: another Jeep.
     
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    A local gravitational anomaly, perhaps.
     
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    Ahh. Rolled it back over, drove it down the mountain, put it on the trailer
     
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    :popcorn:
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    about the only good thing a Jeep is good for.
     
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