Need Help Fast - Truck Stuck

Titan4x4Aggie · 12-11-2004, 09:33 AM

so, i decided to do a little offroading 1/2 mile from my apartment, before i go and wash my truck.

well, it's stuck. front tires are submerged in mud, and the rear only spin on dirt.

quick suggestions before i head back and try to get out?

*dilleyoshemp* · 12-11-2004, 09:36 AM

youll probably need somone to pull you out, do you have a friend in your building with a 4x4 that can help you?

other then that you could get a shovel and dig out some of the mud from the front, but it all depends on how your stuck, hard to tell w/o pics, ne ways good luck

SeaRider · 12-11-2004, 09:37 AM

Let some air out of tires, 4 low, slowly creeping out!.

Titan4x4Aggie · 12-11-2004, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilleyoshemp

youll probably need somone to pull you out, do you have a friend in your building with a 4x4 that can help you?

yeah, the guy above me has a jeep rubicon...but he's not here

*dilleyoshemp* · 12-11-2004, 09:42 AM

also you could go to a nissan dealer and ask for a test drive of a titan and drive it to your titan and pull it out

JTD · 12-11-2004, 09:50 AM

After digging the dirt out from behind the tires push limps behind and under the front and rear tires so they can grab on to.
If you can find a military shovel or a garden hoe they are about the best you can use to drag the dirt and mud from behind the tires.
If you’ve high centered you have problems and a JEEP may not be heavy enough to pull you out.

Good luck.

pciley · 12-11-2004, 09:50 AM

Get a BIG piece of carpet and put it behind your rear wheels. Try to back out over it.

If you air down as suggested, to 15 PSI or so, you should be able to drive out in 4 Lo, I agree.

If you have some ATV or Lawn Mower Ramps to put under the rear tires, that worked for me once, just bent the hell out of my ramps.

Titan4x4Aggie · 12-11-2004, 09:55 AM

awesome! thanks for the tips. i'm heading back (with camera in hand) to try to resovle this issue. i might have to ask a random doge owner (shudder) for help with this one.

pictures later.

honeykeeper · 12-11-2004, 10:06 AM

If it's not bogged down to the frame 4 wheel low and let some air out of front tires should do it. Let us know how you got out. Good luck!

HavockWK · 12-11-2004, 10:10 AM

If you have a friend or two with you, a few hundred extra pounds over the rear axle might help. Did this with a friend once to help the rear tires dig in a little better.

Armada · 12-11-2004, 10:17 AM

If you are still not out, here's a suggestion which can help you next time too:

Go to a local truck accessory store and buy a HILIFT jack. Get the longest one they have. 48" is good, 60" is better. This is the best piece of cheap equipment you can have when you go off-road. You can put the base in the mud under the front of the truck and lift it up enough to give the back tires some traction. If that doesn't work, you can use it as a "come-along" with some cable and a hook. If there is a tree or some other strong stationary object behind you, hook the cable to the HiLift, the other end around the object, and the other side of the HiLift to the back of the truck. The jack will now be sideways. You can then rachet the jack and it will work like a winch.

I do a lot of off-roading and have a Warn winch on the front of my CJ-5, but if you need to pull out from the back, the HiLift can be a lifesaver.

Hope you are out. If not, and no friend to help, try the HiLift. Anyone who goes off-road ought to have one of these in the bed of the truck anyway. Good, cheap investment.

Good luck.

NorCal 4x4 · 12-11-2004, 10:26 AM

Post a request for help on the Dodge and Ford forums.

They have so many members I'm sure there would be one close to your location that would come pull you out. Of course they'd want pictures for their site.

Titano24's · 12-11-2004, 12:54 PM

You got out yet? I gotta see this

-Shane

phillipyang · 12-11-2004, 01:31 PM

I hope you attach any cables properly...

If you have AAA, just ask them for help

milleniamarv · 12-11-2004, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swarren1

Post a request for help on the Dodge and Ford forums.

They have so many members I'm sure there would be one close to your location that would come pull you out. Of course they'd want pictures for their site.

IMO the best solution posted! Hell, throw in a Chevy forum and have a line forming to pull you out. Maybe even charge a fee for the "honor" of extracting the best truck sold by one of the competition! Remember, nobody or no truck is perfect, just that the Titan is closest!