Busy weekend.

[George130]

I'm stuffed. Been on the end of a shovel most of the weekend. We stopped at midnight last night and stared again this morning. We even have photo evidence.

The night photos were taken at 11pm.

Fender stuck
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/335.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7772)

Mud and fender stuck
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/336.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7770)

Liquid mud
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/337.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7771)

[George130]

Wheel in the river of mud.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/330.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7773)

Mud in the light of day
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/331.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7774)

Waist deep holes
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/332.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7775)

More mud. It looks solid but you just sink
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/333.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7776)

Fender stuck in a tree
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/334.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7777)

Some more pics showing the tree and some of the trench marks getting the rig out still to come.

[Range Blitzer]

What have you been doing there? I thought you were fixing plumbing issues this weekend, not playing in mud!

[George130]

Steve and I had a play. Had to cut the Fender out afterwards.:angel:

[George130]

wheel trenches. The white bit is a tree stump we found.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/328.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7778)

more of the tree
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/11/329.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/7779)

[Blknight.aus]

looks like you needed a tirfor and an extention strap..............

what was the winch you used or was it all snatch straps?

[LandyAndy]

Hi Edd
Its not just Discos that get to spend a nite out in the bush:D:D:D:D:D
Bet you were relieved once it was free!!!!
Andrew

[George130]

OK I confess.

That's the back yard.

It started as digging up the sewerage but in the dark and the storms of last night we struck the storm water system! I don't know how much water we flooded the block with but it was heaps. I now have broken storm water pipes, leaking water tank and trenches through the mud that was just flowing down the block. The truck was set up as a light platform but got stuck in the tree and then sank. The only winching was of damaged trees and bushes. We should have known how bad it was as we were sinking ourselves yet were still willing to take the truck in.


Now I have a 1/4 acre mud wrestling pit that needs to dry out before further work can begin. New retaining walls will go up once everything else has been replaced.

My block is just like the jungles you see in the camel trophy. It's the first time I have ever dared to take the rig down there.

[easo]

I'll swap you my place here in the patch (kapooka) for your joint.

[Defender=1st]

Great pics. sound like a very interesting night:p

[Cap]

lol - looks like we both had a hectic weekend (see my thread), although yours was def more work :eek:

[George130]

lol - looks like we both had a hectic weekend (see my thread), although yours was def more work :eek:

Your pics were amazing. At least we didn't sink that far.

[George130]

Yay. The bathroom/Laundry is now plumbed up again and fully functional. Completed a weeks worth of washing today to test it all out.

I have also started on the new retaining walls.:)