Thread: A spectacular example of how NOT to perform a recovery

The best solution would have been:

1- Remove all personal goods and chattels.
2- Push it in the rest of the way.
3- Hitch a lift home.

Job done.

Originally Posted by Eevo

cause its hard work! thats why.

Often short term pain for long term gain though.


Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

Often short term pain for long term gain though.


Martyn

no pain no gain?
my physio was right.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

The best solution would have been:

1- Remove all personal goods and chattels.
2- Push it in the rest of the way.
3- Hitch a lift home.

Job done.

That's awesome Ian

Originally Posted by Bushie

That's generous of you - the rest of us are Australians.

In some ways this one reminds me of a time one of our group were bogged down at Yalwal during a flood.
One snatch strap was broken (or actually cut by the front underbody metalwork).
A couple of Landys arrived full of Navy guys from Creswell, they succeeded in snapping their winch cable and simultaneously taking out the back window of the Landy with the end of the cable. The guy in charge then said OK everybody in the water, and between us we picked the hilux up turned it around and it was driven out of the water.

Reducing the load on the front and a slow winch or tow may have got it out, for some reason, a shovel seems to be the last bit of recovery gear employed rather than the first.

Martyn

What you have to understand is , Bushie, the Army teaches 4Wd, the Navy Throws the keys to who ever draws the short straw,& says, get on with it. They have to work it out for themselves. Bob

Originally Posted by bob10

What you have to understand is , Bushie, the Army teaches 4Wd, the Navy Throws the keys to who ever draws the short straw,& says, get on with it. They have to work it out for themselves. Bob

From what i saw of the army on the CY telegraph track in 1971 the navy way was probably better

AM

Saw a very short lived recovery demo by the army once - they drove their anchors down through underground power .

Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

Saw a very short lived recovery demo by the army once - they drove their anchors down through underground power .

Martyn

That would have been fun hahahaha