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buddies accident slows me down today!

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well my good buddy that i go fishin with alot and that lives in my neighborhood was on his way home from school today when i just got home from school and was puttin the ice house in the bed of my truck when i look over at him and see him taking a corner too fast, he slides too far to the out side and tries to hit the gas and correct himself but he ended up correcting himself too much and shot across the road and down into the wooded ditch plowing over 7" diameter trees! he come to a loud crashing stop so i start hauling a$$ towards the scene and he comes flying outa the truck yellin what just happend! he was pretty far down in the ditch and it was gonna take alot to get him out. we were sitin down in the ditch lookin at the truck and it was in there good so he told me he was gonna call the tow truck. i told him let me try first so i went back home and got my dads 2500 dodge ram (my 1500 silverado wouldn't do it)and i backed her up to it and gave her a good pull and out she came! saved him a good bill but he cost me an hour of my fishing time eek but it was worth it helpin out my buddy cuz i would have wanted the same help! he'll be driving alot slower from now on! haha

heres him down in the ditch. this picture doesnt do justice cause it was taken with my phone but his front right tire wasnt even touching the ground!

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x3 for the tow strap .Talk to a trucker and he will likely give you an old one he has kicking around . I'm not sure what your buddy was thinking when he thought a shot of gas would correct s skid . That's about as bad as slamming on the binders to correct oneself . It's not going to happen . Just steer .

Anyways good to see all went well .

TD

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only bad thing about ropes are if they break like a rubber band they snap back you so if it has a hook on the end it becomes deadly weapon to cure it put a heavy jacket in the middle of the rope while pulling it forces the rope down when it breaks so it won't go through back of pickup

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A yellow tow strap (slightly elastic) with the loop ends (Not hooks!) is the best tool for pulling people out of the snow banks. Chains, straps with hooks, etc can turn in to deadly weapons if they snap while trying to pull someone out

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This seems like it wouldn't work but it does, when using a strap or chain place a heavy coat on the strap/chain and if it breaks it will stay down under the vehicle. Had a tow truck operator tell me that one and since then I have seen it work once firsthand.

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That reminds me of when my buddies did that but his truck went down a little steaper but smaller trees and the front end broke through a creek. Two 2500 trucks couldn't get it, but a farm tractor got it out!

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If a person ever wants to get cured of the "going in the ditch curse", which once it bites you, it's like a virus. Just drive a regular cab sonoma, s-10, ranger, ect for for winter with now 4x4. You'll learn to never drive fast when there's snow!

I had a sonoma for 5 years and I never went in the ditch with it. people still laugh at me (in-laws) because I drive so conservatively once a snow flake hits the roads. Even though I have a full size with 4x4 now.

I never went in the ditch, but I need a calculator to figure out how many times I got stuck. But I mastered the art of keeping the vehicle in gear and pushing myself out alone

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