ways to get unstuck!

[broken_line]

i have a 10" auger. and it works dandy with my blazer. if im by myself i will put it in 4 low then in one, so the tires are spinning with out the gas pedal being pushed down then i start winching and it usually pops out on its own, load the log up and drive out! its sometimes handy to keep 2 comealongs with you (more winching lenght). this has saved my butt 2 times on the lake and once out of the ditch i ran a tow stap across road to a pole on the other side of the road.

for the slushy areas, i keep 2 6 foot long 2x6s staped to the roof, stick them under the tires and do the same thing as i saida above.

i really like the salt idea. i might have to get stuck and try that

[Dave]

Ok thank you. I might have to pick one up for just 30 bucks.. Then do you just put that on the board? Im interested in this since i have a car which tends to get stuck a lot in the places i like to go...

Harbor Freight had some for about $15. I think. Hooks on both ends already.

[WIFisher]

Thanks Dave ill check it out

[Dave]

Just looked. The 4000-pound is $17 and the 8000-pound is $30

[motley man]

Same here, 10" auger come-along and 2 tow straps, and 2 - 8"X8' planks that can be used in the hole if needed or driven on.

[sloughshark]

Good ideas fellas, one more thing i carry is a bunch of carpet sample pieces, about 2'x4' put them under the tires and presto!! your movin again!! Floor mats also work just as well!

[Gordie]

when I used to run mille lacs all the time I always had bucket of ashes from the fire place. in the back of the truck works great for traction. a hand come-a-long with a water spike was in my truck also drilled a couple holes next to each other set the points of the water spike in it and hand come-a longed my self out of a few monster drifts out on the flats.

But the biggest part of it was driveing smart paying attention to the terrain around you. but things happen so the stuff I mentioned was always with.

[herefish101]

i'v only managed to get stuck once(mille lacs snow drift, my large aluminum grain scoop did the job, shoveled my way out in about 15 minutes.

[GBPackerNut]

... something in a hole to pull on can work wonders.

Am I the only one that saw that and laughed a little?

[Dozer]

Originally Posted By: Dozer

... something in a hole to pull on can work wonders.

Am I the only one that saw that and laughed a little?

Took a long time for someone to catch that!

[hawkeye43]

I use chicken grit, throw it under the tires. Works great on wet ice and gives great traction.

[fivebucks]

I've used the log and winch with my ATV for years - it works great. I hadn't thought of using it for the truck, now I have to keep that log in the truck also.

[Ride_Red]

For my wheeler I have an steel bar with a pivoting T and loop on the top, I have a small rope connected to one end of the T pull the rope the T pivots and becomes a straight bar, drop it in a hole release the rope the T opens under the ice, walla an anchor to winch from. when done pull the rope collapse the T and I am on my way. Easier to carry then a log

[Squirtis]

kitty litter.

[stumper]

Please dont use SALT on the ice. How would you feel if the next truck to follow your tracks had a family in it that fell through and drown because you used salt and softened the ice.

[TruthWalleyes]

Please dont use SALT on the ice. How would you feel if the next truck to follow your tracks had a family in it that fell through and drown because you used salt and softened the ice.

Then why doesn't everyone fall through the ice right at the landings...think about how much falls off your tires and wheel wells right there!!

Enough salt to get your self un stuck isn't going to cause a family to die.

[stumper]

Actually I have seen plenty that have gone through at the landings. Its the first to thaw.Wonder why?

[Tom7227]

I'm not real hot on the salt idea but the carpet idea really sucks if you don't go back and pick it up. One year on Bald Eagle I could have had enough to re-do the rec room. That stuff would have laid on the bottom of the lake forever it I hadn't chipped it out. Clean up after yourself.

[wasssit]

I just strap my 2 dogs in front of the truck and put the dog food just enough in front of them to get me unstuck.

[icehousebob]

I'm a firm believer in tire chains; and in putting them on before I get into trouble. I also used to carry asphalt shingles and put one under each tire, gravel side down, to get me rolling. In the back of my truck right now, I have one tow strap, 30 feet of chain, and a 50 foot cable with hooks. They've helped me and several other people.

[Hd Wtr Hillbilly]

A few handfulls of salt is not going to affect the ice enough for a truck to go through...