spandit Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 ...when getting a Suzuki Jimny stuck in the middle of a field: 1) stock fencing does not make a good improvised ground mat, unless you really like cutting tangled stock fencing wire out from underneath a car that is already up to its axles in thick mud 2) a 12mm polypropylene rope, whilst giving you the length you require (in combination with 2 recovery straps and a thicker rope and 30m of winch cable) stretches a LONG way before it snaps (with a Hell of a bang!) 3) Putting a ratchet strap around a tyre does not magically transform your car into one of these: It generally just makes it a more efficient digger 4) Reducing tyre pressure leaves you with a stuck car in the middle of the field with flat tyres 5) A winch is a surprisingly effective way of removing a fencepost that is driven in a couple of feet 6) a 3" willow sapling is surprisingly strong - can pull a Jimny out sideways! Of course, it didn't start raining until I had to get out of the cab to start the recovery process... I now have all my fence posts and wire dumped in the middle of the field and I'll have to carry them by hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looks a bit sticky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looks a bit sticky Unfortunately, most of the field is like that - where I actually need to do the fencing is actually quite dry but getting up there is a nightmare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 All part of lifes rich tapestry, wonderful way to learn too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) same thing with me on saturday, but i kept at it and got out. Edited April 6, 2016 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Yep, Friday. Off the hard track straight into a well disguised quagmire - farmer/tractor job and £40 for tracking check/adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I was in this situation back in december at 11pm at night. After lots of efforts I gave in and called a fellow shooter with a 4x4 for some help. Iv not been so glad to have help like that in a long time. How ever we did use man power to free the jimny not his 4x4, the releif was imense and amso greatful to the lad Chris and his brother for giving help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Should of bought a land rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 i bet the air was blue! good on you for sticking at it, bloody nightmare. atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Should of bought a land rover I said I got stuck, wouldn't want to break down as well... A Jimny is like a mini Landie underneath anyway - a Landrover is heavier & would have got stuck just as much although I suppose difflock might have helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1nut Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I had one of those radio controlled cars as a kid!! That brings back memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Funny as! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I said I got stuck, wouldn't want to break down as well... A Jimny is like a mini Landie underneath anyway - a Landrover is heavier & would have got stuck just as much although I suppose difflock might have helped And the landy is heavier to recover ! Only hope would be it was broke down before you got stuck which there is every chance of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I said I got stuck, wouldn't want to break down as well... A Jimny is like a mini Landie underneath anyway - a Landrover is heavier & would have got stuck just as much although I suppose difflock might have helped Don't worry it was a joke..thought I would get in their before the lady boys did. Looking at that field it seems regardless what you were driving it would of got stuck. Annoying but also quite good fun getting it out I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Haha, even funnier because most of us have been there before! Usually at the furthest point from a tractor, at the most inconvenient time to ring anybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Don't worry it was a joke..thought I would get in their before the lady boys did. Looking at that field it seems regardless what you were driving it would of got stuck. Annoying but also quite good fun getting it out I would imagine. Wasn't as fun as you'd think I used to have a Defender but sold it when I got the Pinzgauer Unfortunately the Pinz doesn't run and the Hilux has road tyres so I had to self recover. Thinking about investing in a ground anchor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav912 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Even us tractor boys have our problems.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Thats not ploughing thats mineing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Scarer Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Should not let the dog drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 It's what winches and land anchors were made for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Mud tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Only one way across that sort of ground ........... SPEED. But of course, you don't know that until you bog down, then it's to late. With a Landy you do have one method of trying it out, open diff in - diff lock back out. (Don't spin wheels in open diff, it destroys the centre diff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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