and my baby

 

That was a lot of work. Ya'll need a friend with a 1 ton, 38"s+, big block or a diesel...

 

 

got the Jeep back from the shop and decided to take it for a little test run out in OBX.... she did great. will def be ready for this weekend.

 

I hear you on that.. But where we were at.... a Diesel would NOT have made it back there....

Also here are some more pictures.

 

 

As was previously stated, Im sure the Jeep will be totalled by the insurance company. All the dash electronics, as well as the steering column got soaked with muddy water. There is an estimated 500-900 pounds of mud and water in that Jeep that complicated the recovery. The engine does not start.

We made the linkup at 09 and got started on the recovery by about 0945. It took untill about 1700 to get the Jeep recovered and back out of the powerline access area and to the road.

The recovery itself took 4 people to dig out the bank and Jeep, and 2 Jeeps with Warn 9.5 Winches using dubble line pulls to get him out. Both recovery Jeeps had to be anchored together and to a ground anchor as the ground was very wet and the suction of the mud on the stuck Jeep was very hard to over come.

An initial attempt to recover the Jeep with single line pulls failed. The ground anchor would not hold and had to be reset multiple times.

Once the recovered Jeep was out of the wash, it still had to be pulled as dead weight up a very steep hill in order to get it to the road. Fifthpro's Warn 9.5 si shut down several times in order to avoid overheating! (No shame on his winch, he was the only one pulling!! Very difficult pull and great feature on the winch to prevent burning up the motor)

Some advanced recovery techniques were used; Multiple recovery vehicles using doubble line pulls, doubble, triple, and QUADRUPLE line pulls, Pullpal ground anchor and more.

Many Many thanks to Fifthpro. I know most of these techniques but have little practice. He made them look easy. We would prob still be out there if he and the cavalry had not come today!


It was a steep hill with very bad washouts. The recovery Jeeps that went to perform the pull had to ride in the rut or run against the high side to avoid the dropoff on the other side. The hill itself was extremely slick and a challenge for built, locked Jeeps on 35's. The dead Jeep had to be winched/pulled up a more solid area or it would prob still be there.

Moral of the story: The road bed above the culvert is now pretty much gone - limiting access to power crews who have to repair the equipment. Somebody is going to pay to rebuild it and repair the remainder of the access roads. That will be Dominion power customers, including myself. This area is closed for a good reason. It may be fun to attempt, but illegal wheeling makes us all look bad. STAY OUT!

 

One hell of a recovery. One thing I think the 4x4 community has over others, guys are always readily available to get you out, though you'll probably get poked at for the rig you drive.

Wouldn't it be somethin' to get that thing running again? I say he total it with the insurance company and buy it back, salvaged title style.

 

good write up xploited!


very interesting read.

yall just needed an XJ out there to show you how it's done

 

lift and tire size?