Helpful 4x4 Recovery Techniques
Helpful 4x4 Recovery Techniques
Admin Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:11 pm
'4x4 Recovery' is an acquired skill. Think safety at all times. DON'T GO FOR THE QUICK FIX. Give the recovery your best shot first time. Otherwise you'll end up doing the extra work anyway and will have made the job more difficult by initially trying to save time and effort.
Wheel stuck in a hole
You weren't looking(?). The ideal is to walk there first in long grass or deep water.
Don't bend a track rod or put your wheel alignment out by trying to jump out of a deep hole. Jack up the vehicle, fill in the hole with soil, stones etc or cover it with a Bridging ladder and drive out.
Stuck in sand
Often because the tyre was not wide enough to spread the load of the vehicle and/or the tread was too aggressive. Sand tyres are advisable for desert crossing.
You'll probably need a long handled shovel . Jack up the wheels, pile sand underneath them and put Bridging ladders, floor mats, carpet, newspapers or whatever is to hand under the wheels to give the tyres some grip. If you have a pump, then reducing the tyre pressures by half will help to get traction. Make sure the approach angle to the wheels is gentle. Reduce the weight in the vehicle and drive out SLOWLY.
Quicksand
Sand soaked in water. Found in some tidal regions of the beach. (and more commonly at some pay and play sites :yes: )
You can't jack up the vehicle even with a spreader board. Shovel-holes are filled- in within seconds, traction mats get buried under the wheels. You need another vehicle to pull you or winch you back out. Don't waste time trying to sort it yourself.
High-centered
When something under the vehicle raises it to remove traction from the wheels.
Happens on tracks with a high central ridge, crossing logs, rock crawling or sinking into sand.
If high-centered on snow with solid ground underneath then rocking the vehicle from side to side combined with heat from the transmission may compact/melt the snow sufficiently.
Sometimes you can back off. Do it very carefully. Somebody can feed stones, wood, Bridging ladders etc under a spinning wheel. Your best shot is to jack up each wheel enough to put good footing under it until you can drive away. This is what the high-lift jack is made for. Do it right first time!
Courtesy of http://forum.fourwheeldriveclub.com
Wheel stuck in a hole
You weren't looking(?). The ideal is to walk there first in long grass or deep water.
Don't bend a track rod or put your wheel alignment out by trying to jump out of a deep hole. Jack up the vehicle, fill in the hole with soil, stones etc or cover it with a Bridging ladder and drive out.
Stuck in sand
Often because the tyre was not wide enough to spread the load of the vehicle and/or the tread was too aggressive. Sand tyres are advisable for desert crossing.
You'll probably need a long handled shovel . Jack up the wheels, pile sand underneath them and put Bridging ladders, floor mats, carpet, newspapers or whatever is to hand under the wheels to give the tyres some grip. If you have a pump, then reducing the tyre pressures by half will help to get traction. Make sure the approach angle to the wheels is gentle. Reduce the weight in the vehicle and drive out SLOWLY.
Quicksand
Sand soaked in water. Found in some tidal regions of the beach. (and more commonly at some pay and play sites :yes: )
You can't jack up the vehicle even with a spreader board. Shovel-holes are filled- in within seconds, traction mats get buried under the wheels. You need another vehicle to pull you or winch you back out. Don't waste time trying to sort it yourself.
High-centered
When something under the vehicle raises it to remove traction from the wheels.
Happens on tracks with a high central ridge, crossing logs, rock crawling or sinking into sand.
If high-centered on snow with solid ground underneath then rocking the vehicle from side to side combined with heat from the transmission may compact/melt the snow sufficiently.
Sometimes you can back off. Do it very carefully. Somebody can feed stones, wood, Bridging ladders etc under a spinning wheel. Your best shot is to jack up each wheel enough to put good footing under it until you can drive away. This is what the high-lift jack is made for. Do it right first time!
Courtesy of http://forum.fourwheeldriveclub.com
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