horror at rowher flats *****NEED HELP**** - Page 2

Dick Foster · 06-04-2007, 03:47 PM

Good man, Tyler.

Tweeter · 06-04-2007, 03:50 PM

I'd help but my truck looks like this at the moment...

And I only have 2WD

I do have a tow strap though hahaha

peekay331 · 06-04-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SurfingDrunk

OP- you really might want to take some time reading this.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd11c10a1.htm

i just scanned those statutes. what part do you think pertains to this situation?

purity · 06-04-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tweeter

He was probably playing with his fleshlight.

mine has never caused me an accident! dont be slandering my product.

peekay331 · 06-04-2007, 03:56 PM

rowher has some gnarly hills that are WAY STEEP and loose. Tyler, you going out there today? I can probably go sometime in the late afternoon. Maybe we can get David V to go too. Let me know what's up.

Oppositeboy · 06-04-2007, 03:59 PM

David V is still alive?

ShowStop · 06-04-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Oppositeboy

David V is still alive?

I hope so...his 4Runner looks exactly like the one in the ravine.

ShowStop · 06-04-2007, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peekay331

rowher has some gnarly hills that are WAY STEEP and loose. Tyler, you going out there today? I can probably go sometime in the late afternoon. Maybe we can get David V to go too. Let me know what's up.

If I can go, it wont be until sometime after work. Be almost dark when I get out there.

Dick Foster · 06-04-2007, 04:27 PM

Well you can't just go out there and do it, Tyler. You need to have a highly organized recovery effort and pre-flight planning like a SAC bombing mission of old.

I suggest that you first appoint some committees and have some planning sessions and meetings first. For example, who is gonna handle the PR and who is heading up the food the food detail? I suggest you let some of the NorCal types handle the organization for you guys unless you can get Dennis to lend a hand.

Bump for getting this guy some help SoCal.

peekay331 · 06-04-2007, 04:27 PM

yup. he has a light silver 4-runner now. but it's mainly for posing. he mainly puts around in a fixed up baja bug.

DennisDawg · 06-04-2007, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dick Foster

. . . .I suggest you let some of the NorCal types handle the organization for you guys unless you can get Dennis to lend a hand.

I do not live any place near that and you do not need organization to get there but it’ll take a good amount of thought and equipment to get it back out. If I lived over that way, I’d go help. If it is still there on the weekend, and folks are going out, then I can see, though Ive no expertise in this stuff so at best I can be one more set of hands.

Glad every one is OK!!!

fast frank · 06-04-2007, 06:17 PM

I'm saying it's totaled. Why don't you just report it to your insurance company and let THEM get it out?

It's going to end up in the same junk yard regardless of who or how it gets pulled out.

Dick Foster · 06-04-2007, 06:20 PM

It didn't look all that bad from the pics. Hell it's a trail rig, it ain't gotta be all that purdy.

Angry Andy · 06-04-2007, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dick Foster

Too bad you're so far away or I'd lend a hand. I'm in NorCal but there are lots of good folks in SoCal that should be chiming in.

I have heard that song before.

Oh yeah, you SAY you will help...then don't.

partyman66 · 06-04-2007, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by funrunner91

we have to have a fire truck when we start pulling and we got all the phone number for the fire fighters even their cell numbers. so we are good on that point, we just want to get it out and follow the rulles the rangers set.

Are they charging you to have the fire departement come out there?

This is starting to look like it's going to cost you guys a fortune to get the truck out of there if you're going to be paying off people who come for gas money and maybe buying them some thank-you meals and a few beers and stuff... while also putting their trucks and personal well-being at risk.

Hopefully it all goes smoothly(and cheaper than it looks). It does beg the question though and make you wonder how much it would cost to have a professional come out and get it out.

Good luck and be safe out there.

Texan1983 · 06-04-2007, 08:30 PM

it looks pretty nice to me, why not go through insurance? you pay for insurance right? i don't get it... it's going to cost you way more to get it out.

MrGrimm · 06-04-2007, 08:31 PM

maybe i could get a couple of ch-53's to come out and jump fly you out...

tderose · 06-04-2007, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MrGrimm

maybe i could get a couple of ch-53's to come out and jump fly you out...

Or that CH-47 Chinook in the background!

MrGrimm · 06-04-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tderose

Or that CH-47 Chinook in the background!

thats a ch-46 sea knight. they are a little smaller

BruceTS · 06-05-2007, 12:39 AM

I guess I pissed off the park ranger, he came out and remarked "Your gonna pull it out with that little rope?" Then he tried to intimidate me by asking for credentials, I mearly went on with the process and Vince had a long converastion with him, with threats of citations etc.....guess he got pissed he didn't get his kickback from a $2500 quote from a tow service he recommended. Needless to say he sat at the bottom as we pulled the truck out.

Before Charles showed up to lend a helping hand I had already pulled the 4Runner down the slot to the area where the extraction took place. the photo below is after we had pulled the rig past the tough part. I had Charles winchline through the top to insure it wouldn't rollover, due to both down hill tires were off their beads and no way to swap them out.

The 4Runner was originally further down, out of sight. I actually got lucky when I first set-up, banked on it rolling down hill once I started the angle pull, it did just that, rolling back about 35' and ended up exactly where I needed it. It took every tow strap and all my line just to reach, I would have loved to had snatch blocked it, but it was just too far away. An ATV was recently stuck at that location, so all the brush had been cleared for it's extraction.

Here's Charles acting as the brake man bringing it down the hill, one of the electronic boxes got torn apart, preventing us from getting it running.

Finally got it to the highway, where I waited til his buddy showed up with a tow dolly. It surprised me how well the roof held up after rolling over around 10 times.

As for why this happened is simple, he was using his brakes comming down hill, eventually boiling the fluid in the calipers, causing total brake loss.

hytenor · 06-05-2007, 12:53 AM

wow, nice job! Amazing that thing was even mobile.

04 Rocko Taco · 06-05-2007, 07:17 AM

Congrats on tugging that thing out. That must be a SERIOUS hill to boil the fluid in the calipers? I used to do autocross, and I never even boiled the fluid in my brakes... Crazy.

Good job again on pulling it out, what're the plans now??

7wt · 06-05-2007, 08:14 AM

Nice wake up call for me, I need to flush my brake fluid. It hasn't been done since my truck was new. My fluid is probably half water by now. Nice job on getting that out of there. You should have told that ranger that that little rope was good enough to hang him with after that runner got pulled out of there.

Valkyrie · 06-05-2007, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tderose

Or that CH-47 Chinook in the background!

tderose · 06-05-2007, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valkyrie

Shows how much I know my military aircraft. You'd think with Seymour Johnson AFB right here in Goldsboro, and Camp Lejeune Marine Base an hour away, I'd know more about that stuff.

Valkyrie · 06-05-2007, 09:44 AM

The saddest part isn't that you didn't know what the hell you were posting, but that the picture you scalped even told you what the aircraft were.

http: //www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Miramar2004/Highlights/Ch53WithGunAndCh46.jpg

tderose · 06-05-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valkyrie

The saddest part isn't that you didn't know what the hell you were posting, but that the picture you scalped even told you what the aircraft were.

http: //www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Miramar2004/Highlights/Ch53WithGunAndCh46.jpg

Thanks Chris, making me look worse everyday!

d0ubledown · 06-05-2007, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceTS

I guess I pissed off the park ranger, he came out and remarked "Your gonna pull it out with that little rope?" ...

As for why this happened is simple, he was using his brakes comming down hill, eventually boiling the fluid in the calipers, causing total brake loss.

good on ya charles & bruce for the recovery. glad to hear nobody was seriously hurt in that runner...

Valkyrie · 06-05-2007, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tderose

Thanks Chris, making me look worse everyday!

I don't make you look worse.

Teotwaki · 06-05-2007, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7wt

Nice wake up call for me, I need to flush my brake fluid. It hasn't been done since my truck was new. My fluid is probably half water by now. Nice job on getting that out of there. You should have told that ranger that that little rope was good enough to hang him with after that runner got pulled out of there.

String up all dem danged gummint people by golly!

06-04-2007, 03:47 PM	#31
Dick Foster Numba 2 Ho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Gatos, NorCal Posts: 10,620	Good man, Tyler. __________________ I admit to being Crazy but I'm not Stupid

06-04-2007, 03:50 PM	#32
Tweeter Desert Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LFC/SD So Cal Posts: 4,570	I'd help but my truck looks like this at the moment... And I only have 2WD I do have a tow strap though hahaha __________________ www.chaosfab.com www.foxracing.com www.deaverspring.com www.mullenfabworks.com My truck is for sale!!! *- "When a cop flashes his lights at you he's not really* asking you to pull over. He's challenging you to a race." - The Book of the Piece**

06-04-2007, 03:56 PM	#35
peekay331 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 914	rowher has some gnarly hills that are WAY STEEP and loose. Tyler, you going out there today? I can probably go sometime in the late afternoon. Maybe we can get David V to go too. Let me know what's up. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/peekay331 http://community.webshots.com/user/peekay330 2001 D-cab 4x4 TRD 32" BFG AT on 589's King coilovers Alcan springs Bilstein 5150's 1.5 bodylift ARB bumper Demello sliders RDS auxiliary fuel tank/tool box Bel air shell Garmin 2610 gps and Gpsmap 76 Extremeair 3/4 hp knockoff motojackrack

06-04-2007, 04:27 PM	#39
Dick Foster Numba 2 Ho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Gatos, NorCal Posts: 10,620	Well you can't just go out there and do it, Tyler. You need to have a highly organized recovery effort and pre-flight planning like a SAC bombing mission of old. I suggest that you first appoint some committees and have some planning sessions and meetings first. For example, who is gonna handle the PR and who is heading up the food the food detail? I suggest you let some of the NorCal types handle the organization for you guys unless you can get Dennis to lend a hand. Bump for getting this guy some help SoCal. __________________ I admit to being Crazy but I'm not Stupid

06-04-2007, 04:27 PM	#40
peekay331 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 914	yup. he has a light silver 4-runner now. but it's mainly for posing. he mainly puts around in a fixed up baja bug. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/peekay331 http://community.webshots.com/user/peekay330 2001 D-cab 4x4 TRD 32" BFG AT on 589's King coilovers Alcan springs Bilstein 5150's 1.5 bodylift ARB bumper Demello sliders RDS auxiliary fuel tank/tool box Bel air shell Garmin 2610 gps and Gpsmap 76 Extremeair 3/4 hp knockoff motojackrack

06-04-2007, 03:59 PM	#36
Oppositeboy Ban Count: 12 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,778	David V is still alive?

06-04-2007, 06:17 PM	#42
fast frank Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, Texas(Woodlands) Posts: 2,257	I'm saying it's totaled. Why don't you just report it to your insurance company and let THEM get it out? It's going to end up in the same junk yard regardless of who or how it gets pulled out. __________________ '05 TRD Sport 4WD, Automatic tranny with tow package. Bone stock, and gonna stay that way. I wheel it the way it is.

06-04-2007, 06:20 PM	#43
Dick Foster Numba 2 Ho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Gatos, NorCal Posts: 10,620	It didn't look all that bad from the pics. Hell it's a trail rig, it ain't gotta be all that purdy. __________________ I admit to being Crazy but I'm not Stupid

06-04-2007, 08:30 PM	#46
Texan1983 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ames, ia Posts: 1,218	it looks pretty nice to me, why not go through insurance? you pay for insurance right? i don't get it... it's going to cost you way more to get it out. __________________ 87 4runner SAS work in progress... 04 Dodge 2500 quad cab H.O. Diesel

06-04-2007, 08:31 PM	#47
MrGrimm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 21-26'30'' N 157-45'01'' W Posts: 308	maybe i could get a couple of ch-53's to come out and jump fly you out...

06-05-2007, 12:39 AM	#50
BruceTS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 282	I guess I pissed off the park ranger, he came out and remarked "Your gonna pull it out with that little rope?" Then he tried to intimidate me by asking for credentials, I mearly went on with the process and Vince had a long converastion with him, with threats of citations etc.....guess he got pissed he didn't get his kickback from a $2500 quote from a tow service he recommended. Needless to say he sat at the bottom as we pulled the truck out. Before Charles showed up to lend a helping hand I had already pulled the 4Runner down the slot to the area where the extraction took place. the photo below is after we had pulled the rig past the tough part. I had Charles winchline through the top to insure it wouldn't rollover, due to both down hill tires were off their beads and no way to swap them out. The 4Runner was originally further down, out of sight. I actually got lucky when I first set-up, banked on it rolling down hill once I started the angle pull, it did just that, rolling back about 35' and ended up exactly where I needed it. It took every tow strap and all my line just to reach, I would have loved to had snatch blocked it, but it was just too far away. An ATV was recently stuck at that location, so all the brush had been cleared for it's extraction. Here's Charles acting as the brake man bringing it down the hill, one of the electronic boxes got torn apart, preventing us from getting it running. Finally got it to the highway, where I waited til his buddy showed up with a tow dolly. It surprised me how well the roof held up after rolling over around 10 times. As for why this happened is simple, he was using his brakes comming down hill, eventually boiling the fluid in the calipers, causing total brake loss. __________________ 99 SR5 4Runner Highlander 5spd V6 4WD e-locker New Webpage Last edited by BruceTS; 06-05-2007 at 12:43 AM.

06-05-2007, 07:17 AM	#52
04 Rocko Taco Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,633	Congrats on tugging that thing out. That must be a SERIOUS hill to boil the fluid in the calipers? I used to do autocross, and I never even boiled the fluid in my brakes... Crazy. Good job again on pulling it out, what're the plans now?? __________________ ~Chris Tread Lightly! 04 Double Cab PreRunner. 3.4 - Auto 84 4Runner 4WD. 22R - 5 spd. Locked on 33's 97 4Runner SR5 - 3.4 - Auto For Sale Disclaimer:My Photobucket is being revamped. If there are broken links, shoot me a PM. Thanks. ~Chris

06-05-2007, 08:14 AM	#53
7wt nothing special Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 433	Nice wake up call for me, I need to flush my brake fluid. It hasn't been done since my truck was new. My fluid is probably half water by now. Nice job on getting that out of there. You should have told that ranger that that little rope was good enough to hang him with after that runner got pulled out of there. __________________ Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam) The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)

06-05-2007, 09:44 AM	#56
Valkyrie Cracker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas, by Gawd! Posts: 5,634	The saddest part isn't that you didn't know what the hell you were posting, but that the picture you scalped even told you what the aircraft were. http: //www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Miramar2004/Highlights/Ch53WithGunAndCh46.jpg __________________ Go Overland! Visit me over at Toyota Trail Riders!

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