Man, this looks like a ton of fun with the good teamwork and all, I bet it's a nice sense of accomplishment. Offroading is good for that in general, but recoveries are just great. No one really wants to get stuck, but getting unstuck can be half the fun. Well done, and there's some rhino recovery gear in my future. It's really reasonably priced.
The manufacturers of shackles are aware of people commonly backing out the pin a slight turn and advise against this since the shoulder is supposed to rest against the shackle so that the threads aren't taking all the force. When the manufacturer's test the load limits, its with the shoulder seated flush. The hole on the pin is for you to be able to slip a screwdriver in to twist the pin out if needed and for threading a wire through if further retention of the pin is necessary. I always have screwdrivers with me so I haven't had an issue and I dab a bit of oil on the threads now and then.
@@4x4rescue74 Ever tried putting anti-seize on the threads? I'd done that for some of mine and I haven't had a problem. I clean them out a little now and again and reapply.
As you get closer to full recovery you can see the moods change in everyone, it gets more enjoyable once you’re out of that “can this be recovered today” feeling.
@@4x4rescue74 The problem is a lot of 4-wheelers think they can go anywhere with 4x4. And because of that most all trails have been torn up by 4-wheelers who don't respect the trails and other people who use the trails. I'm new to 4-wheel drive. But I learned how to drive off-road in 2-wheel drive. Unlike most 4-wheelers, I don't go hell-bent to get there no matter what. I go to have an enjoyable day. I try not spending the day getting myself out of somewhere I shouldn't have been. I once worked with an avid 4-wheeler. We found we often traveled the same trails, but not together. I once complained to him about the washtub holes in the trails left by 4-wheelers. He flatly said no, those washtub holes were made by 2-wheel drive people. I disagree. Those washtub holes are in pairs and diagonally from each other. But too, I have always been able to go through bad spots without spinning my wheels. But when I see 4-wheelers go through a bad spot, they always have all four wheels spinning, throwing rocks and dirt in all directions. Off-road guru Granville King said, anybody can go through a bad spot with the pedal to the floor, throwing rocks, dirt, and mud all over the place. It is the guy who makes it through the same spot without spinning a wheel, who is a pleasure to watch. He called it elegance. All the dirt roads and trails in my area were fully passable in 2 wheel drive when I first moved here 28 years ago. But with the explosion of off-roaders, motorcycles, quads, Rhinos, jeeps, and 4x4 trucks since then - every one of them is all torn up to the point you almost need 4 wheel drive just make it through. Not me, I can still make it through without spinning a wheel. You obviously are a poor judge of vehicles, when you said there was no way that Ford could make it out of there. I've never been in that deep of snow. But the Ford didn't surprise me, getting as far as he did. The Ford has a longer wheel base, and as such the front and rear tires can straddle the holes the jeeps were having trouble getting through. I was once out hunting with my dad and step-grandfather. I drove. When we got to where my dad wanted to be, we took off on a drive pushing across country on foot, looking for deer and sign. We got a long ways without seeing anything. So my dad had my step-grandfather and I head off south to where there was a road, and he would go get the truck and meet us there. When the two of us reached the road, there was a guy in an old 4x4 pickup. He asked if we needed help. I said no, a third party is going to meet us here with the truck. The guy motioned in the direction I had pointed, and said if he was coming from that direction, he better have mud and snows a 4wd. There was a bad spot, he won't get through otherwise. Well, shortly my dad drove up. I told him what the guy had said, I asked how bad was it? He said he saw no bad spot. We drove back that direction and the only bad spot was in the area I drove through myself earlier. There was a soft spot with ruts spanning clear across the road where everyone chose a different route. When I came through I hit it dead center and didn't even get the tires muddy. That is what I note about many 4-wheelers. They don't know what a real bad spot is. They just hit the gas and if they make it, they think it was because of 4wd. When I got out on my own, I had a VW. I explored all over the state, even 4wd trails. I made it all the way in on a number of them. One, when got to the end at a lake, there were nothing there but jeeps and motorcycles. As I was getting my fishing gear out, a dad and his 9 or 10 year old son came by on their way to their jeep. The son looked under the front of my VW and hollered to his dad, "Hey! How did this guy get here? He don't have 4wd!" Even their kids think it takes 4wd to get anywhere. I've got one request for all jeep clubs. How about a club policy, when a member makes hole in the trail, fill it up. Like at ski resorts the standing rule is "Fill Your Sitz Mark!" Let's put an end to the washtub holes in the trails, left by snobbish slobs.
Appreciate what you do. Also feel better knowing if I ever need help I can find it. No crazy off road stuff but I do like getting a bit of snow footage for my channel. I hope not to need any of your friends in southern Oregon.
Shoulda hooked the two jeep winches together in middle when he was pulling your jeep, As one winch is cooling the other can work. faster that way without heating winches
Birkenstock tires on there with some good outside cleats on the tires stock size is very important and then if you have to chain him up man turn that thing into a tractor
I've gone in snow as deep as that in my 2014 5.0 f150 35ko2. Sketchy as shit because they whole way was going uphill. I got stuck stuck and took an hour to get unstuck and turned back around. Mind you this was around 3 am and I've been driving for almost 6-7 hours? From Lansing, MI to UP (Pine Mountain).
love your videos and at the end of this video you said probably the most important thing don't go wheeling alone. last time i went out i got stuck since some nice guy decided to throw a carpet in a mud pit (let's be honest i probably would have gotten stuck anyway). my buddy got behind me and gave a nice little pull with a kenetic rope and came out easy. When i got my jku first set of mods was 2.5 inch lift, bumper and 12k badlands apex winch. it came with a set of bfg ko2's.
I have a 3/4 ton 4wd dodge and a D500 dodge with a Holmes 500 wrecker on it been getting setup to do free recoveries have emailed several companies about helping me out to get all setup but so far no one wants to help
Good thing about having a winch is you can get yourself out of a jam .. bad thing is all your friends call you 😳…. Nobody needs a winch until they need a winch ..
It’s rare to see people snow wheeling with tire chains. They’re better for the ice roads. It’s all about airing down low and doubling that foot print so we stay on top.
Man you're tire is too wide for snow you know a narrow tire is better in snow the weight of your vehicle matters a lot when it comes to snow and mud you don't have a heavy vehicle and you're not in sand you should use a narrow tire hell a model t with a bicycle tire can go better than you do in the snow
A skinny tire may be good if you’re in 1-2’ of snow but when you’re in 4+ feet you want a wide and large tire to help stay on top. With a skinny tire you would just break through and frame out.
@@4x4rescue74 I can agree. My LJ has a 4.6 stroker and a Kenne Bell. The 4.0 stock has pretty solid torque off idle from the factory. 4lo typically keeps me deep and digging where as 4hi try’s to get up on top. Guess it depends on the snow as well. Here in TN it’s solid crunchy ice like.
Keep up the recovery work brother love your videos
Man, this looks like a ton of fun with the good teamwork and all, I bet it's a nice sense of accomplishment. Offroading is good for that in general, but recoveries are just great. No one really wants to get stuck, but getting unstuck can be half the fun. Well done, and there's some rhino recovery gear in my future. It's really reasonably priced.
The manufacturers of shackles are aware of people commonly backing out the pin a slight turn and advise against this since the shoulder is supposed to rest against the shackle so that the threads aren't taking all the force. When the manufacturer's test the load limits, its with the shoulder seated flush. The hole on the pin is for you to be able to slip a screwdriver in to twist the pin out if needed and for threading a wire through if further retention of the pin is necessary. I always have screwdrivers with me so I haven't had an issue and I dab a bit of oil on the threads now and then.
Interesting, I’ve always backed it out just a little. I’ve had them seize before.
@@4x4rescue74 Ever tried putting anti-seize on the threads? I'd done that for some of mine and I haven't had a problem. I clean them out a little now and again and reapply.
I have not but that’s a good idea. I pressure wash mine regularly.
Nicely done making the drive to recover those vehicles. I bet they were happy to see you !
You certainly have a big heart. May God Bless you. 🙏🏼
Good man for doing that long travel for that stuck person.
As you get closer to full recovery you can see the moods change in everyone, it gets more enjoyable once you’re out of that “can this be recovered today” feeling.
Yeah this recovery had me anxious, easily could have got all 3 vehicles stuck and spent the night out there.
@@4x4rescue74
The problem is a lot of 4-wheelers think they can go anywhere with 4x4. And because of that most all trails have been torn up by 4-wheelers who don't respect the trails and other people who use the trails. I'm new to 4-wheel drive. But I learned how to drive off-road in 2-wheel drive. Unlike most 4-wheelers, I don't go hell-bent to get there no matter what. I go to have an enjoyable day. I try not spending the day getting myself out of somewhere I shouldn't have been.
I once worked with an avid 4-wheeler. We found we often traveled the same trails, but not together. I once complained to him about the washtub holes in the trails left by 4-wheelers. He flatly said no, those washtub holes were made by 2-wheel drive people. I disagree. Those washtub holes are in pairs and diagonally from each other. But too, I have always been able to go through bad spots without spinning my wheels. But when I see 4-wheelers go through a bad spot, they always have all four wheels spinning, throwing rocks and dirt in all directions. Off-road guru Granville King said, anybody can go through a bad spot with the pedal to the floor, throwing rocks, dirt, and mud all over the place. It is the guy who makes it through the same spot without spinning a wheel, who is a pleasure to watch. He called it elegance.
All the dirt roads and trails in my area were fully passable in 2 wheel drive when I first moved here 28 years ago. But with the explosion of off-roaders, motorcycles, quads, Rhinos, jeeps, and 4x4 trucks since then - every one of them is all torn up to the point you almost need 4 wheel drive just make it through. Not me, I can still make it through without spinning a wheel.
You obviously are a poor judge of vehicles, when you said there was no way that Ford could make it out of there. I've never been in that deep of snow. But the Ford didn't surprise me, getting as far as he did. The Ford has a longer wheel base, and as such the front and rear tires can straddle the holes the jeeps were having trouble getting through.
I was once out hunting with my dad and step-grandfather. I drove. When we got to where my dad wanted to be, we took off on a drive pushing across country on foot, looking for deer and sign. We got a long ways without seeing anything. So my dad had my step-grandfather and I head off south to where there was a road, and he would go get the truck and meet us there. When the two of us reached the road, there was a guy in an old 4x4 pickup. He asked if we needed help. I said no, a third party is going to meet us here with the truck. The guy motioned in the direction I had pointed, and said if he was coming from that direction, he better have mud and snows a 4wd. There was a bad spot, he won't get through otherwise.
Well, shortly my dad drove up. I told him what the guy had said, I asked how bad was it? He said he saw no bad spot. We drove back that direction and the only bad spot was in the area I drove through myself earlier. There was a soft spot with ruts spanning clear across the road where everyone chose a different route. When I came through I hit it dead center and didn't even get the tires muddy. That is what I note about many 4-wheelers. They don't know what a real bad spot is. They just hit the gas and if they make it, they think it was because of 4wd.
When I got out on my own, I had a VW. I explored all over the state, even 4wd trails. I made it all the way in on a number of them. One, when got to the end at a lake, there were nothing there but jeeps and motorcycles. As I was getting my fishing gear out, a dad and his 9 or 10 year old son came by on their way to their jeep. The son looked under the front of my VW and hollered to his dad, "Hey! How did this guy get here? He don't have 4wd!" Even their kids think it takes 4wd to get anywhere.
I've got one request for all jeep clubs. How about a club policy, when a member makes hole in the trail, fill it up. Like at ski resorts the standing rule is "Fill Your Sitz Mark!" Let's put an end to the washtub holes in the trails, left by snobbish slobs.
Love the "No Ducks" on the Jeep Wes...hilarious😅.
Appreciate what you do. Also feel better knowing if I ever need help I can find it. No crazy off road stuff but I do like getting a bit of snow footage for my channel. I hope not to need any of your friends in southern Oregon.
She sure knows what clothes to wear in case you get stuck and stranded.
Lol
Vanity always surpasses commonsense. 👀🤪
She sure do😘
Shoulda hooked the two jeep winches together in middle when he was pulling your jeep, As one winch is cooling the other can work. faster that way without heating winches
that was bad ass
i love this good samaritan approach
Well done Wes!
the steering wheel is on the left then on the right then on the left again? Ford's are amazing!
Ford impressed me how far it madeit
Nice video what we do when the snow is like that we air down to 3 PSI let it rip. We even go down to zero if we have to but we run beadlocks.
Yeah I’ll air down to 5psi sometimes, even without bead locks I’ve never had an issue. Night and day difference for traction
Nice job brother.
Birkenstock tires on there with some good outside cleats on the tires stock size is very important and then if you have to chain him up man turn that thing into a tractor
I've gone in snow as deep as that in my 2014 5.0 f150 35ko2. Sketchy as shit because they whole way was going uphill. I got stuck stuck and took an hour to get unstuck and turned back around. Mind you this was around 3 am and I've been driving for almost 6-7 hours? From Lansing, MI to UP (Pine Mountain).
Great job and thanks for the vids, most enjoyable watching from Traverse City, Michigan..
Well done
Great job and great service.... Do you get paid for your time?
Winch IN, Winch OUT!
Nice job looked like a good trail what forest service rd is that did not look like fordyce
love your videos and at the end of this video you said probably the most important thing don't go wheeling alone. last time i went out i got stuck since some nice guy decided to throw a carpet in a mud pit (let's be honest i probably would have gotten stuck anyway). my buddy got behind me and gave a nice little pull with a kenetic rope and came out easy. When i got my jku first set of mods was 2.5 inch lift, bumper and 12k badlands apex winch. it came with a set of bfg ko2's.
Let me come with you sometime on a close recovery!
Good job
Mud tires are definitely not good snow tires. In sure that would've helped
I have a 3/4 ton 4wd dodge and a D500 dodge with a Holmes 500 wrecker on it been getting setup to do free recoveries have emailed several companies about helping me out to get all setup but so far no one wants to help
well done, you guys are awesome!!
Good thing about having a winch is you can get yourself out of a jam .. bad thing is all your friends call you 😳…. Nobody needs a winch until they need a winch ..
What was your tire pressure, did you air down when you reached the snow or before?
Aired down to 10psi at first then 5 psi for the last section
Why are tire chains not more common?
how does the guy in the orange rubicon like his badland winch from harbor freight
Apex and badlands winch are solid. For the price point I would lean towards a Smittybilt or VR series Warn though.
What was the guy in the truck thinking ? Lucky that thing wasnt beached there till all the snow melted
Yeah at first I didn’t want to risk it and thought leaving it there for a couple weeks would be the best option..lol
Nice work !! What's with the right-hand drive on the Ford truck ?? Built for the U.S. Postal Service ??
Flipped camera angle,
Is that Ford a right hand drive
Flipped camera angle
Awesome 👌
Where is your chains at a time like this?
We only use chains for icy roads. When you’re in deep snow they dig down. Airing down the tires works better to stay on top.
Why does the F150 look like the "negative is reversed"?
Do you have lockers on your jeep?
Not yet. Jeeps do pretty well and usually spin all 4 tires unless really pinned down in some rocks or off camber.
Some tire chains might have made it easier for everyone.
It’s rare to see people snow wheeling with tire chains. They’re better for the ice roads. It’s all about airing down low and doubling that foot print so we stay on top.
Now go get Your front hubs fixed.
Ok but why is the Ford right hand drive that’s tripping me tf out
Filmed upside down and had to flip the angle. I have another video where my jeep is rhd 🤣🤣
Hey my Aaron zone
Sheeesh. I don’t get why people run 40s on stock JK axles🤣
Hi my name is Eugene Hebert from Laurel Mississippi love to help and join
You always say you're making it but you're fat tires are just sitting on top of the snow spinning
Man you're tire is too wide for snow you know a narrow tire is better in snow the weight of your vehicle matters a lot when it comes to snow and mud you don't have a heavy vehicle and you're not in sand you should use a narrow tire hell a model t with a bicycle tire can go better than you do in the snow
A skinny tire may be good if you’re in 1-2’ of snow but when you’re in 4+ feet you want a wide and large tire to help stay on top. With a skinny tire you would just break through and frame out.
No comment.. Lol..😂
I’ve had better luck with 4hi when in snow with mud terrains.
Depends on the vehicle and how much power it has
@@4x4rescue74 I can agree. My LJ has a 4.6 stroker and a Kenne Bell. The 4.0 stock has pretty solid torque off idle from the factory. 4lo typically keeps me deep and digging where as 4hi try’s to get up on top. Guess it depends on the snow as well. Here in TN it’s solid crunchy ice like.