Recovery thoughts, ideas, advice

[gatorgrizz27]

It sounds like a pair of Maxtrax would solve the majority of these issues. Even with highway-ish tires (Cooper AT3’s), I was very surprised at how well they worked in some gumbo mud.

 

[Victory_Overland]

Proper and proficient training, Tire selection, Route selection, Hi-Lift, and MaxTrax!

 

[Overlandtowater]

One of my favorite examples is the front tow rings on the front of Fords. They have this big ring which is probably 7/8" thick and it looks like it is strong enough for a crane. Then when you look underneath you see it is attached with 2 bolts which are about 7/16" diameter. In my opinion totally inadequate if a F550 is buried and using a stretch strap.

I've had my F250 utility truck 10500-11500lbs depending, buried front and rear to the axles, steps in the mud and had a tracked pole setter hook on to those hooks and pull me fine. The guy laughed and said I wont even have to give it any throttle, when it bogged the machine down his face was priceless!...but it was a reasonable individual that pulled me out not yanking just snug and tug.