once upon a time ................. and they all lived happily ever after!
Not a lot to it really. Lost concentration while tired - how many times have I told me that accidents happen when tired!
We "only" had a km to go.
Recovery was two hand chain winches and a bit of road improvement with large stones and grooves.
Could have been worse.
For the technically minded. The winch chains were heavy enough to not stretch. Very slow winching (literally a centimeter at a time) with a rigidly coupled system is sometimes better than the elastically coupled energetic system that is more effective in other conditions. I was happy to let a front end loader pass - towing from one end carried a real risk of capsize and would have been much less controlled (I figured relatively uncontrollable).
Once upon a time I (and a few others) had to put a de-railed 80 tonne rail car back on the tracks with hand winches, and I had a bit of practice using a hand winch to pull tree stumps out in our garden after the Brisbane Flood. There's always a way.
Most important when things go wrong is the "mental cup of tea". If I can't make one then I pretend. Think first, act last.
Only damage is to my pride .... and being in a Buddhist country helps put that in perspective!
Maybe I should paint the truck yellow to remind me!
A few more pics on the blog at
http://www.epicycles.com/Truck Blog/2013-10-03/2013-10-03.php
Patience. Haven't forgotten. I'll post some pics of seats later. Sorry about the hijack!
