It finally happened

[fourfourto]

I finally got stuck real good.

I was at the beach with my neice 24 years old and her husband.
We went into a restricted area at the end of the beach.
The warning sign and fence were wiped out in a storm and went past the 6 mile point a couple of miles and the beach was at the high tide line and got real soft and deep and was impassable.
I decided to back up about 100 feet to were they were behind me to turn around.
I turn around and head out and they got stuck in a 89 pathfinder with 177,000 miles.(right at the tide line with it comming in)
I hooked them up and pulled them out like nothing and draged them backwards a couple of hundred feet to were it seamed it wasnt that bad.
They tryed to get going and got stuck again(I could see his cluch was slipping real bad.)about 30 feet up from the high tide line.
Anyway I hooked them up and I got brought down to the frame in a few seconds .It turns out the cluch is compleatly gone and the dead weight was to much to pull.(a winch would have done it)

At this point I called the ranger for tow info for him and started digging out.when I removed all the sand under the truck I pulled right out and atempted to snap him out a couple times and stoped when I started digging in backed out of it and finally gave up.

The ranger said if the sign/fence was up there would be a $2,500 fine and no one went down that section in 5 years.(if we left it abandoned a $60,000 fine)

Called some tow companys they wanted $250 hook up and $100 a mile to a paved road

We found one for $450 for off the beach 7 miles and to his home 15/20 miles away.


I have some pics/video(not the greatest) Ill post this afternoon.

[wannabeH3]

doh!! it happens.... glad you didnt get washed to sea

[fourfourto]

Theres no way I would have got stuck if I didnt attempt a recovery.
The first time it came right out so I didnt snap it at all when I got stuck(stupid) It didnt work anyway after I got out and tryed it again and again.

Bob my brother in law flaked out and left with his pickup next thing I know hes at the exit airing down
He did make tow calls from home and found a tow but Onstar was trying for me at the same time.
You dont leave with someone stuck definatly not a relative

I dug out easy enough to get out.

Ill list the video(not GR8) when I put it on putfile.

I only had a couple pics

[wpage]

Glad you made it out safely!

[fourfourto]

Im real glad we didnt end up out at sea the tide was comming in.If it did a 08 alpha would be a nice replacement.


I must of hit over 20mph ,when I unhooked the pathfinder the locker was off.It didnt budge


http://media.putfile.com/stuck-H3-beach



I figured it would roll easy like the first time,I didnt realize his cluch crapped out completely.

http://media.putfile.com/stuck-pathfinderhummer

[wannabeH3]

do you think airing down to 12 psi or so would have helped?