Rollover

[vamp]

Does anyone here have experience with H1 rollover?..My main question is if there is any real frame damage involved, or is it tough enough to just right and keep going?

[vamp]

Does anyone here have experience with H1 rollover?..My main question is if there is any real frame damage involved, or is it tough enough to just right and keep going?

[Dan]

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[Dan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by KenP:
Isn't there a video of that, Dan? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think so, but I don't have it.

[Beastmaster]

The story as I understand it is that the H1 in question got stuck sideways due to a slightly inexperienced driver.

In a fit of insanity, the truck was attempted to be winched from the downhill side. (!) The subesequent winching was unsuccessful. The vehicle was then tow strapped to right it, and it continued flipping down from there.

[dochummer]

Ouch!

[DennisAJC]

I believe that is the hill That SteveR drove up, drove down and drove up BACKWARDS on.

[Dan]

I have a bunch of H1 rollover pics I'll post, as soon as I find them.

[Bored]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DRTYFN:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JollyRoger:
My 96 Hummer was rolled, bought it used, never knew about it until talking with the original owner.
There was no visble damage, although the top had minor dents which were fixed. He said not even the mirrors broke!
They are certianly tough, considering mine weighs 8400lbs.

I have seen pics of a white H1 wagon on it's roof, and no damage. They really only get damaged when one has a roof rack installed, then it pokes holes in the roof. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wow!!! The stories of H1 rollovers are amazing.

I ran a couple of H1's up and down some pretty steep dunes and then powered sideways across them and it never felt like it was even close to going over. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That is probably because you were not on a surface as steep as what is shown in the pictures above. It really is simple physics.

And yes, I would love to see some video action of that H1 coming down the hill too!

[Dan]

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[RIC-H0]

Didn't the genius know atleast one of his front tires were supposed to stay on the ground!!!

Ric-H2

[Dan]

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[Dan]

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[Dan]

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[Beastmaster]

Ever use an articulation ramp?

On an H1 or an H2, you will end up with one wheel off the ground when using an articulation ramp. It's inherent due to the independent suspension on the trucks....more so on the H1 than the H2.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RIC-H2:
Didn't the genius know atleast one of his front tires were supposed to stay on the ground!!!

Ric-H2 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[Dan]

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[JollyRoger]

My 96 Hummer was rolled, bought it used, never knew about it until talking with the original owner.
There was no visble damage, although the top had minor dents which were fixed. He said not even the mirrors broke!
They are certianly tough, considering mine weighs 8400lbs.

I have seen pics of a white H1 wagon on it's roof, and no damage. They really only get damaged when one has a roof rack installed, then it pokes holes in the roof.

[Joe]

You have to really try hard to flip an H1. I've been in some pretty sticky situations where as the driver you feel dam uneasy only to find out that your not even close to flipping. I've never seen a flip first hand but the few times I've heard about it usually involve extreme slopes and complete tire failure, bead break, no runflats, etc.

The one story I've heard had an h1 roll over and down a steep hill. Understand the roll cage held and the truck though banged up pretty bad was driveable, in fact they drove it the remainder of the weekend trail ride w.o. problem. Still I suspect a big part of what damage is done is what and where you roll. On sand or soft dirt your damage will be less than rolling on heavy rock or in to tree's. etc. Lots of variables in answering the question. Regardless not something I'm sure any of us want to discover.

[Beastmaster]

Actually, there is really no way anyone could accurately determine the slope of a hill from pictures unless you were able to catch it at the right angle.

I can provide three pictures of hills (with Hummers in them, of course) that look just as steep, but were well within the limits of the H1's abilities.

Here's one pic that looks steeper than it is (Forest Road 42 in Phoenix):
http://www.azhog.org/jan_2004_box_ca...-01800200-.jpg

And for a interesting pictorial, here's pics of the same hill (Saguaro Lake Cove #1 in Phoenix) from different views:

From the bottom-
http://www.azhog.org/april2004_hummerhelps/IMG_0037.jpg

From the top-
http://www.azhog.org/april2004_hummerhelps/IMG_0050.jpg

From the side-
http://www.azhog.org/april2004_hummerhelps/IMG_0043.jpg

The last picture shows the true angle of the hill. The other two don't.

[Dan]

Here we go. SteveR knows the story behind these.