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....tonight on the way home from work I had to get pulled out of a ditch by Shogun!
Here's what happened- I'm driving back along a single track lane, heavy rain, pretty grim and I pull onto the wide grass verge to let another car pass by. As I start to pull back onto the road there is an almighty crunch. I get out to see what I've hit- blow me, there's a little brick culvert wall 12" high hidden in the long grass! Worse still the Surf is now wedged on top of it- perched on the lower suspension arm. No problem says I- we'll just reverse off the way came. So, into reverse- nothing. Okay, time to engage 4WD and reverse off- still no movement. Getting worried now- time to try LOW RANGE. Slowly the Surf drags itself off the wall- only to slide sideways down into a concealed ditch! Bugger! Never mind should be able to just drive out of this with these huge, chunky mud tyres. Did it b*ll*cks! I think they just helped to dig those inevitable holes in the soft ditch mud much quicker.
Luckily the next passing vehicle was a Shogun. I was standing ready with my towing strop in the road and flagged him down. The Surf came out relativley easily thankfully. The leading seam on the lower suspension arm is a bit bent, but looks okay. I'll check it properly tommorow.
I'm just embarrased to get stuck in such a stupid place. Thanks to the passing fellow 4x4 owner though!
Nevillef
Here's what happened- I'm driving back along a single track lane, heavy rain, pretty grim and I pull onto the wide grass verge to let another car pass by. As I start to pull back onto the road there is an almighty crunch. I get out to see what I've hit- blow me, there's a little brick culvert wall 12" high hidden in the long grass! Worse still the Surf is now wedged on top of it- perched on the lower suspension arm. No problem says I- we'll just reverse off the way came. So, into reverse- nothing. Okay, time to engage 4WD and reverse off- still no movement. Getting worried now- time to try LOW RANGE. Slowly the Surf drags itself off the wall- only to slide sideways down into a concealed ditch! Bugger! Never mind should be able to just drive out of this with these huge, chunky mud tyres. Did it b*ll*cks! I think they just helped to dig those inevitable holes in the soft ditch mud much quicker.
Luckily the next passing vehicle was a Shogun. I was standing ready with my towing strop in the road and flagged him down. The Surf came out relativley easily thankfully. The leading seam on the lower suspension arm is a bit bent, but looks okay. I'll check it properly tommorow.
I'm just embarrased to get stuck in such a stupid place. Thanks to the passing fellow 4x4 owner though!
Nevillef
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