3.30pm Saturday Recovery what could go wrong !

DILLIGAF · Jan 8, 2023

Well my buddy with the Yota decides to call me since he got his cute little truck stuck .

I winched my way to him. - Lightening bolt and Battery light again ! ( I hope its not my new Odyssey H8 )
I got to him,( He dug for 2 hours instead of calling me...lol... ) Turn around, Big ******* bang . Now im 2wd . No more 4x4 T-Case unresponsive.
I Was able to get him squared away, and we go get my wifes JK to recover the RAM
Get back to my Truck, Do some redneck ****. Jeep pulling Yota pulling Ram... lol.
Now we all get stuck
I call My buddy with his 2500, its a monster on 38s with a 8" Lift ( He cant fit down the smaller wooden areas hence the *********** )
I get home at 11pm.
My buddy with the Yota is on Base Duty at 5am tommorow morning, Glad im retired...lol...

I had a smile on my face the whole time. **** this **** is fun.

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danielmid · Jan 8, 2023

That sounds like a beer or two night. Hope it isn't too bad once you dig in.

DILLIGAF · Jan 8, 2023

I drove it home, no vibrations, no grinding and no knocking from the T-Case.

I tried to look quickly tonight, But the whole front end is packed in snow and I didnt feel like throwing it on the lift

Sounds like a tommorow problem now...lol...

Wild one · Jan 8, 2023

You need a full set of tire chains Ian.Chained up you would easily got in and out of there.

Dean2 · Jan 8, 2023

That definitely looks like fun. Hope the fix is good and cheap. Curious about the Toyota, looks like it has a winch on it, was it not working? that he needed to call you.

LouM · Jan 8, 2023

Maybe chains would have helped, they can also allow the frame to get down to the ground. Start digging and chewing with chains on the downward travel can exceed the forward travel.

DILLIGAF · Jan 8, 2023

Dean2 said:
Curious about the Toyota, looks like it has a winch on it, was it not working? that he needed to call you.

Its a 1 lane trail. He got pinched between trees and couldn't turn his truck around. The snow drift was even to much for the 2500 on 38s to come in the other side of the trail.

Wild one · Jan 8, 2023

LouM said:
Maybe chains would have helped, they can also allow the frame to get down to the ground. Start digging and chewing with chains on the downward travel can exceed the forward travel.

Frost level up here is probably down at least 6 feet by now.Even chains have a hard time digging a hole in frozen ground.In Western Canada it's not uncommon for the frost level to go 8ft deep in the winter

DILLIGAF · Jan 8, 2023

Well not even 5 minutes on the lift and find the first problem :anitoof:

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3 months already broken , TrakMotive CH8256XTT Xtended Travel CV Axles Dodge Ram 1500

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Wild one · Jan 8, 2023

DILLIGAF said:
Well not even 5 minutes on the lift and find the first problem .

3 months already broken , TrakMotive CH8256XTT Xtended Travel CV Axles Dodge Ram 1500

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That's not a great way to start a Sunday. They should be covered by warrenty,but still not good.

turkeybird56 · Jan 8, 2023

DILLIGAF said:
Well not even 5 minutes on the lift and find the first problem .

3 months already broken , TrakMotive CH8256XTT Xtended Travel CV Axles Dodge Ram 1500

youtu.be

Argh, see no cv's turning, gotta be in the case, LOL. FWIW, nice setup U have to be able to get to stuff. The CV on the RF looked all twisted there also. Reminds me of Humvee's when U blow a CV.

BET that recovery was an adventure. We once sunk our Humvee with trailer on a canal between 2 bodies of water. Took 2 hours to winch out about 2/10's of a mile, lol. We even had a M35A2 (deuce in a half to military ppl). Had no brakes. Commander "circle" X and signed off to run that deuce. Put a good deuce in front, SO going down a hill, the front deuce used to Brake the back deuce, really bad idea, lucky no one killed. WE did not have access to a 6 ton tow bar.

smoothee · Jan 8, 2023

That doesn't make me feel too confident in the same CV's I just bought still sitting in the box lol

DILLIGAF · Jan 8, 2023

Well here she is... lol..
Need to pull my alternator and get it tested. Drops way to low. Drops to 12.5 under load

Alternator

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MADDOG · Jan 8, 2023

Wild one said:
That's not a great way to start a Sunday. They should be covered by warrenty,but still not good.

Is that CV joint supposed to flex that much?

Wild one · Jan 8, 2023

MADDOG said:
Is that CV joint supposed to flex that much?

You tagged the wrong guy

ThunderMug95 · Jan 8, 2023

3 months old? Jeez

turkeybird56 · Jan 9, 2023

DILLIGAF said:
Well here she is... lol..
Need to pull my alternator and get it tested. Drops way to low. Drops to 12.5 under load

Alternator

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ARGH, is that a part off of one of them guns supposed to be able to shoot around corners? LOL,... That may explain some of the problems.
FWIW, the rubber boots look OK.

DILLIGAF · Jan 9, 2023

220 Amp Alternator should be here tommorow.
My old Cardone HD axles back in.

Marshall · Jan 9, 2023

Good thing about no trees around here, you can't get trapped. Many yrs ago got stuck, in the snow on a side road, started digging , found the ground 18 in down. So walked home and got the tractor .
These days 1 in of ice on everything so even my studs are lacking on the stopping part.
Like the lift, use to have a pit , but they have a lot of short comings. always cold and wet

DaveSharp · Jan 9, 2023

Good to have friends, even better to have fun friends who don't ask, just arrive and hook up.

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