skid wrote:xj wrote:we kinda ran into Wopass and DB... not that we knew they were there, but lucky enough to communicate during the day (well, lucky for them anyway) but theyll fill everyone in on the happenings im sure
come on give us a heads up, so we can give them shit before they know it.
Nuthin exciting really, there were a few fallen trees on the track, so we shagged around for a few hours in total moving them untill one got the better of bens winch and broke a shear pin. After fixing that, we got creative and winched ourselves up a bank, slid accross, and then lowered our selves back down with the winches onto the track on the other side of the tree. All in a days work
Then the cruiser decided to spit the fan belt.
Got lucky and the belt was largly undamaged. It did it again and the belt was toast. Spent a while trying to make something that would work out what we had with us (rope, tape, zip ties etc).
Lucky for us, XJ and dixie were out for a play, so we roped those guys in and got a new belt from hamilton.
Once we knew a belt was on its way, i decided to go solo and get the 50 out onto the main track as it was now dark, alowing ben a clear run when the belt showed up. An hour of sitting in bogs on our side, mud gushing inside, engine over heating, winch working its ring off, engine pulling 9000rpm, pooring rain, dragging along banks, checking depth of bogs with sticks in the pooring rain, more over heating, more winching, more reving, more showering the inside with mud we finally made it out to the main track. Was pretty intense
(BTW, Sarahs officially the winch bitch after tonights massive effort!!)
We found some where sheltered to park and set the tarp up over the 50 and tried to dry ourselfves out, clean mud of our faces, get some of the water/mud out of the floor pans and clean the windscreen inside and out while we for another hour or so for ben to drag the cruiser out.
We regrouped and headed back out another hour or so down to where the my Safari and trailer where waiting.
The best part is the 50 still drove onto the trailer at the end of the day, sure its not running quite aswell (alot of mud in the intake
) but it still counts right?? ITs been its hardest test so far and besides a couple of small tows when the ruts got the better of it, it didn't miss a beat all day, and the winch was amazing. It saved my ass really, best $150 i'ver ever spent
All the same, we didn't get home untill 11:00pm.
Big thanks to Mark and Mike and Sarahs brother Dave for there efforts!!!
Morale of the story, you need to carry a spare truck in the back just incase
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