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I'm stuck in a ditch - what's the best way to get recovered?
carbore:
Stand up, get out of ditch, go home, sleep it off, drink lots water, take paracetemol. :oops:
kizz81:
go to tesco's buy a crate of beer and see how it goes :lol:
i mean use a rope :lol: ;)
landrover598:
The first and most important step to any recovery job is to get the camera out !
squaddie_fox:
you forgot the point and laugh bit, and the cost...crate of beer usually suffices for me if someone has done something stupid.
before doing any type of recovery, get people out of any danger, work out an estimated pull (the force in tonnes would be sufficient and dont forget about a 25% safety factor), plan the recovery, (one of the most important bits), work out what you are going to use and where you are going to attach the said pieces of equipment, make sure all the kit you use and the recovery points it is attached are adequate and up to the job of applying an extricating force to, then start.
everyone in the 4x4 community will have an opinion on how a recovery should be done. sometimes it will pay off to stop and think about what someone is saying as they may have a different view point on the situation.
i find that the best way to get someone out is the way they went into the obstacle. usually because they have become immobile because of something in front of them. but then they may have dropped into a hole nose first and got stuck. if the back end of the vehicle being recovered is at a steep angle, alot of the force from the recovery will be taken up dragging the back end of the motor down. if thats the case then a pull from the front with someone in driving may get them rolling quicker.
stand back and survey the situation, as said before dont rush into anything, and if you see something going wrong or you deem to be unsafe then stop the recovery, dont feel shy or embarassed, better to be safe than sorry.
Saffy:
call in the REME
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