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Ripley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:22 PM
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Help me get my truck up...
I said "I think we should push the trailer up to the driveway" I let my partner tell me that "no, we will back the truck into the yard to get the trailer."

Dumbass. The wet grass is not giving up.

Help me get up a hill folks....slippery grass. What works best under wet tires to give them traction?

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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:24 PM
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1. got any 2x6's laying around?
they work pretty well
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Ripley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:26 PM
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2. It's kinda raining....
Edited on Thu Dec-04-03 10:28 PM by Ripley
and I laid a long board and it doesn't work...

I need more hands than I can get...
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:28 PM
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4. yeah, wet won't work
you gotta get the thing out tonight?
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Ripley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:37 PM
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9. No.
I need to move it tomorrow.
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:27 PM
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3. wood planks, wood chips, mulch
4WD, if that's an option, and mostly-deflated tires may help.

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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:29 PM
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5. A row of RW religious nuts who want to meet god in a bizzare
way... that might work.

Yeah, lower the tire pressure.
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Ripley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:32 PM
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7. Here's the deal...
The guy who got my truck stuck is going to bed, no problem.

Me, I'm pissed it's my truck stuck in a weird ass position and I have to deal with it tomorrow.

Wood planks, silly board didn't work...
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david_vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:30 PM
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6. I think they make some kind of metal grate thing for snow conditions
You're gonna need some major traction. If your tires suck, you might start asking around for someone who owns a winch to help you out.
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ProudGerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:36 PM
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8. yes, deflate those tires
Till you have a HUGE patch of rubber laying as flat as possible on the grass, but not so much that the wheel simply rolls out of the tire.

Most importantly, the person who suggested to put the truck in the yard should be pushing. If you aren't worried about the yard, you could load up the back of the truck as much as possible to give the drive wheels as much traction as you can. You need some bite back there.
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Ripley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-03 10:55 PM
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10. ooouch.
I was gonna ask the neighbor and his 2 sons for help PUSHING...

But noooo, that wasn't allowed.

I could box someone uncounscious any minute....
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