I drove into a marsh and now can't get out.

pauldaf44 · Apr 9, 2015

High there people I would very much appreciate some assistance extricating my 90. I took it into one of our fields to collect fire wood and it was kind of a lot wetter than I thought. The result being my 90 is now stuck up to its axles. I've tried to extract it with my L200 but it wont do it. The reason being I can't get a straight pull without risking getting the l200 stuck as well and just keep breaking my rope.

If anyone has a vehicle with a winch or even some heavy duty extraction equipment I'd really appreciate the help.

The vehicle is on my own land so there is no worry about it being somewhere it shouldn't be. Oh and yes I am a prat for stopping in a blinking marsh!!

pauldaf44 · Apr 9, 2015

blue beasty · Apr 9, 2015

I'll give Daft a shout, in the mean time can you pm me an exact location Paul?

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 9, 2015

Helicopter?

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Carmarthanshire is a bit big tho

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 9, 2015

90boy?

blue beasty · Apr 9, 2015

Llanwrda or thereabouts.

Anyone been itching to try out their winch?

pauldaf44 · Apr 9, 2015

Post town maybe Llanwrda but in reality we are closer to Lampeter. About 10 miles or so.

derwendolly · Apr 9, 2015

blue beasty said:
Llanwrda or thereabouts.

I'm just down the road but have no winch, no tools, no knowledge, in fact, nothing except a bog standard disco and a very aged body so, I'm afraid, I'm no use!! Sorry.

If anyone is thinking of going to help do check out the A40 at Llandovery as it was closed a short time ago due to the recovery of vehicles after an accident by the 'chain bridge'.

ER1C · Apr 9, 2015

Its not raining or to rain, I reckon if you get some stuff under the tyres and start it rocking you may be able to get it out... looks like the tyres are clear in front ? I was tempted but you are 2.5 hours and 90 miles from me...which is a bit of a stretch.

Let tyres down lots, get some wood under the wheels, diff lock on, low in second and get it rocking...

blue beasty · Apr 9, 2015

90boy can't and the sad truth is we've nobody else close or even nearly close.

Local farmer might be a better bet.

If you do try getting any thing under the wheels remember it had to get right under else your just creating a step that'll make it harder.

Any spinning is only going to dig you deeper so gently is best. A mat of crisscrossed short pieces of brush wood can be more helpful than long lengths of branchwood that end up sticking up in the air.

ER1C · Apr 9, 2015

Do you have anything you can tie a farm jack to ? You can pick one of them up locally and use them as a winch worst case..

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 9, 2015

I reckon between derwntdolly and the L200, daisychained together, it might be possible, with care to extricate it?

Fez · Apr 9, 2015

Sorry guys my 90 is now sold. My other 4x4 is currently being fixed.

Best bet is to jack it up and put waffle boards or wood under the wheels.

pauldaf44 · Apr 9, 2015

Problem is jacking it up as the ground is to soft. I do have a high lift farm jack but don't know how to use it to extricate a vehicle. I also have a hand winch but nowhere to anchor it to.

Also to get the l200 to tow I'm having to pull at 45 degrees to the fender in order to keep it on firm ground

Fez · Apr 9, 2015

Put a good thick bits of wood under the farm jack it will soon lift it.

ER1C · Apr 9, 2015

Put the L200 as close as you can get. 45 degrees is fine as you arent pulling out with the l200 needing to move forwards.

Towball of that to the farm jack base with strop/tie whatever... make the farm jack open as far as it will go... Tie the top jaw of the farm jack to your 90... Now just close the farm jack and be very careful.

1. Your 90 will slowly roll out.
2. Your l200 will slip sideways.

Logically the Fender will be the weaker and easier to move and et voila.

PS I havent actually dont this with the farm jack but It seems to be the only way to use one to recover. Could you not hand winch to you the L200 ?

Or How feasible would hammering in wood under the wheels if the ground is that wet. Fez is correct wood will help the jack not sink and at the end of the day how much will it sink ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xldBPnzohtI

wattfield · Apr 9, 2015

I've seen this done, but never done it myself, and you need to be careful, but if you jack up the front with a hi-lift, then push the jack sideways the vehicle will go sideways with it, hopefully onto more solid ground, or you could put boards on the ground to the side of the wheels and drop the wheels onto the boards.
Using High Lift Jacks (Part 2) - Goodwinch

blue beasty · Apr 9, 2015

Sorry we can't be of more help Paul but unless someone offers there's not much we can do.

Two pulling in tandem would be my preferred option even with a 45 degree pull angle.

It's either that or hard and careful graft, bit by bit.

pauldaf44 · Apr 9, 2015

Managed to get her to move about 4 foot. By digging trenches, filling them with rubble, and using the high lift to wedge more hard core under the wheels. Stopped as soon as the other side started spinning and will use more hard graft tomorrow, as think im going to lose the light now

The Mad Hat Man · Apr 9, 2015

is there no-one else that can even offer another Landy as a ground anchor?

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