Tim. Granted you have an excellent point.
However, I have friends that were miles in the wilderness and had to get themselves out. No tow truck was coming for them. They were on their own. Plus if they did come get you expect 3 to 4k tow bill. Most folks cant afford that.
Heck in my area if your more then 100ft off the roads you better have good friends with winches etc because nobody coming for your rig. Not even if you paid them well.
I guess it depends in your area and state. We have lots of wilderness in this state and the off roader learned along time ago to fend for themselves here.
I see the OP opted to spin his adjusters back thus still having brakes and no emergency pinches to get him out of the situation he was in.
So what was the harm in that? Heck I bet a pile of people are running around with back brakes badly out of adjustment
I mean I just looked out my window and saw a side by side going down the state road. Talk about having a vehicle that's not supposed to be in the road as it's not inspected nor tires that are dot approved.
So I totally disagree that he was endangering himself and others and I am sure he learned from his mistake and that's matters.
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