wshiverick
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I had quite the adventure this weekend, figured I'd tell you guys about it. So my roommate recently bought a 96 runner. This Saturday we decided to take it out for a quick trail ride to show some city dwelling friends what the mountains are like. They got a little more then they bargained for. It had rained quite a bit in the last few days but we didn't realize how muddy it would be. Halfway through the trail, the 96 got stuck in the mud well off the side of the trail on a steep hillside. Bummer. We started hiking out. 7 or so miles later made it back to the main road and eventually caught a ride back to the house. It was good to be home, warm and dry but we still had a stuck runner to deal with and on top of that the city folk left their car keys in the stuck car.
The next day it was sunny (more or less) and we took my 89 out to the trail to get the car keys and a few other things out of the stuck car and maybe try and pull it out seeing as the mud might of dried up a bit. No way was it budging. And it was still incredibly muddy. To try and get a better angle to yank with the tow strap I had turned my car around and so when we decided to give up I had to reverse down a steep hill. Shouldn't have been a problem, but the hill was super muddy as well. I ended up sliding into a hole and slipped my tire off the bead. Also almost tipped it over. Now runner number two is stuck, time to start hiking. The second hike out was quite the kick in the nuts.
Fortunately we were able to get in touch with a friend who has a winch on the front of his first gen the next day and he was able to pull both of us out. I was pretty worried about my cv, tie rod end etc but everything is still mechanically sound! Got it out of the hole, put the spare tire on and drove it right out. Pictures follow. The last one is both runners in the driveway, home at last!
The next day it was sunny (more or less) and we took my 89 out to the trail to get the car keys and a few other things out of the stuck car and maybe try and pull it out seeing as the mud might of dried up a bit. No way was it budging. And it was still incredibly muddy. To try and get a better angle to yank with the tow strap I had turned my car around and so when we decided to give up I had to reverse down a steep hill. Shouldn't have been a problem, but the hill was super muddy as well. I ended up sliding into a hole and slipped my tire off the bead. Also almost tipped it over. Now runner number two is stuck, time to start hiking. The second hike out was quite the kick in the nuts.
Fortunately we were able to get in touch with a friend who has a winch on the front of his first gen the next day and he was able to pull both of us out. I was pretty worried about my cv, tie rod end etc but everything is still mechanically sound! Got it out of the hole, put the spare tire on and drove it right out. Pictures follow. The last one is both runners in the driveway, home at last!
