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Very busy day yesterday, had about 12-16 inches of snow, and 30 mph winds. Sounds like a perfect day to take a ride in the Deuce!
Have to admit, the road crews did pretty good considering. Was a Level 3 out, which means they will arrest you if your out driving(yea, right).
Went to work(wasn't level 3 yet). Pulled in the parking lot and a guy in a 4x4 truck turned at the wrong time and ended up on top of a snow bank. Pulled him out, no pics for this one.
Left work early, my dad had stuck the car in the parking lot where he was doing some work. Had a tractor there with a bucket, so I used that to clear a path and pull him out. Dang, no pics again!
On the way there saw a plow truck in the ditch. Talked to him a little, then as I was leaving, the front end found the ditch and tried to go in. Darn near made it to. Floored it and turned the wheel. Was lucky enough to get out. That was the biggest problem. Could not see the road, and every road in Ohio has a ditch on both sides. Was driving by telephone poles and mailboxs.
So one of my friends was getting married that day, and leaving for the honeymoon tomorrow. Never mind the bad roads... So Leonard in his little RAV4 goes to pick up Barb, and gets stuck on here road(they live in the boonies). So Barb goes to rescue him, and gets stuck. Then they call someone with a 4x4, and they get stuck. By the time I got there, the wedding was over, and the 4x4 had gotten pulled out. I pulled out the other 2. Some pics and video of this one.
NOW, on the way home, a semi is blocking the road. He tried to pull in a parking lot, uphill, and was stuck. I tried pushing him(didn't think it would work), and no go. Truck had 45,000lbs on the back. So I parked the truck against a curb, and ran out the winch(all 200 foot). Was able to pull him out of the road, and to the side of the parking lot, with him helping. At one point he locked the brakes, and I still was sliding him. Really surprised I didn't pop the shear pin.
I did a stupid. When I reversed the winch to unhook the truck, thought I had the winch in neutral. By the time I realized it was still turning, had a rat's nest of cable. That should be fun to fix.
I'll post videos in a while, still uploading them.
Dennis
Have to admit, the road crews did pretty good considering. Was a Level 3 out, which means they will arrest you if your out driving(yea, right).
Went to work(wasn't level 3 yet). Pulled in the parking lot and a guy in a 4x4 truck turned at the wrong time and ended up on top of a snow bank. Pulled him out, no pics for this one.
Left work early, my dad had stuck the car in the parking lot where he was doing some work. Had a tractor there with a bucket, so I used that to clear a path and pull him out. Dang, no pics again!
On the way there saw a plow truck in the ditch. Talked to him a little, then as I was leaving, the front end found the ditch and tried to go in. Darn near made it to. Floored it and turned the wheel. Was lucky enough to get out. That was the biggest problem. Could not see the road, and every road in Ohio has a ditch on both sides. Was driving by telephone poles and mailboxs.
So one of my friends was getting married that day, and leaving for the honeymoon tomorrow. Never mind the bad roads... So Leonard in his little RAV4 goes to pick up Barb, and gets stuck on here road(they live in the boonies). So Barb goes to rescue him, and gets stuck. Then they call someone with a 4x4, and they get stuck. By the time I got there, the wedding was over, and the 4x4 had gotten pulled out. I pulled out the other 2. Some pics and video of this one.
NOW, on the way home, a semi is blocking the road. He tried to pull in a parking lot, uphill, and was stuck. I tried pushing him(didn't think it would work), and no go. Truck had 45,000lbs on the back. So I parked the truck against a curb, and ran out the winch(all 200 foot). Was able to pull him out of the road, and to the side of the parking lot, with him helping. At one point he locked the brakes, and I still was sliding him. Really surprised I didn't pop the shear pin.
I did a stupid. When I reversed the winch to unhook the truck, thought I had the winch in neutral. By the time I realized it was still turning, had a rat's nest of cable. That should be fun to fix.
I'll post videos in a while, still uploading them.
Dennis
That woulda been fun to see
