Here is a pic of a jeep flop that I pulled upright 2nd time this year

Just some local trails guy thought it was level ground weeds were growin over ditch

I was watching and thought he was gong to stop Then saw ass end lifting and ran over but to late stinger bumper i think saved him from flopping right over on roof

I flipped him upright and he let jeep sit for a bit and then started up and continued on rest of trail DAMN JEEPS ROCK
last pic is just 3 of us at tims there was about 12 at the start then split in 2 groups.
JK SAVES FELLOW JEEP

 

Dont' know if an extra few inches in wheelbase could have saved him...it's one of those...ifs.

 

please don't use the ball on a hitch as a recovery point you are asking for big trouble

 

Thats ok I am sure that little girl would have caught it

ouch....

 

Saw a comment on another similar post...pucker factor was out of calibration...DANG!!!

And to think that I had to hold back the tears when I got door/mirror dimples!!!

 

Looks like an interesting day, but the guys are right.

The ball hitch is a bad idea to use for recovery. You need a closing loop or hook to ensure the recovery strap does not whip off the end suddenly. There have been severe injuries and even deaths as a result of the recovery strap slipping off a a ball hitch and whipping back at people.

This brings my next pointer, I noticed a few people including a young girl standing right at the recovery point while the strap was at full tension. Again, a comopletely unsafe place to be. Just because you have never seen a strap whip off, or snap, doesn't mean it wont.....and trust me, you CANNOT move out of its way fast enough....and even if you had superhuman powers to move lightning fast, that little girl doesn't have a chance.

So, please try and keep a really good safe distance from vehicles being recovered. The only people near-by should be in the recovery vehicle and the vehicle being recovered.

Just a gentle reminder and some friendly advice for everyone!!

 

Thanks for advice

I was orignally the one that tiped him upright then the chopped grand did the ball mount strap to pull.
I also recomended looping around bumper would be better but hey

Good point about staying clear when pulling should of seen that guy tugging his buddy out with winch cabel

I told him to stop and use my strap before cable snaps and someone gets hurt.

They are also ne to the sport but hey thanks for the advice.

 

The bumper would have probably torn off off...haha.

No problem-o, I just don't want to see anyone get hurt from a simple recovery.