Tree through firewall...
01-04-2008, 09:09 AM
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Looks like the tire fed the tree branch through against the edge of the coil bucket. The driver either gassed it with ESP/TCS off and it fed right though, or he was moving at some non-crawling speed and it fed though. It basically made a gas powered press out of the wood.
The end of the branch is pointed and it is long enough to still being powered though by the tire as it ripped and folded the metal. As suggested by some other posts there, an older vehicle with thicker stamped steel might have avoided this problem. But the conditions for this to occur look very rare. It is likely nearly impossible to reproduce. You do see this type of thing a lot after hurricanes and tornadoes, just not in that location.
To me the lesson isn't "what a cheap Jeep", the lesson is "don't ram a 12 foot long 3 inch in diameter tree".
On the bright side, after some saw work this guy could drive home. What a tough Jeep. It took a three inch tree right though the wheel well and suffered only cosmetic damage
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The end of the branch is pointed and it is long enough to still being powered though by the tire as it ripped and folded the metal. As suggested by some other posts there, an older vehicle with thicker stamped steel might have avoided this problem. But the conditions for this to occur look very rare. It is likely nearly impossible to reproduce. You do see this type of thing a lot after hurricanes and tornadoes, just not in that location.
To me the lesson isn't "what a cheap Jeep", the lesson is "don't ram a 12 foot long 3 inch in diameter tree".
On the bright side, after some saw work this guy could drive home. What a tough Jeep. It took a three inch tree right though the wheel well and suffered only cosmetic damage
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01-04-2008, 09:35 AM
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01-04-2008, 09:58 AM
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The guy on that forum linked said the jeep may be a write off... Who wants to buy it from the insurance company and strip it for parts???
Being that it's my idea, I claim the bumper, winch wheels and tires!!!!
01-04-2008, 10:20 AM
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If anyone bothered reading the forum and the circumstances surrounded. He was traveling at 15km ~10 mph.
The tip of the branch was hanging out onto the trail, got caught and pulled up and into the wheel well.
If you look at its positioning its totally like a spear
Why it went so far in as well as why the grille has a hole in it I dont know?
The tip of the branch was hanging out onto the trail, got caught and pulled up and into the wheel well.
If you look at its positioning its totally like a spear
Why it went so far in as well as why the grille has a hole in it I dont know?
Last edited by Major Ho; 01-04-2008 at 10:29 AM.
01-04-2008, 10:34 AM
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If anyone bothered reading the forum and the circumstances surrounded. He was traveling at 15km ~10 mph.
The tip of the branch was hanging out onto the trail, got caught and pulled up and into the wheel well.
If you look at its positioning its totally like a spear
Why it went so far in as well as why the grille has a hole in it I dont know?
The tip of the branch was hanging out onto the trail, got caught and pulled up and into the wheel well.
If you look at its positioning its totally like a spear
Why it went so far in as well as why the grille has a hole in it I dont know?
