stuck in the mud ! - Page 2

11redrex · 08-02-2012, 19:36

My heater packed up today (although the aircon/heater control panel still lights up), the windscreen wiper fell off, the door's broken, the window covers don't fit any more, there's still 6 inches of mud behind the seat, and I lost my rubber mat in the snow.
Still, got an extra 2 days work out of it reinstating the river bank, and I was allowed to knock a tree over, which was nice.

11redrex · 09-02-2012, 21:10

1. Part of the pond I've been clearing (It was choked with reeds and a big patch of willow, and had a foot of silt before)

11redrex · 09-02-2012, 21:30

2. The rest of the pond. The piles of snow are the reeds ready for use. The posts are chestunt, and have hazel weaved into them to form a natural barrier. The reeds and silt from the pond are placed behind it to form a natural environment for water vowls to live in. Yawn.

11redrex · 09-02-2012, 21:32

And this is the rest of my handy work

11redrex · 09-02-2012, 21:35

Mud and water in the wrong place...

11redrex · 09-02-2012, 21:37

I suppose you could say I puy my foot in it.

cleangreenm/c · 09-02-2012, 21:41

im not goin of roadin wiv you ever ! roy

Fez_uk · 09-02-2012, 21:41

thats deep!

11redrex · 09-02-2012, 21:46

It wasn't, then it was

You can see the track marks where I was "floating" on top of the mud. As soon as the front of the tracks came out of the water, the back just sunk in. And in, and in, and then I tried to get out, and it went in further. Just like spinning your wheels on sand. So I gave up.

The air intake is to the left of the engine cover under the grid. God knows how it didn't suck any water in

solarman216 · 10-02-2012, 00:18

have you got it out yet if so how, winch would do it but not low down, so the problem is how to elevate it? Rick

11redrex · 10-02-2012, 13:48

yes mate got it out the following day with help from another digger and a big chain on the rear lifting eye. Been cleaning it ever since !

09-02-2012, 21:10	#17
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	Pics ! 1. Part of the pond I've been clearing (It was choked with reeds and a big patch of willow, and had a foot of silt before)

08-02-2012, 19:36	#16
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	My heater packed up today (although the aircon/heater control panel still lights up), the windscreen wiper fell off, the door's broken, the window covers don't fit any more, there's still 6 inches of mud behind the seat, and I lost my rubber mat in the snow. Still, got an extra 2 days work out of it reinstating the river bank, and I was allowed to knock a tree over, which was nice.

09-02-2012, 21:30	#18
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	2. The rest of the pond. The piles of snow are the reeds ready for use. The posts are chestunt, and have hazel weaved into them to form a natural barrier. The reeds and silt from the pond are placed behind it to form a natural environment for water vowls to live in. Yawn.

09-02-2012, 21:32	#19
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	And this is the rest of my handy work

09-02-2012, 21:35	#20
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	Mud and water in the wrong place...

09-02-2012, 21:37	#21
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	I suppose you could say I puy my foot in it.

09-02-2012, 21:41	#22
cleangreenm/c Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: scotland Vehicle: NISSAN TERRANO 2004 2.7TD Posts: 122	im not goin of roadin wiv you ever ! roy

09-02-2012, 21:41	#23
Fez_uk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mid-Wales Vehicle: Maverick 2.7 - Patrol 4.2 Posts: 5,645	thats deep!

09-02-2012, 21:46	#24
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	It wasn't, then it was You can see the track marks where I was "floating" on top of the mud. As soon as the front of the tracks came out of the water, the back just sunk in. And in, and in, and then I tried to get out, and it went in further. Just like spinning your wheels on sand. So I gave up. The air intake is to the left of the engine cover under the grid. God knows how it didn't suck any water in

10-02-2012, 00:18	#25
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	have you got it out yet if so how, winch would do it but not low down, so the problem is how to elevate it? Rick

10-02-2012, 13:48	#26
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	yes mate got it out the following day with help from another digger and a big chain on the rear lifting eye. Been cleaning it ever since !