Slindon May 23rd

solarman216 · 21-05-2021, 01:02

Well did not think it would be worth it but with the rain we have had last few days going to take the gamble, and hope for some serious mud on Sunday, Rick

solarman216 · 23-05-2021, 22:22

OK so had a very good day regarding mud, winching and generally having fun, have to say did some very hard winching pulling out two guys that were well in, but down side, my super new rope proved to be a disaster, it snapped, but not to be beaten on this recovery put a block in such that the repair knot was between me and the block, then we bogged down another 4 x 4 and anchored the hook to him, not long into the pull it broke again in a different place, so that was the end of that rope, stripped it out and put on spare normal dyneema, and he came out slow but steady no problem.

2nd disaster after stopping for a cuppa, the motor was dead, like a completely flat battery, but on testing it was good, turned out to be the alternator fuse link, seems that this must be spliced in the loom to feed everything as well as the alternator connection as there is only the one wire at the alternator itself, but due to the time taken to sus this out it was now 3.30 so only time to find some less muddy water for a bit of a wash off before departing home confidant that every thing we did was captured on the dash cam with a fresh chip inserted on arrival.

3rd disaster no bloody video, my trusted dash cam has frozen and nothing I can do will get it to life again, ordered a new one already.

Nonetheless a damn good day but only memories of in in my head and needless to say the new super (not so super)rope will be going back, it is a shame as I did like the extra length, Rick

panelbeater · 24-05-2021, 10:59

glad you had a muddy good day rick,can you claim for the new rope as it seams over ratted.

21-05-2021, 01:02	#1
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Slindon May 23rd Well did not think it would be worth it but with the rain we have had last few days going to take the gamble, and hope for some serious mud on Sunday, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

23-05-2021, 22:22	#2
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	OK so had a very good day regarding mud, winching and generally having fun, have to say did some very hard winching pulling out two guys that were well in, but down side, my super new rope proved to be a disaster, it snapped, but not to be beaten on this recovery put a block in such that the repair knot was between me and the block, then we bogged down another 4 x 4 and anchored the hook to him, not long into the pull it broke again in a different place, so that was the end of that rope, stripped it out and put on spare normal dyneema, and he came out slow but steady no problem. 2nd disaster after stopping for a cuppa, the motor was dead, like a completely flat battery, but on testing it was good, turned out to be the alternator fuse link, seems that this must be spliced in the loom to feed everything as well as the alternator connection as there is only the one wire at the alternator itself, but due to the time taken to sus this out it was now 3.30 so only time to find some less muddy water for a bit of a wash off before departing home confidant that every thing we did was captured on the dash cam with a fresh chip inserted on arrival. 3rd disaster no bloody video, my trusted dash cam has frozen and nothing I can do will get it to life again, ordered a new one already. Nonetheless a damn good day but only memories of in in my head and needless to say the new super (not so super)rope will be going back, it is a shame as I did like the extra length, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

24-05-2021, 10:59	#3
panelbeater Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: clacton on sea essex Vehicle: nissan terrano 2 2.7 tdi Posts: 1,638	glad you had a muddy good day rick,can you claim for the new rope as it seams over ratted.