My 18yo s 2wd triton. Zero chance LHS. Water over centre if wheels. Pretty darn soft anywhere but road which might be bitumen. Facing away. Bogged to chassis rails. Any ideas? Im thinking he might need to buy an exhaust jack?

Trolley jack under each side will be on bitumen?

Lift whole car, spin 90deg, falls off jacks but you now have it on the road straight and drag it out
Jacks lost but car saved.

know anybody with an elephant?

Could be time for a new one, that one appears to be malfunctioning.

Can't he walk?

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Rails said..
Can't he walk?

Can he swim?

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Mark _australia said..
Trolley jack under each side will be on bitumen?

Lift whole car, spin 90deg, falls off jacks but you now have it on the road straight and drag it out
Jacks lost but car saved.

Yeah i was thinking wallaby jack someow off back (with timber) and jack car high thn just pull off and repeat. Thanks

Maybe a crazy idea, but how about quickset concrete, you'd still need to jack it up high enough to fill the wheel ruts in. But that stuff sets super quick, and you wouldn't need a full cure to be able to drive on it.

How the hell did he end up there?

You don't. He's an adult in the making, there's a time to let ya kids learn by sorting their own sh!T out.

Is there a farm nearby? ask the local cocky if they can get him out with his tractor

Back now and it wasnt so bad. Keen young barra fisherman. Wholesome as just trying to find a fishing spot. I've done many times. He saw a locked gate ahead and tried to turn around.

We went and bought a high lifft jack and an exhaust jack and took heaps of dunnage but there was nowhere to put any of it under. The towball was hard on ground but the rear wheels not even touching mud with water over hubs of wheels. Bit of a hollow beside track and it was so boggy i think the track was fortified with bitumen or something. Once we could see jacking wasnt an option i reversed in and went past his front and got promptly bogged to chassis and used my vehicle and a hand winch to winch him back on to the track. Then once he was out of the way my car was a mutch better angle to snatch out. Only took half an hour but sure had me worried.

well done!!!

Exhaust jacks look like a cool invention. I never heard of them before, but I know SFA about 4WDing. I did a 4WD course last year, learnt heaps, but that's about it. Glad you recovered. You're a good Dad. Don't listen to Brett

Lots and lots of large sticks and plenty of friends to keep picking them up and carrying them to the front of the car as it works it's way forwards.

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Back now and it wasnt so bad. Keen young barra fisherman. Wholesome as just trying to find a fishing spot. I've done many times. He saw a locked gate ahead and tried to turn around.

We went and bought a high lifft jack and an exhaust jack and took heaps of dunnage but there was nowhere to put any of it under. The towball was hard on ground but the rear wheels not even touching mud with water over hubs of wheels. Bit of a hollow beside track and it was so boggy i think the track was fortified with bitumen or something. Once we could see jacking wasnt an option i reversed in and went past his front and got promptly bogged to chassis and used my vehicle and a hand winch to winch him back on to the track. Then once he was out of the way my car was a mutch better angle to snatch out. Only took half an hour but sure had me worried.

Always remember that Hi Lift Jacks have many uses but are known as widow makers for good reason. They can fall sideways which can be helpful to turn a vehicle around or change direction a bit but can also be very hurty. Not safe for tyre changes on their own.

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myusernam said..
Back now and it wasnt so bad. Keen young barra fisherman. Wholesome as just trying to find a fishing spot. I've done many times. He saw a locked gate ahead and tried to turn around.

We went and bought a high lifft jack and an exhaust jack and took heaps of dunnage but there was nowhere to put any of it under. The towball was hard on ground but the rear wheels not even touching mud with water over hubs of wheels. Bit of a hollow beside track and it was so boggy i think the track was fortified with bitumen or something. Once we could see jacking wasnt an option i reversed in and went past his front and got promptly bogged to chassis and used my vehicle and a hand winch to winch him back on to the track. Then once he was out of the way my car was a mutch better angle to snatch out. Only took half an hour but sure had me worried.

Always remember that Hi Lift Jacks have many uses but are known as widow makers for good reason. They can fall sideways which can be helpful to turn a vehicle around or change direction a bit but can also be very hurty. Not safe for tyre changes on their own.

Yeah i reckon unless you have a steel drop side body and rails designed to support high lift they are fairly useless anyway as you cant stick them anywhere on the car. I have also burst an exhaust jack before. We took both jacks back unused and hes got a store credit which he can use for more usefull stuff.

Always safer to use a winch than a hi-lift jack.

Quick hack for ya all - when there are no anchor points you can always use your spare wheel. Just bury it and the soil forces will act as an anchor.

Like this :

insurance and an "omg my cars been stolen" phone call to the blue bureaucracy....

"Let's go to Bamaga, QLD. I don't know how to get there, so let's google it.."


www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/google-maps-tourists-lost-in-remote-area/103492986

What in the german backpackers is going on here?