Hahahaha..supprise...that aint a road..

Stuck many times, especially before I could afford a $x$. The Jackall bumper lift (when you had an actual bumper on a pickup) and push over the truck while trying not to have the Jackall break any body parts were always a treat. Stuck for four days on an inactive logging road with a camper , got pulled out by some bush workers which was very fortunate for us as we were pulling straws about that point to see who would be walking the 10+ miles to get help. The previous four days had been spent steelheading but it was time to go home. We had been coasting along nicely on the way in on a dry gravel road, there was a about one hundred of snow, not deep, there was also a creek under that snow and the pickup (Ford not Chev) was in up to the frame. Buddies truck, no Jackall, not a happy crew particularly as I offered to throw mine in when we were leaving town. It was the end of a long drive and we got caught not paying enough attention. It got worse as we ran out of beer on day three (probably had a lot to do with the debriefing session the first night after we realized not only were we impossibly stuck but the run wasn't in yet) and only got one old boot between the three of us for four days fishing. The truck was stuck about 3 miles from the river, nice wader walk each way. Another successful steelhead journey.
 
Is that one of thd new chevies with a heated tailgate? Dont get hour hands cold pushing it then. Not to poke fun at people here, but it's fairly easy to see who here has never played in muskeg before. Looks like a pipeline right of way or a winter access road to me. I've been in some pretty sketchy spots out in the bush up here that don't look bad to begin with, but that all changes if there's no solid ground under you. I've had to winch out of spots with a 4wd quad that looked like solid ground before it sunk to the racks. Muskeg can sure be fun.
Kristian
 
turbo_bird said:
Not to poke fun at people here, but it's fairly easy to see who here has never played in muskeg before. Looks like a pipeline right of way or a winter access road to me.
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No kidding. The only thing thats getting that truck out is a skidder or excavator.

In the last week I've seen pics of an excavator and a buncher from two different areas that have broken through winter roads over muskeg...... Multiple days with multiple pieces of iron to retrieve them.

Pretty tough to use a jackall or shovel to dig your way out or lift, when there might not be anything resembling firm ground until you hit the clay layer 2 or 3 or 5 meters down......
 
KodiakHntr said:
No kidding. The only thing thats getting that truck out is a skidder or excavator.

In the last week I've seen pics of an excavator and a buncher from two different areas that have broken through winter roads over muskeg...... Multiple days with multiple pieces of iron to retrieve them.

Pretty tough to use a jackall or shovel to dig your way out or lift, when there might not be anything resembling firm ground until you hit the clay layer 2 or 3 or 5 meters down......
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needs a Leopard 2 ARV, lol
 
KodiakHntr said:
No kidding. The only thing thats getting that truck out is a skidder or excavator.
In the last week I've seen pics of an excavator and a buncher from two different areas that have broken through winter roads over muskeg...... Multiple days with multiple pieces of iron to retrieve them.

Pretty tough to use a jackall or shovel to dig your way out or lift, when there might not be anything resembling firm ground until you hit the clay layer 2 or 3 or 5 meters down......
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naw, a good sling shot rope would yank that chuvy out of there like nothing! I did see a school bus that was completely in a snow filled ditch get yanked out by a Ford 3/4 ton 4x4 on the slippery gravel road with a half a dozen or so running start yanks. The Ford would go almost sideways and the bus moved ahead a few feet at a time. Those sling shot ropes or slings are worth every penny that they cost! I never leave home without one.
 
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