Rubicon to the rescue

[jdpatt12]

The mailman got stuck on my street today. I had to pull him away from the mailbox and a truck he was sliding into. We have gotten close to 9” in central

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[melendez69]

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds... as long as there's a Jeep around. (Emphasis mine.)

 

[JIMBOX]

No doubt, that was verY NOBLE and "GOOD JEEPIN" of you, but-

Unless it's impossible to swap ends--NEVER DO A RECOVERY USING REVERSE--even if it seems "EASY"--whether stick/auto-

W.E.

JIMBO

 

[OceanBlues]

No doubt, that was verY NOBLE and "GOOD JEEPIN" of you, but-

Unless it's impossible to swap ends--NEVER DO A RECOVERY USING REVERSE--even if it seems "EASY"--whether stick/auto-

W.E.

JIMBO

Good to know, but why is this? Too much load on the engine using the reverse gear?

 

[DanW]

Mine made its first rescue today. A Blazer spun out and wound up in the median on a 4 lane state highway. Pulled her right out, no sweat.

 

[JIMBOX]

Heh Heh, sorry, I didn't mean to compliment you--then chastise your method-but-

I've seen many transmissions--blown(reverse cluster), by trying to do a much heavier recovery than your's, but it's been pretty understood to ALWAYS TRY FOR REAR RECOVERY, using 4LO/1st gear for initial "UNSTICK"--

IN MOST STICKS/AUTO'S THE REVERSE GEAR/CLUSTER IS USUALLY THE MAIN WEAK LINK--

Don't think that jeep put the bumper "HOOKS" on the front, for use in recovering ANOTHER JEEP--they're to recover "YOU" !

Good day

JIMBO

 

[DanW]

Heh Heh, sorry, I didn't mean to compliment you--then chastise your method-but-

I've seen many transmissions--blown(reverse cluster), by trying to do a much heavier recovery than your's, but it's been pretty understood to ALWAYS TRY FOR REAR RECOVERY, using 4LO/1st gear for initial "UNSTICK"--

IN MOST STICKS/AUTO'S THE REVERSE GEAR/CLUSTER IS USUALLY THE MAIN WEAK LINK--

Don't think that jeep put the bumper "HOOKS" on the front, for use in recovering ANOTHER JEEP--they're to recover "YOU" !

Good day

JIMBO

Yep, I always use brakes and the winch for a backward pull. Good tip to remember!

 

[melendez69]

Someone much smarter than me correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can break the teeth on the rear differential. Also, if you use a strap and it snaps, you may have a projectile coming your way.

 

[GRAK]

USPS should’ve stuck with Jeeps

Edit: waitaminute.

“The Wrangler Unlimited is currently available in right-hand drive for USPS delivery in rural areas of North America. These have replaced Jeep DJs for the USPS role.”

Who knew?

 

[SandBucket]

All the mail trucks in my town are Jeep Wranglers

 

[NFRs2000NYC]

JIMBOX is correct. Reverse gear and differential teeth are much weaker in reverse, so always pull from the back end of the Jeep.

 

[DanW]

Someone much smarter than me correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can break the teeth on the rear differential. Also, if you use a strap and it snaps, you may have a projectile coming your way.

Pretty sure you are right. I'm not smarter than you, or anybody else, though. Just a parrot repeating what I've read and heard.

Oops. Beaten to the puch!

 

[stil2low]

Someone much smarter than me correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can break the teeth on the rear differential. Also, if you use a strap and it snaps, you may have a projectile coming your way.

Pulling in reverse you are putting a lot of load on the coast sides of the gears. This force will make the gear want to push away and slip

 

[JIMBOX]

Well, the rear diif. demise is kinda rare, but the SNAPPING of a recovery stap==does happen A LOT !!

The main criteria for a RECOVERY/SNATCH STRAP is the philosophy that you can TOW with a TOW STRAP and you can "SNATCH/RECOVER" with a RECOVERY STRAP--, although even a RECOVER STRAP can break and then it's "every man for himself" !!

A SNATCH strap should be identified alone and have wrapped loops on each end--usually a TOW STRAP will just have the bare NYLON LOOPS--if in doubt--hook up and do a GENTEL PULL WITH A COUPLE FEET OF EXCESS--the answer is immediate--if you "THUD" stop--IT'S A TOW STRAP--DON'T DO A JERK !

If it reacts like a heavy rubber band--it's a RECOVERY STRAP--forge onward--just make sure the hook-ups are either with "D" Rings, or loops don't encounter SHARP EDGES--which is the case a lot of times with the RED HOOKS on RUBY BUMPERS--

Towing is simple and usually pretty safe, but recovery can be DANGEROUS/DEADLY--KINDA LIKE DRINKING and DRIVING--don't try recovery's when juiced !

Ain't jeepin fun ??

JIMBO

 

[melendez69]

Well, the rear diif. demise is kinda rare, but the SNAPPING of a recovery stap==does happen A LOT !!

The main criteria for a RECOVERY/SNATCH STRAP is the philosophy that you can TOW with a TOW STRAP and you can "SNATCH/RECOVER" with a RECOVERY STRAP--, although even a RECOVER STRAP can break and then it's "every man for himself" !!

A SNATCH strap should be identified alone and have wrapped loops on each end--usually a TOW STRAP will just have the bare NYLON LOOPS--if in doubt--hook up and do a GENTEL PULL WITH A COUPLE FEET OF EXCESS--the answer is immediate--if you "THUD" stop--IT'S A TOW STRAP--DON'T DO A JERK !

If it reacts like a heavy rubber band--it's a RECOVERY STRAP--forge onward--just make sure the hook-ups are either with "D" Rings, or loops don't encounter SHARP EDGES--which is the case a lot of times with the RED HOOKS on RUBY BUMPERS--

Towing is simple and usually pretty safe, but recovery can be DANGEROUS/DEADLY--KINDA LIKE DRINKING and DRIVING--don't try recovery's when juiced !

Ain't jeepin fun ??

JIMBO

You're a wealth of knowledge, sir. Thank you for the education.

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