fishsticks wrote:That said, if I was there I would have had the rig that was pulling you instead drive partway up the side of the hill. Strap his front to your rock slider and either have him idle the truck in reverse or sit in neutral on the hill. (Anchor point/light force pulling you back up the embankment). Have a second truck drive up the hill enough to strap their front to your rear... then pull you backwards off the embankment. The idea being to use gravity to your advantage and not need nearly as much sharp force.
I'm tempted to make a drawing.
I'm somewhat in agreement... but considering the angle that the truck was sitting (nose up-hill), it would make sense pulling the truck forward, up the hill, while still using the anchor off to the side to hold it on the hill.
While pulling it downhill could require less force, it has other dangers (especially if the hill was indeed a 45 degree slope, as stated!!), because you're potentially getting the truck unstuck on a steep slope. If the truck got completely unstuck with no brake assist, you could have a truck hurtling downhill rather quickly.
Another thought - did noone have a hi-lift? A hi-lift winch setup could have been used to either anchor the truck sideways, slide the truck sideways, or winch the truck up the hill. Sure it's slow, but it's very controllable and it holds anchor pretty well.