COMPLETED:Kisatche National Forest (light trail, got stuck!)

[05ls_soldier]

It was a dry day for once andr i wanted to test out the new roadian at2s so i headed north to kisatche... this forest has a huge variety of trails, but of course being stock w/o a g80 i have to take it easy! ended up high centering on a decieving mound of dirt, and have since invested in a hi-lift and some makeshift bridging latters, youll see why

Starting off, nice view of the trail, (sorry for the glare)


Had to stop and get a look of the tb in the woods


Then found a nice little hill to flex a bit on



And then this little deceptive mound of dirt!!!!!!



So the recovery process starts

Looking for sticks


Found some


And now the scary part......


The reason i know own a hi-lift....

Stock bottle Jack on an angle, in dirt


All in all it was a good time, a great chance to learn a thing or two, and my girlfriend got a good kick out of it!!!!

[The Roadie]

Thxs for the report. One thing that sometimes helps if it's just a little hi-centering is to have the passenger stand on the corner of the vehicle that might help traction, while the driver uses a little left foot braking to stop the torque from leaking out of spinning wheels in the air. Google for "left foot braking" and learn more about the trick.

Also, did you get the Wheel-Mate HiLift adapter? Without it or rock sliders, you'll be hard pressed to find a location on the bumpers that you can get the HiLift a place to grab onto it.

Finally, PRACTICE in your driveway first with the HiLift and carry a can of WD40 to lubricate the up/down latch and lifting pins. Learn how it can ratchet and break your arm or jaw with the handle if it starts going down on its own.

[05ls_soldier]

Yes, we tried that. Unfortunatly I have a recently modified powerglide tranny (just a joke my 2-4 band is broken, the main reason I stayed on such an easy trail!) so 2nd gear was a no go.
No I dont have that adapter kit, I will deffinatly have to look into picking on up before my next adventure. Unfortunatly, that may not be untill January. My tranny will be fixed and ill have my other mods!
Luckily the army is keeping me busy untill then! I have a little 30 day mock deployment, then 15 days of leave between now and then, so i wont be sitting around bored! But i may have to post some pic's of the good times we have in HMMWV (humvee's) Those things sure are fun!

[Trail X]

Finally, PRACTICE in your driveway first with the HiLift and carry a can of WD40 to lubricate the up/down latch and lifting pins. Learn how it can ratchet and break your arm or jaw with the handle if it starts going down on its own.

X2 on practicing with it... can't stress that enough. So many people think they are automatically saved by having one of those things, then don't realize how to actually use it.

I also prefer penetrating lubricant like PB blaster on the lifting mechanism to WD-40. (WD actually stands for water displacement which is it's primary job... WD-40 is actually only about 15% lubricant (mineral oil, which provides only light lubrication) and is primarily made of gasses and mineral spirits.)