Tales of rescues

Tallbiker · Dec 18, 2010

Oddie said:
I don't think the problem with most stuck beamers is a result of bad engineering!

Most new ones have a button on the dash 'DTC' Dynamic traction control. When stuck in snow push the button and as if by magic you are stuck no more. Unfortunately as you so rightly say, it's not an engineering problem!

janderson41 · Dec 19, 2010

Most of the problem is the nut behind the wheel.Probably never read the handbook, thats if they know where it is.Helped two ladies out of slopey car park just by giving them a little instruction.Both sitting spinning, one Volvo estate auto , one Fiat manual.
Right ladies, use 2nd gear, low revs and move over onto fresh snow.Both out ok and thanks given and also "no one ever told us how to drive on snow"
Land rovers rule ok.

Jim Anderson
1996 300Tdi auto(Jap reimport)

Trewey · Dec 19, 2010

Done 15 rescues in the last 2 days.
11 of them hadn't got a clue where their towing eye was.
9 of them were BMWs
10 of them were rear wheel drive (the BMWs and a Jag).
1 of them was a pretend 4x4 (Ford Kuga).

Only 1 of them offered me some money - the very polite Indian gentleman driver of the Ford Kuga.

thainy · Dec 19, 2010

may seem stupid but hey, i dont do normal cars! so.... how are you actually pulling these people out of the ****? woman stuck by my house in a shiney new audi the other day and all she has was 1 of these stupid screw hole recovery thing. so yes, i left her there! haha.

should they have a recovery point to screw into this somewhere? with the spare or somethin.

i like the old cars, good old recovery loop to latch onto.

Trewey · Dec 19, 2010

There's usually a little plastic cover on the bumper, which hides a screw hole. The towing eye is usually with the spare wheel and screws into the hole. Often a LH thread for some reason.

thainy · Dec 19, 2010

ta muchly. is that a fairly universal thread?

only ask as i may invest in one to speed things up a bit if they are all much the same

Trewey · Dec 19, 2010

thainy said:
ta muchly. is that a fairly universal thread?

only ask as i may invest in one to speed things up a bit if they are all much the same

no idea.
I'd guess that many of them are the same, but dunno what thread size.

thainy · Dec 19, 2010

guess ill steal one out the misses little gay car and give that a go on some others ;-) haha

cheers

tasker-bumble · Dec 19, 2010

Driving from Cobham in Surrey to Oxshot in my Disco 2 a driver came screaming up behind me, flashing lights lots of horn and waving of hands. I was driving through a foot plus of fresh snow over ice at a speed I feel comfortable with so think sod them im not going any faster.

Having gone over a hump back bridge the driver behind pulls out and overtakes me going down hill towards a 90 degree bend, more beeping of horn and waving of hands and mobile as they pass me in what turns out to be a very trick Toyota truck with lots of toys.

At the 90 degree bend the wheels turn and the truck goes straight on, across the road, up the grass verge and into the hedge.

I pull up behind and get out to see if the driver is OK, only to be told that it must be a fault with the car. I ask why they think that and was told...... "This is the same as the car Jeremy Clarkson drove in the Arctic so there should be no problem with a foot of snow in Surrey, besides it has a computer that knows when its snowing and even has headlights that can look around corners, there really is no need for me to slow down as the car can drive through anything!"

Intrigued by this I asked the driver which model the car was to be told very bluntly that it was "naturally top its of the range, but modified for extreme off road use..... much better than your "old discovery".

"Oh I said, but yours has the optional extra that Clarkson didn't have"

"Naturally" was the answer, "whats that?"

" A complete PLANK fitted behind the wheel"

I pulled them out and as I released the toe rope they sped away covering me in snow with nothing more than a one fingered salute as a thanks. We carried on, did what we needed to do and headed back to Cobham, passing (But not stopping) the now stranded and bent Toyota parked in another hedge less than a mile from where we helped them.

Confession time........
I slowed down and asked if they were injured (they were fine) then wished them luck and left.

*minty* · Dec 19, 2010

i would of not stopped a second time

*minty* · Dec 19, 2010

puppysandwich said:
Apart form the forum member CharlesY who made it into the papers as a hero last week for rescuing a load of stranded drivers. Has anyone else put their trusty truck to good use and rescued any stranded motorists. I pulled 22 cars up the hill near me yesterday and the best one of all was a new BMW X5, the guy couldn't understand why his shiny new 4x4 was only capable of pirouetting on the compact snow instead of climbing the hill I politely explained it had something to do with his low profile racing tyres. he was just a little embarrassed at having got stuck and needing a pull

I know a forum that we cant mention on here has been in the papers for helpin out with the bad weather anorl.

puppysandwich · Dec 19, 2010

Treworgey 90 said:
no idea.
I'd guess that many of them are the same, but dunno what thread size.

From my experience over the past few days I would say they are all different, some right hand threads and some left hand. quiet a few different diameters as well.

CharlesY · Dec 19, 2010

puppysandwich said:
From my experience over the past few days I would say they are all different, some right hand threads and some left hand. quiet a few different diameters as well.

So they are, and it is ridiculous that should be so.

Towing eyes could easily be standardised.

If they were, LandRover drivers would have less trouble towing the others out of trouble.

CharlesY

thainy · Dec 19, 2010

CharlesY said:
So they are, and it is ridiculous that should be so.

Towing eyes could easily be standardised.

If they were, LandRover drivers would have less trouble towing the others out of trouble.

CharlesY

yeah its seems a bit daft.
looks like we are in for a load more snow soon so will be good to know.
gave an ambulance a nudge with the front last night, that got it going! haha

Pikey · Dec 19, 2010

thainy said:
yeah its seems a bit daft.
looks like we are in for a load more snow soon so will be good to know.
gave an ambulance a nudge with the front last night, that got it going! haha

Be very very careful with ambulances Under no circumstances should you put a rope on the back of one. as it will seriously damage the rear end..

thainy · Dec 19, 2010

no i stayed close behind and 'caught' it before it headed back down the hill. ;-)

Pikey · Dec 19, 2010

Treworgey 90 said:
There's usually a little plastic cover on the bumper, which hides a screw hole. The towing eye is usually with the spare wheel and screws into the hole. Often a LH thread for some reason.

Cos of the twist in a rope as the rope stretches it turns RH threaded eyes tend to unscrew as the rope turns.

CharlesY · Dec 19, 2010

redhand said:
Cos of the twist in a rope as the rope stretches it turns RH threaded eyes tend to unscrew as the rope turns.

Perhaps in theory, but not in practice I feel.
I've never had any trouble with the Right Hand Thread ones even on the end of a rope for many miles.

I wonder if it's a real problem or an imaginary one?

BBC Radio Scotland are going to interview me live tomorrow morning.
The guy was going to drive out here in the rush hour, 30 miles, in an Astra!
Ha Ha! I said I would look out for him on Tuesday or Wednesday!
I am now meeting him at a local rail station. Diesel trains. He might make it.

Any suggestions what to say?

Apart from THAT!

CharlesY

juiceyv8 · Dec 19, 2010

CharlesY said:
Any suggestions?

CharlesY

Send a stunt double..

thainy · Dec 19, 2010

dont eat yellow snow

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