Your'e halfway across a creek crossing & the engine stops,(Bummer) wot now!

Well simple, send SWMBO out with the winch cable and controller to winch us out.

Ask for help, travel with a buddy and be prepared for it to happen.


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Happened to us when we were crossing Gin Creek between the Mort and the Burke Rivers.

I said to my mate, gee I have never used a Tirfor before, how do you use one of them. He showed me the finer points of using one which I was oh so grateful for.

When he had winched the ute out I said maybe I should have a go as you seem to be buggered. I had to take in all the information about the use of a Tirfor while giving him encouragement on how well he was doing. I think I did well in this area as I didn't even have air con.

Have also pulled a ute out backwards using a Hiab and retracting the boom with a rope tied to a tree, have to keep shortening the rope which makes for slow progress. At least the 2 battery's held out.

If you have seen 'Northern Safari' by Keith Adams (available at exoz shop) he was travelling alone and got stuck in the middle of a creek. Amazing solution was to get a tree branch (some 200mm dia) wedged and tie a steel cable to car and around log. With a smaller branch as a winder and his wife on the starter motor he hand winched himself out. Just amazing bit of self reliance.

Purchase this movie as it well worth the watch many times and just a great travel documentary of a guy in the '60s.

Cheers

David


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Keep turning the key with in in gear. Only smart thing you can do really.

Especially up here.

i do find this very interesting ..... it almost seems to me that it is "common" to have happen ???????
My job/s for the last 10 years have taken me to places where it is NOT an option to own a car that has even the slightest chance of cutting out in any depth of water (excepting the snorkle going under) as they have mostly been in remote crocodile prone areas and any water over 400mm deep would very most probally have a croc in it.
We have had it happen only once, Mazda Bravo without snorkle, in Arnhem Land heading from Maningrida to Jabiru, lost traction and slid into a hole, shut off motor so no water intake but water was up to the windscreen, got the kids to high ground and hand winched it out, about 4 hours work in muddy water known for having salt water crocs in it ... NOT FUN AT ALL .......
If i owned any 4wd that i could not trust in water i would get rid of it fast, it could well cost you a life .. we had a brand new diesel hilux (08) d/c 4wd with snorkle, it stalled on us going through a 500mm crossing i will NEVER buy or trust one again :-)
Cheers
Joe