Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 2011, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Tue, 10 May 2011 17:24:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original

did you see my post about the 'parking brake trick' for a faux or semi limited slip, when stuck with one rear wheel spinning ?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?

> Yeah, well, if I put a winch on the front of the van, I'd get stuck in a > place where the only tree is behind me. > > My main plan to avoid getting stuck any more is to (A) be more > thoughtful about where I go, and (2) get that Peloquin differential. > > If I do get stuck, I will then try to use the hi-lift with a lift-mate > to hoist up the tires and ram grabby things under them, like carpet or > porkypines or whatever I can get my mitts on and see if I can get > rolling. If that fails, then I'll winch the damn thing with the hi-lift. > That as a lesson for my poor judgment. > > Truth be told, only one time of the three I got stuck last year was > there anything like a tree nearby. The other two times I'd have needed a > pull-pal or similar, a spendy item. > > I'm thinking a deflated blimp packed atop the poptop and small hydrogen > generator will be my eventual solution. > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > > > > On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 14:32 -0700, Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > >> Hey Rocky, >> >> Before you get a Hi-Lift you might want to try one. They are not the >> easiest device to use and they are insanely dangerous if you screw up >> and the handle whacks you in the face. I prefer a good bottle jack and >> foot-long sections of Trex decking (not wood) underneath the jack. >> >> If you are getting stuck in deep sand and want a tall jack to get out, >> there are alternatives. If you are thinking that the HiLift would make >> a good winch, I would recommend either buying an actual winch or >> something like a Black Rat hand winch: >> http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/general_equipment/black_rat_winch.htm >> . Using the HiLift as a winch is a slow and painful process. There >> are also 12V winches that are hand-mounted to either the front or rear >> of your vehicle as needed - instead of having it bolted to the front. >> Strips of carpet work wonders in soft sand as well. >> >> Getting unstuck depends on a variety of circumstances - what you are >> stuck in and what's nearby can be a big factor. If you travel alone >> (one van) in wooded areas, a winch -either mounted or portable - might >> be your best friend. >> >> cheers, >> Jeff In Marin >> >> >> On May 10, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: >> >> > Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:15:36 -0700 >> > From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> >> > Subject: Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD? >> > >> > Okay, fine. Yinz* have talked me into it. I'm-a gonna have the tranny >> > pulled and hauled over to German Transaxle to have the stock auto >> > trans >> > differential replaced with a Peloquin torque biasing diff. That, >> > plus a >> > Hi-Lift jack, a bunch of other recovery bits, and a lot of studying of >> > this video I just got, "Getting Unstuck with Bill Burke," and I >> > might be >> > able to avoid the messy and embarrassing pickles I got myself into >> > last >> > year.


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.