Ever broke a hitch?
Well my buddy who has a 95 4x4 4Runner was out goofing off with some friends today while i was at work and got MAJOR stuck. He was down in a swampy area and it just rained yesterday so it was nasty. The first ten feet of woods is hard ground then all of a sudden it is a sink hole. His front left tire was burried under 3 feet of nasty, mucky, GA red clay and his right rear was in the air. Very off camber. I dont get off work until 5 and he calls me at 4 telling me he was pretty badly stuck. So 5 rolls around and I go back there to check it out. The people he was with were a 92 Jeep with 33s and an 04 ranger with 35s (2wd). The guy with the jeep has a body lift and whenever he puts it in 4wd the lever comes off the transfer case and "im the only that can fix it" supposedly even tho i have showed him what to do numerous times. So neither of them could get him unstuck. I come down there and have to yank him out pretty hard. It takes about 6-7 good hard jerks to get it all the way out. When i get out of the runner to check everything out, this is what i see (pics were taken at my house afterward);
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...r/100_1802.jpg http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...r/100_1806.jpg http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...r/100_1803.jpg http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...r/100_1804.jpg http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...r/100_1805.jpg I forgot to bring the camera out to the trail to take pics. We had a huge chain wrapped around it.:hillbill: |
damn! thats nuts
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i pull my friends out all the time with my hitch and have never had that happen i even pulled out my fiances sisters bronco and with my hitch
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wow...thats crazy!
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holy crap.....how hard were you pulling?
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had it in 4Lo and first L on the shifter. prolly MAX at 5mph, i only had about 10ft of slack.
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wow! ive never seen that, how old was that hitch and what was it rated for?
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i imagine it was the stock hitch, but im not sure b/c all the toyotas i see have a name brand hitch (im having a huge brainfart right now and cant think of the name) and it could be a cheepo. It is still pretty heavy so idk. Im not sure as to how much it was rated for.
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Dang Brandon you did a job on that hitch.
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Hitches are made to tow...not yank. :D
Probably older than Methusala and look how it tweaked the frame. That hitch wasn't made to tow much more than a utility trailer anyway...considering the towing capacity of a 2nd gen 4Runner. I'd reinforce the frame if you put one back on. :guitar: |
It didnt tweak the frame, those are the brackets for the hitch. the frame appears to still be straight. Im going to have a rear bumper built that will be really strong and reinforced.
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Originally Posted by 881stGenRunner
(Post 50442170)
It didnt tweak the frame, those are the brackets for the hitch. the frame appears to still be straight. Im going to have a rear bumper built that will be really strong and reinforced.
Good luck. :guitar: |
You used a chain! It has no give!!!! Tow straps!!
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well the only strap i have is a crappy one from advance with a 6000lb. cap. Trust me, a new ProComp 3"x30' strap is in the near future for me.
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the chain is prolly why it broke...i used to use chains but they are too jerky for me so i switched to 2" braided nylon marine rope. It gives quite a bit so when you pull it stretches and then pulls on the stuck truck like a bungee cord.
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Just saying thats why that happened.. was he trying to reverse it while oyu were pulling?
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o ya, TFJ-4Runner may have a pic of how stuck he was. If not lets just say the whole frontleft area was in a suction cup of red clay.
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wet red clay is always fun huh? if its not like driving on ice, its sucking you in with no possible way to get traction
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Heres the picture, where were they at Brandon?
http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/...ey%20stuck.jpg |
See theres your problem! :P
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