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Feb 14, 2009 | 10:33 PM

#21

874runnersr5

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ooooooooh i hear yeah.
well atleast everyone got home in one piece right?

Feb 14, 2009 | 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 874runnersr5

ooooooooh i hear yeah.
well atleast everyone got home in one piece right?

right! we had a hell of a time
dean was actually up for a few more hours of wheelin after the flop

Feb 14, 2009 | 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathCougar

Dean-

Did anyone get pictures of the truck being righted? I still can't believe that thing came upright like that. It was perfect

My girlfriend must have been getting my camera as that was happening so I guess not.

Did get some good before/after though, just no during. I was kinda caught up in seeing if it would right itself, glad to see that it did.

Feb 14, 2009 | 11:24 PM

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Wow dean, That sucks man, I know how it is...hah, way to get stuck alex

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Feb 15, 2009 | 12:19 AM

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Dang that sucks big time. Well at least you've got a full-time trail rig and hopefully a new runner!

And you are okay!

Feb 15, 2009 | 05:02 AM

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flashkl

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Agreed...good thing you're okay, and body damage just opens up a whole new box of frosted flakes...

Feb 15, 2009 | 05:31 AM

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regularjoe

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Good to hear your ok. Great job on the recovery too. I was wondering hoe you got that out. It makes me think I really need a winch.

Feb 15, 2009 | 05:40 AM

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glad ur okay. the damage dont look too bad, i was expecting the roof to look like a pancake, like mine did when it rolled. but god, still a shame.

Feb 15, 2009 | 09:17 AM

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SR5

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ya i surprised that i wasn't hurt because i wasn't wearing a seat belt
and im surprise we got that thing up on all 4, it was in a ditch, with almost no trees around, and no one could go around me
do you think its still possible to chop the back, even with how bent the pillar is?

Feb 15, 2009 | 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by abecedarian

You can call me a newb or whatever, but how do you end up 'inverted' on what looks like the trail you should've been upright on?

One of the pics shows the washout better and generally you don't drive down into a trail washout because you don't know how stable it is. Looks like he tried to drive around and it didn't work out to well. ONe of those 20/20 hindsight type of deals, looks like the washout held up.

Glad you made it out okay and the vehicle runs.

This is really making me want to get one of these.

Feb 15, 2009 | 10:45 AM

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time for a sawzall and some tube!!!

Feb 15, 2009 | 10:51 AM

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That sucks! But your ok

Feb 15, 2009 | 10:58 AM

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From: way way nor cal

Holy crap dude. Well at least it makes for a good story!!
Glad you are ok

Damn Algranger
that looks kinda deep??

Feb 15, 2009 | 11:01 AM

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Yeeeahh kinda deep, that picture was after Josh yanked on me a few times
Good fun

Feb 15, 2009 | 11:16 AM

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Glad you're ok, that kind of mild roll over can still hurt folks.

At least you didn't bust a bead, that would have made the drive home harder.

Feb 15, 2009 | 12:23 PM

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dean deffinettly make it a 4hummer!!! i've always wanted to do that and it'd look so sweet!!!!

Feb 15, 2009 | 12:37 PM

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scuba

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Originally Posted by SR5

do you think its still possible to chop the back, even with how bent the pillar is?

I would remove the interior pannels and try and bang it out the best you could first, but yeah, I dont see why not...

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This is really making me want to get one of these.

I need an Invisibleforcefield.com

Feb 15, 2009 | 01:30 PM

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Hey SR5 I found on another site the perfect mod to keep this from happening again. Its called the "kickstand."

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Feb 15, 2009 | 04:21 PM

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89whitetoyota

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From: Cincinnati, Ohio - Amelia is the exact place. There is no one else on this site from where I am. Seems like everyone is from Cali or Washington. I guess I need to move.

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Originally Posted by vital22re

Dont forget to mention that i offered to try to come up to help. Could have brought any tools needed to bend things back into drivable shape.. or even snacks and a sleeping bag.
I may have been on drugs... but i was willing to help!

Drugs and recovery plan, do those really go together? Rehab maybe???