May 22nd 2021, a team of 5 from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up in the Pingree Park area to retrieve a Ram 2500 Cummins from a super soft mud hole.
We are in full spring melt mode here and there are little springs popping up all over the forest this time of year making roads that are normally passable extremely soft in spots.
Our first attempt at pulling with just two vehicles running 2:1 winch reduction yielded both rigs being pulled forward as the stuck truck exceeded the weight of the two power wagons (approximately 9000 pounds curb weight).
After anchoring both vehicles to two more, the stuck 2500 was eased right out of the hole. We assisted the owner in clearing the brakes of debris while he worked on clearing the easy to get mud from under the truck, and the mission was complete!
Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery
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