Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery - Ram 2500 in a Mud Pit - X-lock used with snatch block!

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
We Recover the Rockies!

[@mando8925]

best thing ever is stopping at Ted's place before doing anything else

[@longviewstud26]

Nicely done

[@hijinks21]

Gotta love mud season. That looked like a nasty trap

[@useryggfdcc]

I learn alot from these videos. Me still new to 4x4.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Haha that was almost me on Friday. Pingree is muddy

[@donaldbrown7252]

yup thats buried allright! lol

[@shawnriddle3018]

I always open my hood so the hardware doesn't fly through the winsheild while winching. I'm also going to try and use R.V. rubber chaulks for my wheels when pulling. I never leave my truck in park. It pulls on the trans park pin.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

Opening the hood does nothing. Now you just can't see what's coming or what's going on.

[@shawnriddle3018]

@@JustinKingOffroad does nothing. Really. I would rather have a metal hood and front windshield before your x ring takes a ride.

[@laytonb7]

Winchfest 2021 …woh hoo!!

[@johnmcmickle5685]

For washing off a one or two gallon pump up lawn sprayer works great.

[@RM-gm6zt]

I enjoy the videos, and appreciate watching you work. I'd love more explanation of what you're doing, what equipment you're using, and why. You walk up, see the situation, and go to work. What if you talked us through what you saw, what the risks are, why you put equipment where you do, etc.? I'd greatly appreciate that. Either way, thanks man!

[@gilbertarnold8666]

Great video thank you!

[@tonreitsma6517]

Nice video again Justin! One little remark: the audio level inside the Jeep is much lower/softer than at the recovery site. It is hard to understand what you say on the way to and from the job.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

Yes that is a problem with the go pro padding the audio from the tire noise. I edit out the bass hum in premiere, but when I listen to the audio is even across the video on my speakers. Been fighting this for a while. Might have to try a lav mic in the future in the cab.

[@tonreitsma6517]

@@JustinKingOffroad , no problem, just a small remark for future improvement. Enjoyed your videos very much, especially all te rigging work, snap blocs an so on, being a retired towman in The Netherlands myself. Improvising is the best part of the work :-) .

[@JustinKingOffroad]

@@tonreitsma6517 no worries love the feedback! most of the time i'm not driving 65 miles an hour with MTRs trying to talk to the camera lol!

[@bquade70]

Excellent recovery....👍👍 Lake Havasu ☀️ AZ

[@jdreaper2176]

Dam that Ole boy was stuck like Chuck. 4 rigs to get out ? Dam !!

[@JustinKingOffroad]

we did some math on the friction of a parked vehicle, you can basically divide the weight by almost 2 to slide a vehicle on dirt. so we had 34,000 ish pounds of tethered anchors providing 17,000 pounds of planted weight on dirt, and that truck finally started to come out of the mud hole. recovery was calc'd at about 15,000 pounds to break that suction, and that seems to be pretty accurate with our planted weight.

[@carmineredd1198]

@14:50 '' it's only ten after eleven'' , my clock read same time

[@Pops_607]

So is the paperwork you where doing new? Great video THANK YOU !! 73

[@JustinKingOffroad]

No I just wanted to try doing it on the spot vs from memory after I got home. I kinda like doing it right there on the spot.

[@Pops_607]

@@JustinKingOffroad yeah makes sense so you don’t forget something later. Great job as a team and great video.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

@@Pops_607 only the op lead has to do the paperwork, i got nominated to be op lead today lol!

[@j.r.777]

Excellent work!

[@donlum9128]

I recommend a new 2 gallon hand pump herbicide spray container with slightly drilled out nozzle. Use it for showers and washing off crude and camp fire extinguisher

[@sgttomas]

I got a portable pressure washer. Mud is sticky!

[@badgerpa9]

My neighbors dog will clean the mud off, he will get all 4 tires also.

[@jedironin380]

A big Super Soaker water gun! :)

[@allans7281]

Fun job!! I luv this stuff!! Paperwork signed? I think that means “ big bill” for the distressed truck owner

[@JustinKingOffroad]

there is actually no charge!

[@v26224]

awesome video. have you tried to find a way to stop the high vis vest falling in front of the camera.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

Yeah, I oversized it for my heavy winter coat. If I wear the GoPro on top it won't do that, but then I can't easily take the vest off. I might pick up a smaller vest for summer.

[@v26224]

@@JustinKingOffroad fair call.

[@badgerpa9]

Mud suction really sucks.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

It had a good hold on it for sure

[@greywolfoutdoorshomestead9962]

That x lock is the cat's ass.

[@markreetz1001]

Great recovery Justin. I saw the maroon Dodge and wondered "I thought he brought his Jeep?"😊 The bottom dropped out from under the front of that truck, didn't it?!

[@JustinKingOffroad]

My truck comes home tomorrow! Oil pressure sensor freaked out so the dealer has had it. But yep, that trail gave way and swallowed up the truck fast lol!!

[@jedironin380]

@@JustinKingOffroad I forgot your PW was down for repairs.

[@greywolfoutdoorshomestead9962]

Prettiest anchor I ever seen.lol

[@jedironin380]

WAITAMINNIT!! You did NOT take the Power Wagon to rescue a fellow RAM truck?! W. T. H. mmaaannn?!?! Ah, Power Wagon is here after all. hehe

[@JustinKingOffroad]

My power wagon was getting an oil pressure sensor replaced lol