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Originally Posted by tonyvideo2u
Thanks, Johnboy! Was thinking of jacking it up (as much as I could) to put 'something' under each tire. I read somewhere on the forum that hooking a tow chain to the hooks in the back could 'bend the frame.' Too your knowledge is that the case? Cheers! Tony J.
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There's no one answer to that; every situation is different.
If the stuck vehicle is only 'moderately' stuck there's not much likelihood of bending the chassis. Having said that, if the driver of the towing vehicle takes a run when towing instead of taking the weight before attempting to move the stuck one, then yes; the sudden jerk could potentially twist the chassis.
The old adage 'Slow and steady wins the race' is true in this circumstance.
Jacking the vehicle up and placing planks/rocks/whatever under the tyres is a good idea too.
I've had machinery weighing 12 ton or more so deep in mud that there has been water in the cab. But I've always got them out.
Sometimes its taken three or four days and a lot of talking to God.
But they've always come out eventually.
Slow and steady.
Not 'rip, tear, and...bust.'
Go at it with a hiss and a roar and you'll bust something.
jb