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Recovery classes can benefit all of us. I could use some refresher course's myself after all these years. Before I went in the Marines and Tank school, I used to off-road with my IHC Scout a lot. I had a nice Warn winch mounted on the front bumper and thought myself the "Cats Meow !" . Then I...
Before buying anything, why not look into taking a "Vehicle Recovery Class" . Warn Winch used to offer these classes I believe. The classes I had in the Marines gave me the knowledge to extract any vehicle out of almost any situation. That includes the time my neighbor had a 450 case dozer...
That's interesting your wife was a teacher also. Though it is not always funny having them around, especially when they start correcting your speech when your visiting friends ! "No sweetheart you cannot use that word in that context" . Really ? Well I just did and nobody died.
By the way. Did...
What classes did you teach ?
Also any kind of "documentation" from any of the proving grounds would be Fantastic ! There is so little known about that.
I also agree with you about the total lack of field testing on any of the newer vehicles. That whole MRAP debacle comes to mind immediately. The...
Yes it would. I plan on adding a power ram to my Deuce soon. I had all the parts made up several years ago, but never had the time or place to rebuild the front end. Now if I can just finish my shop !!!!
When you "bob" a Deuce you lose weight which comes in handy in soft ground. Driving in the Marines taught me quite a few lessons on driving in adverse conditions. One was keeping traction. The more wheels in contact with the ground the better, so watch your "lines" . That means if you have to...