Popular Post leversole Posted December 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2012 I am glad it is the end of the year because I certainly used up all of my luck today. Sometimes I just do stupid things!Went out for a ride today...back roads are marginal but I was driving slow...This is getting ugly pretty fast!Okay, here is where I am going to get into trouble...I came in from the left, the road ahead and to the right looked way to bad to proceed, behind me I didnt know (couldnt see over the hill), so I pulled down the hill (ahead), and backed up (fast) to where I am sitting, now the only way to turn around would be to pull ahead to the right, and back down the hill ahead of me, then get a run and turn back to where I came from. Starting to sweat a little...anyway, I pulled forward to the right, and tried to back down around the corner, the snow was deep, but I figured downhill would keep the momentum up...This is where I ended up! &$#*@&@^#*@**@@, I cannot BELIEVE I JUST DID THIS!It gets better. I tried for about 20 minutes spinning the tires, she wasnt moving...the wind was blowing the snow and I was freezing, walking around the truck trying to figure out what to do...pretty soon a Pennsylvania State Trooper (on his way to work) pulled up behind me. We talked for a while...he asked was I local (I assume he thought I was a truck driver!), and what my plan was, I told him I had not figured that out yet...He said he would call a heavy tow truck...I cannot believe he doesnt ask why there are no license plates on the truck, no registration, no nothing!...anyway after ten more minutes he was still trying to expalin to the tow truck how to get to where we were....another man stopped and said his buddy had a tractor just down the road and would bring it back to try and help me out...I asked the trooper if the tow truck was on its way yet and he said no, I told him about the tractor and he cancelled the call, wished me luck and drove off!I kept trying to get it to move, as the truck was facing uphill...I rememebered reading on here about jacking with the air suspension to get traction, so I let the air out, engaged the power divider locked and go it to rocking!!! I got out and kicked as much snow from in front the the tires as possible...I kept kicking snow and it kept inching forward...a few times it slid all the way back up against the bank! After about thirty more minutes I got it far enough forward to be able to back down the down as orignally planned! Unbeleiveable she got out of that!!!! Not wanting to go back the way I came as I knew once I got over the top of the hill in front of me, it was mostly down grade for a few miles to get back to a road that I knew would be in good shape!Needless to say I made it! There were a few sections fo the road where I couldnt tell where the road ended and the ditches started! Talk about pucker factor! 17 thousand pounds jinking and juking of its own accord never knowing when it was goind to hit the ditch and be stuck again! I hope I leanred a lesson but probably not... 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Wow,happy to hear you got out of that one ok!I know it can be tough to resist driving your stuff around,even if the weather's not the best!More than one time I've done stuff like that and wondered why???!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Whoa, pretty sketchy stuff. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 wow, you just can't stay out of that Superliner, gotta go bobtailing on the snow and ice,eh? That's great though, i'm glad you're enjoying it and glad you got unstuck and didn't have a huge wrecker bill to pay. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 ... Sometimes I just do stupid things!me too. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Pffft! Throw a small shovel in the truck with you for next time. At the very least, you could've cleaned off enough of the road to get yourself moving again. I once spent 3 hours backing up an icy hill....loaded to 80,000 pounds....which is why I now carry tire chains on the truck in the winter. Would've taken 10 minutes to chain up, back up, and remove the chains IF I'd had them at the time. Instead, I backed up as far as I could...set the brakes....chopped & shoveled 10-15 feet behind the drives, between the drives, and 3' in front of the drives...roll forward onto the clean spot...chop & shovel where the drives had been sitting....then back up as far as it'd go again before setting the brakes and repeating the process. A cop even showed up as I was nearing the top and asked me if I needed him to call a wrecker....told him "I've got it this far up the hill myself...I think I can manage to get it the rest of the way." Wasn't like I was in anybody's way....road was closed at the bottom of the hill for construction. I was only there because I had seen the "road closed .9 miles ahead" sign from the other direction and thought I had to go around the closure to get to where I was delivering because it was about a mile up the road. About half way down the hill I got to thinking "This shit ain't been cleared....I bet the road doesn't go through" and got on the brakes in time to slide to a stop 2' before crashing through the road closed sign and the 1' dropoff where the pavement had been dug up.If you're driving a truck, you're bound to find yourself in a situation or two. It helps if you've got a few things to help get you out of 'em....and in the winter time, a shovel is a minimum. Kitty litter/gravel/sand can also help. Tire chains aren't as necessary, but like I said above, having them can save you some time & effort. 1 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 You got the Dumba$$ part right! Anyway, glad you were able to get back home safely. 1 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Whew!! Leslie,you must be livin' right! Around here,in the "Corruption State" ,you would have had 3 State Troopers,2 locals,at least 1 county mountie & 2 wreckers and the guy with the tractor would be told to get lost by the authorities! Glad you got out of that one without too much trouble! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Now this lucky and then somehttp://youtu.be/tTDn604ipYY Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Now this lucky and then somehttp://youtu.be/tTDn604ipYYHa ha, Give er' some throttle, you'll be fine!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I found a square point shovel some place I delivered to one time. They had thrown it away because the handle was broken off, it was less than 2 feet long. I picked it up and put it in one of my tool boxes. Still carry it...never actually used it, but I still carry it around. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Glad you got out OK Leslie.Better you than me, I think I'd wait till the roads clear before I tried it again!Ron Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 What doesn't kill you will make you stronger. You learned two things from this: What your truck can and cannot not do under those conditions and what to do if you find yourself in a similar situation in the future. I'd say it was a productive day.Whew!! Leslie,you must be livin' right! Around here,in the "Corruption State" ,you would have had 3 State Troopers,2 locals,at least 1 county mountie & 2 wreckers and the guy with the tractor would be told to get lost by the authorities! Glad you got out of that one without too much trouble!I thought this was heading in that direction. The lucky part was that the trooper actually cancelled the wrecker and then left. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 I also got another reminder, that long wheelbase Superdog doesnt have the turning radius I am used to with the B model!"...give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around..." 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 also glad to see you made it, you have to practice but if you get on the brakes, like quick little jabs it will move the power to other wheels it take time to figure out and youll stall the eng. once or twice but it works, but its old news now, Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Gotta love mack trucks,even with air ride you got it out, if you have a deep low gear in your trans and low rears try this, turn on the power divider, pull forward slowly a few feet or let the tires turn slowly a little to make sure it locks then stop completely and set the parking brakes put it in as low a gear as you've got and ease the clutch out on the throttle this divides the power to all 4 drives even without axle locks worked for me several times in a stuck dump truck. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 My parking brakes apply on all 4 drives....and they flat-out hold. Even loaded to 80,000 pounds and parked on a hill, my truck won't roll. If I tried moving the truck with the parking brakes applied, I'd either stall the engine or break some part of the drive line....now if the spring brakes didn't hold all that well, it would be a possibility...but if that were the case, I'd be looking into WHY they don't hold all that well. When I set the brakes & walk away, I don't want to worry about whether or not the truck is going to stay put. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Without a limited slip rearend, I always kinda rode the brakes lightly to try to force the power to the wheel with traction. Gets you going sometimes.No doubt, someone was looking over your shoulder when the cop drove away without looking at anything. Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes your the hydrant. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Ha,Ha, you sure did get lucky,round here the trooper would impound the truck,give you a chit load of tickets and left ya standing on the side of the road... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 PA state police have always been fair to me if i was being stupid i got a ticked if i was having trouble and not ackting like an idiot they help me out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 In all fairness I've had no issues with state troopers, I've had speeding tickets in both Ohio an PA and the troopers were cordial in both circumstances. The PA trooper even bumped my speed down 6 mph to keep me out of more serious trouble (I was clocked at 71 in a 55 )It was with locals and a few DOT officers that I've had issues. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dds92780 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Great story! and beautiful truck too (jealous) This reminds me of when there was no work to do a few years ago in the construction business. People were on strike. I took a job at menards distribution center (worst job ever) I had a delivery to make in the morning. i left in my R ( my R was modifed to where i get rid of the air controlled wipers and did the electronic conversion with delay on it) Well, about 20 minutes after being loaded on my way to my delivery, My fuse for the wipers goes out. It was POURING OUT. I was a dumbass and kept driving. I had rainex on and it helped me enough but the whole time i was thinking, this place don't pay me enough and its not like im getting a medal for getting this stupid load there on time lol. I think i was more of a dumbass than you Quote Slow and Steady Wins the Race! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 In all fairness I've had no issues with state troopers, I've had speeding tickets in both Ohio an PA and the troopers were cordial in both circumstances. The PA trooper even bumped my speed down 6 mph to keep me out of more serious trouble (I was clocked at 71 in a 55 )It was with locals and a few DOT officers that I've had issues.Maybe I misunderstood,sounded like not only did he get stuck and got lucky and got out without a tow but the trooper didn't notice or care that the truck had no plates on it possibly not registered or insured.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Maybe I misunderstood,sounded like not only did he get stuck and got lucky and got out without a tow but the trooper didn't notice or care that the truck had no plates on it possibly not registered or insured..Das da fact jack! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Maybe I misunderstood,sounded like not only did he get stuck and got lucky and got out without a tow but the trooper didn't notice or care that the truck had no plates on it possibly not registered or insured..Might have had a different outcome if it wasn't so cold outside. It's hibernating season for bears. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29098-luckiest-dumba-on-the-planet/#findComment-154337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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