If you rescue someone with your truck in the snow this week, please do a video

[Reworked LMTV]

If you rescue someone with your truck in the snow this week, please do a video for the archives. Will be used to promote military vehicle use / to help legislation in Anti-military truck States / Countries. Canada's military trucks, for example, have taken a beating in their legislation. Showing what our trucks can do will change minds.

 

[gslader]

Here are a couple:

M1078 Pulling out a Tacoma

A fella went down to take some video of the trains coming over the pass and got a little hung up. Gave him a hand. #fmtv #lmtv #m1078

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Old 40 Truck Tug

Towing a truck that lost 4x4 up a small grade on the Old 40. #fmtv #lmtv #m1078 #donnersummit #tahoe

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[spankybear]

If you are in an LMTV in the snow, chances are you will need to be rescued. LMTVs SUCK in the snow.

 

[gslader]

If you are in an LMTV in the snow, chances are you will need to be rescued. LMTVs SUCK in the snow.

My experience so far has been:
Cold compacted snow: Good (and better when aired down)

Deep uncompacted snow: Bad - my truck digs holes really quickly; if it is much past he differential depth wise - I stay away

Shallow uncompacted snow: Good - I’ve found about 2 1/2’ is about as deep as I can go before it starts riding up on the diff and I lose traction - that said this is where I have helped most people who get high centered in stock trucks/SUVs as they get high centered much sooner than i do.

Warm, slushy snow: OK on flat ground but the weight of the rig creates an ice layer that makes hills challenging.

Ice: Horrible (with chains - really good the weight of the truck really seats the chains in the ice)

I’ve been running Pewag chains on my rear wheels the last three days and have been super impressed with what they add to the truck. Our driveway is 15 degree incline and a sheet of ice and I’ve been able to back my truck up it into my garage every day with chains on the rear (I do need to go into “mode” and lock the differentials).

The other thing I’ve found to be super helpful is a 150’, 28k lb dyneema tow rope - it helps me stay away from the issues that caused other people issues and still enable me to recover them.

 

[ToddJK]

For recoveries, I would highly suggest a kinetic rope. It's hard to judge when the slack is gone in a tow rope and while it doesn't pull hard on our truck due to the weight, it does on cars, SUV's, and pick ups. Using the winch is also a great idea for a slow and strong pull to reduce the possibility of damage, but if a tow strap or tow rope is what you have, just be mindful and from the video's above, he did an excellent job!

 

[Weldman]

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[coachgeo]

For recoveries, I would highly suggest a kinetic rope. It's hard to judge when the slack is gone in a tow rope and while it doesn't pull hard on our truck due to the weight, it does on cars, SUV's, and pick ups. Using the winch is also a great idea for a slow and strong pull to reduce the possibility of damage, but if a tow strap or tow rope is what you have, just be mindful and from the video's above, he did an excellent job!

IMHO if you do any rope tugging an avg. car/truck hook it to something lower on your truck than the pintel. ESP if the strap/rope your using is short. The upward angle will end up with you replacing peoples bumpers/front fascia cause the angle of the rope cracks their fascia . Should not so bad with very long rope... but still an issue.

 

[ExtremeTruckMT]

Tractor stuck for 3 days 150 feet off a gravel road, down an embankment, at the edge of a pond. M1078 self-recovery winch easily pulled the tractor up the hill and out.

 

[Reworked LMTV]

Tractor stuck for 3 days 150 feet off a gravel road, down an embankment, at the edge of a pond. M1078 self-recovery winch easily pulled the tractor up the hill and out.

Nice job!