Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

Matt, I would have release the brakes enough to rotate the tire to a
part of it that was not filled with packed snow and stopped and/or then
put it in reverse and backed down under compression, just like you drove
down the same hill, going home.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> You weren't there, Bill, so you don't know.
>
> There were ruts on either side of the tires so steering control was moot. I
> was sliding down backward very slowly. I said in the previous post, about
> 1/6th mile per hour, but after crunching the numbers it was more like
> 1/150th mile per hour, or abouy 6 inches per second. The locked tires had
> some adhesion...had I released the brakes like you insist I should have I
> would have gone down the hill much faster and possibly lost control. I had
> ample time to get on the radio and tell the driver at the bottom of the hill
> to move in case I slid all the way down, which in fact I did not. But I did
> have to back down the rest of the way to get another go up the hill, a
> little faster this time.
>
> So your "what if's" are irrelevent to the event I described. Yet again.

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

I know I drove though two winters in Germany with four bags of
cement in my '58 Ford: http://www.----------.com/baumholder.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Naw Bill, no panic needed, sometimes it just 'won't' stop....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

I know I drove though two winters in Germany with four bags of
cement in my '58 Ford: http://www.----------.com/baumholder.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Naw Bill, no panic needed, sometimes it just 'won't' stop....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

I know I drove though two winters in Germany with four bags of
cement in my '58 Ford: http://www.----------.com/baumholder.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Naw Bill, no panic needed, sometimes it just 'won't' stop....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

(sigh) You weren't there, Bill. You don't know.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:41E31673.73F07F58@cox.net...
> Matt, I would have release the brakes enough to rotate the tire to a
> part of it that was not filled with packed snow and stopped and/or then
> put it in reverse and backed down under compression, just like you drove
> down the same hill, going home.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > You weren't there, Bill, so you don't know.
> >
> > There were ruts on either side of the tires so steering control was
moot. I
> > was sliding down backward very slowly. I said in the previous post,
about
> > 1/6th mile per hour, but after crunching the numbers it was more like
> > 1/150th mile per hour, or abouy 6 inches per second. The locked tires
had
> > some adhesion...had I released the brakes like you insist I should have
I
> > would have gone down the hill much faster and possibly lost control. I
had
> > ample time to get on the radio and tell the driver at the bottom of the
hill
> > to move in case I slid all the way down, which in fact I did not. But I
did
> > have to back down the rest of the way to get another go up the hill, a
> > little faster this time.
> >
> > So your "what if's" are irrelevent to the event I described. Yet again.

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

(sigh) You weren't there, Bill. You don't know.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:41E31673.73F07F58@cox.net...
> Matt, I would have release the brakes enough to rotate the tire to a
> part of it that was not filled with packed snow and stopped and/or then
> put it in reverse and backed down under compression, just like you drove
> down the same hill, going home.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > You weren't there, Bill, so you don't know.
> >
> > There were ruts on either side of the tires so steering control was
moot. I
> > was sliding down backward very slowly. I said in the previous post,
about
> > 1/6th mile per hour, but after crunching the numbers it was more like
> > 1/150th mile per hour, or abouy 6 inches per second. The locked tires
had
> > some adhesion...had I released the brakes like you insist I should have
I
> > would have gone down the hill much faster and possibly lost control. I
had
> > ample time to get on the radio and tell the driver at the bottom of the
hill
> > to move in case I slid all the way down, which in fact I did not. But I
did
> > have to back down the rest of the way to get another go up the hill, a
> > little faster this time.
> >
> > So your "what if's" are irrelevent to the event I described. Yet again.

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

(sigh) You weren't there, Bill. You don't know.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:41E31673.73F07F58@cox.net...
> Matt, I would have release the brakes enough to rotate the tire to a
> part of it that was not filled with packed snow and stopped and/or then
> put it in reverse and backed down under compression, just like you drove
> down the same hill, going home.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > You weren't there, Bill, so you don't know.
> >
> > There were ruts on either side of the tires so steering control was
moot. I
> > was sliding down backward very slowly. I said in the previous post,
about
> > 1/6th mile per hour, but after crunching the numbers it was more like
> > 1/150th mile per hour, or abouy 6 inches per second. The locked tires
had
> > some adhesion...had I released the brakes like you insist I should have
I
> > would have gone down the hill much faster and possibly lost control. I
had
> > ample time to get on the radio and tell the driver at the bottom of the
hill
> > to move in case I slid all the way down, which in fact I did not. But I
did
> > have to back down the rest of the way to get another go up the hill, a
> > little faster this time.
> >
> > So your "what if's" are irrelevent to the event I described. Yet again.

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

All i know is i didnt have the luxury of any ruts in the road,
only one, at 3 feet deep, the ditch, i knew i was screwed when i began
sliding backwards and sideways, and just got it into the ditch,

had i of had a winch, i woulda winched down like i was advised,
i didnt, so i drove the ditch,
,
and lukily im here,
i wont be going up again till spring,
johnp

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

All i know is i didnt have the luxury of any ruts in the road,
only one, at 3 feet deep, the ditch, i knew i was screwed when i began
sliding backwards and sideways, and just got it into the ditch,

had i of had a winch, i woulda winched down like i was advised,
i didnt, so i drove the ditch,
,
and lukily im here,
i wont be going up again till spring,
johnp

Re: Snow-crawl on steep incline--LONG
 

All i know is i didnt have the luxury of any ruts in the road,
only one, at 3 feet deep, the ditch, i knew i was screwed when i began
sliding backwards and sideways, and just got it into the ditch,

had i of had a winch, i woulda winched down like i was advised,
i didnt, so i drove the ditch,
,
and lukily im here,
i wont be going up again till spring,
johnp