This one is great because I wasn’t the only one who failed here. I prefer to fail in groups. Anyway, it was a snowy day several years back and being bored, I decided to go off-roading in a nearby canyon. The truck I was in was completely stock and was not known for off-road prowess, but I was determined! Determination + stupid idea always = fail. This was no exception.
After tackling a couple small hills that had snow maybe 2-ft. deep and almost getting stuck a few times, I thought about heading back home. Instead, I pressed on going further up a hill into deeper snow. Yup, got stuck. No big deal because I had a shovel handy. After digging for a long, long time and getting nowhere, I called my step-brother. The same one from the belt fail story. He had a truck that was smaller than the truck I was in, but it had the factory off-road package, a lift, better tires, etc. He had no problem getting to me. He strapped a chain to the tow hook on my truck and to the tow hook on his and gave it a gentle tug. Nothing. The spinning of his tires started making it icy and he could get traction in that spot anymore. So he got some slack in the chain and tried yanking the truck out, nothing. I knew this was a bad idea, but I wanted this truck out and it was freezing. So he gets up to my bumper and floors it in reverse. SNAP! The tow hook rips off my truck and the chain ricochets back towards my step-brother’s truck and cracks the windshield, dents the fenders, hood, bumper, and…got the truck loose. Hooray, I was free! My step-brother…pissed! Did I learn my lesson, yes…bring more friends to help dig next time.
-Trent