D7 recovery

[1tonpower]

well its kind of a long story but ill try and keep it short. last week after lunch a sgt from another Co in the battalion came to our motor pool looking for some help to unstick a stuck dozer. my self and my driver head out with a HET and they brought there wrecker....

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/DSC03351.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/DSC03358.jpg
getting into position my driver got stuck, no big deal i have 100klbs worth or rear facing winches. i hooked to the dozer and got my self out.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0122.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0117.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0131.jpg
now im set and ready for the pull. D7 is roughly 60klbs stuck over the tracks. i need about 160klbs worth of anchor for any chance to move this thing.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0139.jpg
im tied to the back of the wrecker. both trucks are about 90klbs. first set up i maxed out the winches, nothing moved. i pulled father away to get lower on the drum, that set up pulled the two trucks back. the dozer never moved.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0154.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0157.jpg
my last option was to set up the spades on the back of the wrecker....
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll45/stngcrazy/stuck%20D7/PICT0165.jpg

finely after about 3 hours start to finish i get it out

[Mopar Mike J]

That there is some cool machinery! Where did this take place?

[Jim]

Tell the guy no more driving around in the swamp:smilielol:

[97dodgectd]

thats pretty cool, good work! :HoleShotHolset:

[1tonpower]

that was just out side on of the bases in iraq...the kid was pushing down the bushes..that was his last pass..he went a little to far in =\..lol. i love fixing other ppls F*** ups it makes my job interesting

[Joeniel]

I thought in the recovery world it was bad to tie down the front of a wrecker?

Anyway... Those are some tough looking trucks there. Cool to see how the armed forces do it..

[jdc753]

dang thats some pretty cool stuff. Its NEVER good when a track machine gets stuck, usually its the bulldozer that is used to get stuff out lol.

Keep up the good work and stay safe over there. Thanks for your service :exactly:

[merlin5577]

Holy crap! That was one stuck dozer! Great job getting it out. How deep where the ruts it left when you pulled it out?