Hilux recovered by a cruiser.

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Hilux recovered by a cruiser.

Post by Zantus »

Not really the hilux's fault :roll:
The hilux slid sideways into the tree and bashed the fender.....it was up to my cruiser to save him....the next vehicle, a disco 1, did the exactly the same thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDtWr8tH-ys
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Post by Family_Dog »

Was the Hilux damaged? Difficult to notice from the video. Couldn't he reverse and try again?

Gotta just love the sound of that engine of yours :)

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He was lodged against the tree as you can see in the pics, with a slight dent in the fender. The hill is so steep and loose, there was no way that hilux could pull away on that hill, and to prevent damage we could either winch him up, or pull him up, and the cruiser with it's 33" MTR's and double ARB lockers was the only vehicle there with enough traction to pull him up the steep hill.

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A pic to give you a better idea of the angle and the surface. Look at the way the oke is standing next to the silver hilux, and that white hilux in the background is on a bridge which is level.

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Excellent pictures, they throw a whole new light on the hill. Hope the guys didn't do too much damage to their vehicles.


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Re: Hilux recovered by a cruiser.

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Wie se cruiser is daai. Het jy die disco geswaai?
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Dit was my cruiser....hierdie recovery het so 2 jaar terug gebeur.
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hmmmm...blaas die wiele af....die ou bultjie sal mos nou 'n lux terug sit nie......

sit tweede rat low.............en floor hom !!!!!!!

:) :) :) :) :)
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Dis nou wat gebeur as as 'n ou almal vertel "ek het op 'n plaas groot geword, ek weet hoe om te 4x4" :mrgreen:
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You said it Barto :mrgreen:
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lekker om op die kantlyn te sit en kommentaar :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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