whats ur best or worst attemp at getting bogged

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:10 pm

as the title says.....but with pics would be cool....come on we have all done it....no one is ferfect....put aside the whole guy thing and just have a giggle at ourselves

__JC__ · Post by **__JC__** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:39 pm

I've got one but no pics, just the story from a few months ago - standard height Gen II Liberty wagon (no lift at all)...

Got bored one afternoon and thought I'd get the barge over to the northshore and just look at the cutting. Looking ended up doing and I got down there no worries but quickly bogged it to the chassis trying to get back up. Got it out thanks to a friendly (and very amused) Hilux driver - let the tyres down to 16psi with some borrowed Staun deflators, used a bit more momentum and surprised everyone. With no lift at all but admittedly a bit too much momentum (3rd gear LR

) it handled the reknowned soft cutting with ease. Collected a lot of sand but it could have done it all day.

With the small lift and an understanding of tyre pressures + momentum it'll never happen again...gotta learn somehow though.

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:41 pm

took me three go's at getting out of this riverbank "momentum momentum momentum"

but she did make it...... as usual..... love awd and low range....

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:07 pm

This has to be up there.. certainly my best ever effort.

Thousands of kms from home. Luckily surrounded by a helpful bunch of mates!

Post by **yarney** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:11 pm

But its dry

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:36 pm

Click here yarney - showthread.php?t=10904

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:01 pm

I've been stuck way way worse than these before but prolly don't have pics.

At Jarrahdale I was driving along a track with everyone which had some really boggy sections you could easily drive around. I decided to drive right into one and yeah, got stuck;

This one was at Pippidini dunes. I reversed up a track and misjudged the bend. Kinda drove off the edge abit and laid the belly along the ridge;

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:05 pm

a few years ago out at jarrahdale. managed to work my way out tho

go the locker

trying to be a smart ass at the pines.

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:55 pm

Drove out of this one with a bit of digging.

Wibur and his maxitracks saved the day here

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:39 pm

hehe, all these photos could easily be converted to the classic "FAIL" format with that word subtly inserted here and there.
Better be careful one of the "real 4x4" forums doesn't catch wind of this thread with all our awesome Subaru's looking terrible offroad

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:02 pm

[quote="AndrewT"]

and this'll make you look more foolish.

i got stuck in this same spot before andrewt, got towed out, told him to go around or use more speed, and you can guess the rest.

see heres me.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:22 pm

ive got some others too

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:51 pm

One of my efforts above. This is what happens when you show off trying to go through things to slowly.

And the one below is just in case the "proper" 4wd fellas see this thread. The hilux belongs to one of the members on this board. We will see if he owns up to it.

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:36 pm

Bogged the tractor 3 times last weekend, got out of 'the situation' twice, but it was the third one, where I had to make a phone call...

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:43 pm

Good read fellas!

Unfortunately I do not have pics of my first ever bog - it was a pretty stupid move for several reasons, but some of the story first.

I was on my teaching rounds last semester, had a couple of days off and needed to set up an orienteering course out at the monument area. I'd driven around it before it rained, worked out there were two large areas where water would gather.

The day I went out to set up said course it had been raining. Both holes had filled and the first one I nervously went in - no lift and roadies remember here - cruised through feeling pretty proud. Cruised along to the other one where some blokes had to move their hilux for me to pass, they were cutting wood.

Now, the powers of deuction should have kicked in, cos I knew there was one of the holes that I couldn't drive through even when it was dry... This is where I put a little bit of throttle in to give me some momentum just as I went in only to have the engine crossmember dig itself in leaving the wheels spinning... I couldn't get out on my own so I grabbed the snatch strap and asked the two blokes if they didn't mind giving me a snatch out.

They had a blown front diff but did it anyway, it was surprising how well the rear tow hitch held up, I thought it would've moved.

I had a chat to the boys and found out they actually lived in the town local to me and grew up giving subi's their best. It was a good snatching experience. I went and did the other hole again just to let me know I could still drive through water...

That should give you a mental pic of what happened.

The last time I was stuck - "what do you do with 1/3 tank of fuel and an afternoon?" thread - I also didn't have the camera

Bennie

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:09 am

bogged.....

and to make matters worse, gear selectors jammed half in reverse (needed to use crowbar and mallet to get it out) and stripped half of reverse gear

tommo · Post by **tommo** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:24 am

Here's my effort up north on the old telegraph track.

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:57 am

i was up at agnus waters in the brumby just after i got it. went to drive int a camp site , i was looking where i had to go futher into the scrub and didnt see how bad the wheel ruts were just of the road.hehe still had one wheel on hotmix and bellied out in those big 4x4 ruts.(you guys know the ones i mean).
funny thing is id been i there in the fory befor no drams. got pulled out by a n&^%^son.
ps the misus never lets me forget that one

dibs

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:26 am

BrennyV wrote:a few years ago out at jarrahdale. managed to work my way out tho go the locker

trying to be a smart ass at the pines.

ok now ill show my worst!
this was many years ago out at bremmer bay when i was young and thought my little old wagon would go anywhere

ohhh how i was wrong !!

tex · Post by **tex** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:42 am

My easiest one was in my old VC commodore playing around in the mud and stirred it up a little too much. Got stuck and on defence property might I add so while wondering what to do put it in third and let it idle while I got out and pushed, worked a treat gave me just enough momentum to get moving again and jump in and drive it out plus being 80 Kgs lighter could have helped!