r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ifunner_chefe • 2d ago

WCGW?

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u/Russell_Jimmy 2d ago

In case anyone is wondering, I once got a car out a similar situation with a front wheel drive car.

What you do is start towing parallel to the road, not perpendicular (up the steepest part). You start moving, and the person in the towed vehicle then gradually turns toward the road. That way, you only have to pull a gradual slope.

You want a long tow cable, of course.

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u/MarkEsmiths 2d ago

Smart way to do it.

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u/DoubleResponsible276 1d ago

I’ve never come close to a similar situation and figured that was best method. Sad that none of the people in the video even considered that

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u/Man_in_the_uk 1d ago

To me it looked important anyway because of the hill brow rubbing against the bottom of the car. Not remotely enough clearance.

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u/LeonidasVaarwater 1d ago

You also want to make sure there's no slack in the rope once you start pulling, otherwise you still risk damage.

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u/viper098 2d ago

Well yeah they had it high centered pretty bad.