My Driveway Swallowed My Truck

[PlankSpanker]

 

[audible fart]

Wow, hope you didnt damage it while recovering it.

 

[deeker]

Good thing it is a chebby. :msp_scared:

Well, details...what happened?

Kevin

 

[flushcut]

In the Jeep world we call those depth finders. I always said if you are going to get stuck get stuck like a rock star. If it was that soft re you going to be able to get pulled out?

 

[PlankSpanker]

Wow, hope you didnt damage it while recovering it.

No, but when I tried to recover it using my '78 F250 I damaged the manual transmission on the old girl. Pops out of reverse now and is making growling noises. Not good. Had to get my farmer neighbor with a giant tractor to pull me out with ease. Spent the next 3 hours cleaning clay out of every nook and cranny on the underside. Truck seems to be OK though. Every Spring when the ground thaws we get frost "boils" or "heaves", and the problem is made worse if you haven't thrown several tons of rock down within the past few years. I bit the bullet and had 34 tons of 3" minus limestone graded into the soupy mess. Once that sets I'll have it graded again and some finer stuff thrown down. I got lots of stories about the joys of country living in Minnesota

 

[Guido Salvage]

Could have been worse like what happened to this plow truck:

[video]http://www.ebaumnation.com/2011/01/17/ground-suddenly-swallows-big-plow-truck[/video]

 

[flushcut]

WOW! That's just crazy!

 

[SDB777]

Well, guess winter is over in your part of the world!


Now it's mud season and soon it'll be bug season....of course that's followed by winter. Again.....






Scott B

 

[PlankSpanker]

Umm...

Guess again my friend. Photo taken 5 minutes ago...

 

[SDB777]

Well how in the world?



Just as long as you get rid of all that white stuff before I go to Lake of the Woods...end of May!





Scott B

 

[PlankSpanker]

Bring Warm Clothes

Are you driving up from Arkansas?

Well how in the world?



Just as long as you get rid of all that white stuff before I go to Lake of the Woods...end of May!







Scott B

 

[SDB777]

Yup....every other year. Walleye fishing and good times.

Use to come up in July, but the dang sun won't stay down long enough to get a good hangover for the next day!






Scott B

 

[PlankSpanker]

Awesome...

Drop me a PM if you want to stop and stretch your legs on the way through. I'm not too far off the freeway just south of the Metro...