Stuck in Nevada's Desert

Willie Hunter · Post by **Willie Hunter** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:22 pm

Well I spent the day stuck in the Nevada high desert. Cell phone coverage was at best poor and didn’t help. I finally got a hold of my via wife cell phone and she called every towing service from Wells to Winnemucca, nobody would touch it. I was lucky and a guy that had gone in ahead of me was coming out and offered to try and pull me out. I was pretty confident that there wasn’t any chance of this working. The guy had a 100’ tow rope
1 ¼” in diameter. Lucky for me he was able to get me out.

Due to there weight when you get a Power Stroke stuck you are really stuck. It was 4 degrees this morning and I was going up hill. Who would have thought that you would get stuck? I’m very cautious of getting stuck in the back country. I would have never thought I had any chance of getting stuck where I was at. I’m sure glad to be home.

TAK · Post by **TAK** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:28 pm

Love them Deisels but when you get stuck it is a new meaning up the Creek without a Paddle! Been there done that! Glad you made it out!

Fowlplay · Post by **Fowlplay** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:35 am

Glad you made it out OK Willie! Saturday, while out chukar hunting...we had to rescue another soul in trouble. Glad we found'em.

Rick

12 Volt Man · Post by **12 Volt Man** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:12 am

CC, Addict and I were out chasing Chukars in Utah's west desert on Saturday. The road had a good 5 or 6 inches of untouched snow on it. CC and I were in my Jeep and Addict was following behind us in his GMC 4x4 truck. We were cruising right along. I was in 4 wheel drive enjoying the nimble control of the Jeep in the snow. I came up on a quick turn and slid right off the road. Good thing there wasn't a cliff or any rocks. It took a few tries to get out. Poor Addict was watching us and thought we were going to turn the Jeep on its side a couple of times.

Glad you made it out.

Addict · Post by **Addict** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:15 pm

It's never fun to be stuck, glad you made it out Willie. Been stranded before out in the sticks and you are just hoping someone comes along to help.

12volt, I was getting ready to get the tow rope out but that Jeep of yours just didn't want to be towed by a GMC.

I was up elk hunting in my old 82 chev 4x4 one year and I had a bracket come off of my universal joint on my front drive line. No tools to speak of but we managed to get the drive shaft off. There was about a foot of fresh snow on the ground. Luckily I had a set of chains and never got stuck.

Addict