fourthmeal
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I use this one all the time.
How to get unstuck by yourself.
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I use this one all the time.
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Wish
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One thing my kids learning is lay off the throttle when you know your gonna get stuck, no point in digging a bigger hole!
We use stuck straps (something I make myself) and they are my best buddies when unsticking someone....its all about leverage, especially when your a girl of small stature, I need all the help I can get!
We use stuck straps (something I make myself) and they are my best buddies when unsticking someone....its all about leverage, especially when your a girl of small stature, I need all the help I can get!
One rule we have in my group is no matter the situation or the technique, the guy who got stuck does the grunt work and the helper runs the throttle.
Once I just lifted the front then got under it, stood it up and tried to toss it back over so it lands on its side, it went straight over and flat on its back and I was in a small v creek. Now that was a real pain to get it flipped back on its skis. After a while of not getting anywhere trying to make room to the sides I finally just flipped it again and was able to pull it around. The whole time everyone was less than 50 ft away just having a blast while I dug myself out. Sometimes people need to pay attention and its not all about when they get stuck. I prob pull out others 20x to my 1, then get left hanging, which is expected when they can't get to me but when I get out and there just over the hill have a beer I get pi$$ed.
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Jaynelson
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This:
Or roll it if you can.
If neither of those 2^^ is going to cut it.....the best thing I've learned about getting stuck alone is to get out your shovel right away. No point in screwing around....shovel and stomp until the sled is on some version of solid ground, get all the snow out from underneath the boards and belly pan, pack down a little trail out and go for it. AND it's better to spend some extra time setting that all up nicely....than to do it twice.
If it's upside down in a tree well.....well, there's really no good solution to that!
Or roll it if you can.
If neither of those 2^^ is going to cut it.....the best thing I've learned about getting stuck alone is to get out your shovel right away. No point in screwing around....shovel and stomp until the sled is on some version of solid ground, get all the snow out from underneath the boards and belly pan, pack down a little trail out and go for it. AND it's better to spend some extra time setting that all up nicely....than to do it twice.
If it's upside down in a tree well.....well, there's really no good solution to that!
this!!
why not be the guy to carry the beer...always lots of help then
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says the guy that removes every last bit of weight on his sled,
Why I don't, because its added weight, drinking and riding the way I ride would be idiotic.
BTW, a clutch guard on a M series doubles as a shovel. When in doubt, dig it out.
Awesome thread!
Roll it gets my vote. Right after i tell myself "stupid is what stupid does"
Roll it gets my vote. Right after i tell myself "stupid is what stupid does"
I have a bad habit of not turning out soon enough, so I usually just have to finish the turnout to get out of my stucks. Just grab a ski loop and spin the sled. All too often I fear rolling it will turn into like 15 rolls till it hits the bottom of the pitch.
Haven't been stuck in the flats in a while, and not too many creeks around where I ride.
But in the event of getting stuck on a gentle slope, I walk out a run way, and thoroughly dig out the front end. Throw the back end up and over a track width.
I started on 121" tracks when I was really young and in MN, then got a 136" of my own in the mtns, the next season a 159", and now a 174". With the 136" it was basically just let off the throttle as soon as you think you might get stuck, because you are going to get stuck. The 159" made it through alot of stuff I thought it wouldn't, just had to stay on the throttle. I'm a little afraid of the 174", because I'm suspecting it will claw its way through most anything, but when it doesn't make it...
it might be a lot of digging.
To sum this up, I need to work on skill
Haven't been stuck in the flats in a while, and not too many creeks around where I ride.
But in the event of getting stuck on a gentle slope, I walk out a run way, and thoroughly dig out the front end. Throw the back end up and over a track width.
I started on 121" tracks when I was really young and in MN, then got a 136" of my own in the mtns, the next season a 159", and now a 174". With the 136" it was basically just let off the throttle as soon as you think you might get stuck, because you are going to get stuck. The 159" made it through alot of stuff I thought it wouldn't, just had to stay on the throttle. I'm a little afraid of the 174", because I'm suspecting it will claw its way through most anything, but when it doesn't make it...
it might be a lot of digging.To sum this up, I need to work on skill
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aebsledder
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On steep hills I don't mess around and just get out the shovel and dig a huge platform. I am not really a big hill guy, but I have been in some spots where your heart is pounding a million miles an hour and it comes in handy to use that adrenalin right away to dig a platform. Get a little momentum sidehilling and let er rip. Brings back a scary memory.
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volcano buster
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I've had to use the double roll. Follow these steps listed above, then roll the sled back the other way and continue to fill the hole. Remember to stomp down a runway between the skis for a short distance so the track has something to continue on. Otherwise, as you know, it sucks to finally think you are rolling again and just sink it about 5' from your last crater.
I've had alot of practice with all methods, LOL.
The single biggest mistake I see people make is too much throttle when getting unstuck. This is one case where throttle is NOT your friend. Just inch it forward and back, forward and back to pack yourslef a launch pad.
Ideally you won't even spin the track until you get a little forward momentum and you're back on the sled.
The single biggest mistake I see people make is too much throttle when getting unstuck. This is one case where throttle is NOT your friend. Just inch it forward and back, forward and back to pack yourslef a launch pad.
Ideally you won't even spin the track until you get a little forward momentum and you're back on the sled.
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HOTRODREDNECK
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my group all rides together if 1 guy/girl gets stuck multiple times in one day,
no problem we are there to help out with whatever is needed. a group that digs together, rides together.
it builds alot of confidence knowing that if you pull that line and it doesn't work out the boys and girlz will be there to help you so everybody can get back to riding asap without being totaly worn out.