Expedition saves the day! PICS!!!

[babysilk]

I was driving through Utah on my way to making my move to a small town in Colorado. It had been hot all day but it suddenly started to pour rain. About 5 minutes later I see a car in the ditch to my right and a guy flagging me down. I pulled off and he told me that he had hydroplaned off the road and although his Pontiac was okay, he was stuck in the mud. All I heard was mud and tow rope so I couldn't have been happier to help out. Here are some pictures

 

[FordandPolaris]

Nicely done sir. I pull people out of snow banks and such quite often in the winter. Can't drive by with tow straps and 4x4 and sleep well at night without atleast offering a hand.

 

[babysilk]

Couldn't agree more. The only other vehicles on the highway were semis and compact trucks so he could have been there for a while

 

[KWT2000]

but its a saturn not a pontiac, either way nice job man

 

[babysilk]

Whoops......if its not a ford then they all look the same to me

 

[sgtowing]

Nice. Fyi, that's a Saturn, not a Pontiac.

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[toms89]

Looks like a Saturn to me.

Very cool save!

I stopped carrying my tow straps when I installed my sub last year where I kept them. Need to fine a new home for them...

 

[toms89]

Damn......too slow..

Beat to it twice over!

 

[splintrcel]

I have passed many cars in the ditch and still have not bought a tow rope/chains. I ought to grab some. Mine as well utilize the v-8 4x4. What weight rating is decent for tow straps?

 

[KWT2000]

i carry a 30k strap i have faith it won't break if i have to help my semi get going after ive been home in the winter

 

[splintrcel]

Not bad at all. You can never have too much strength. We travel up north to michigan for a winter SAE Baja race and last time we drove we got our fully loaded turbo diesel largest size you can get with out a CDL Penske truck with the hydraulic lift gate stuck in the snow. I didnt have my expy but next time i will and i will be prepared and just for the record, a ford pulled the penske out.

 

[Gage2502]

Nice job Babysilk. I never have done that....yet but I have all the goodies ready=)
What part of Colorado are you moving too? I have been wanting to move there for a while.
P.S. I like the way you have your truck, how that paint holding up?
~Gage~

 

[babysilk]

Gage- Im 18 so I left california first chance I got. I live in a small town 30 miles nw of fort collins. Paint is holding up great! couldnt be happier.

 

[KWT2000]

wellington??

 

[babysilk]

No I live in Livermore.

 

[KWT2000]

i like that area, i seem to spend alot of time down there.. and your not too far from some awesome fourwheeling up in the snowy's

 

[babysilk]

Sweet ill look into that!

 

[KWT2000]

it is a blast up there and just about every kind of wheeling you can imagine

when i was at WYOTECH we spent many weekends up their

 

[tallsville]

damn babysilk we never got to hit up azusa canyon. but hope you enjoy colorado. wish i could get out. maybe a few more years. moving my mom to just south of flagstaff soon. and good save. and the only straps i have are 10 ft straps and 1/2 in usa made shackles i used to use on the crane i used to operate. if i remember correctly good for 20k on straps.

how was the mpg on trip up?

 

[babysilk]

I got up to almost 15mpg average on the highway! I was so excited considering im running 37's with 3.55 stock gears!