The 4x4PH Rig Needs A Winch...!
January 2, 2006 -- We weren't able to go to the 2005 Christmas Drive, so I made plans to bring a few stuff to be given away on this day, the second day of January 2006, and also check on the land we acquired in Sta. Maria, Laguna; kill two birds with one stone.
I went there with my father-in-law. All was going well, when we arrived at the part where there was a road rehabilitation going on (since the road was a dirt road, they were just creating a new path in the middle since the existing dirt road is too near the cliff on the right side if you're coming from Manila), and it has been months since we last visited and we were surprised to see a huge part of the cliff no longer there, surely from the rains of the months approaching December 2005 there have been small landslides. On our last visit some local people said the new road is already passable and seeing the old one's right beside the new edge of the cliff (before it was 2 cars away) we decided to try out the new road.
To jump to the point, we were surprised to find out (too late) that because of the rains and small landslides on the left side the road's too deep for my Suzuki Vitara 1.6, riding on 7.00x15 tires only. That's almost 31" high only.
After hours of digging with the shovel (this is the first time I brought the new military folding shovel my cousin gave me, and first time to be used), hands, and throwing rocks in the dugged out mud we finally took a rest, ate lunch around 2pm (we got stuck around 10:30/11:00am) and contacted a few friends for possible help.
We were able to find a huge jeepney (used for illegal logging. Hmmm) with a PTO winch who pulled us out. Not wanting to risk the old road/new cliff Siamese twins we headed back.
Conclusion: killed no bird with 1 stone... damnit!
All I needed was a winch. Yes, there weren't any trees to hook the tree-saver strap on to but I could have used my spare tire as the anchor point buried in the mud... If only I had a winch...
But for sure, I'll be back. Anyone selling a second-hand 8,000-lb winch?
I went there with my father-in-law. All was going well, when we arrived at the part where there was a road rehabilitation going on (since the road was a dirt road, they were just creating a new path in the middle since the existing dirt road is too near the cliff on the right side if you're coming from Manila), and it has been months since we last visited and we were surprised to see a huge part of the cliff no longer there, surely from the rains of the months approaching December 2005 there have been small landslides. On our last visit some local people said the new road is already passable and seeing the old one's right beside the new edge of the cliff (before it was 2 cars away) we decided to try out the new road.
To jump to the point, we were surprised to find out (too late) that because of the rains and small landslides on the left side the road's too deep for my Suzuki Vitara 1.6, riding on 7.00x15 tires only. That's almost 31" high only.
After hours of digging with the shovel (this is the first time I brought the new military folding shovel my cousin gave me, and first time to be used), hands, and throwing rocks in the dugged out mud we finally took a rest, ate lunch around 2pm (we got stuck around 10:30/11:00am) and contacted a few friends for possible help.
We were able to find a huge jeepney (used for illegal logging. Hmmm) with a PTO winch who pulled us out. Not wanting to risk the old road/new cliff Siamese twins we headed back.
Conclusion: killed no bird with 1 stone... damnit!
All I needed was a winch. Yes, there weren't any trees to hook the tree-saver strap on to but I could have used my spare tire as the anchor point buried in the mud... If only I had a winch...
But for sure, I'll be back. Anyone selling a second-hand 8,000-lb winch?
posted by 4x4 Philippines at 5:04 PM
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