decided to take a trip out to Waiparous with the kick, theres still snow on the ground and it was warm that day so it made it a bit muddy. with open diffs and A/T's it made it a bit more difficult.
ended up going down a couple good trails with some good decents and hill climbs. came up to a section with some good ruts and a small stream. got out and took a look, it all looked solid, just a small stream, maybe 6" deep.
Well... it wasnt that shallow... front wheels got out and sunk after going through some frozen ice/ mud on the surface.
it hit frame. no traction at all. went and grabbed the straps and the come along and went to the closest tree that would give me the best pull. well, what do you know im 15 feet short... ive got no more straps. ended up digging, jacking, putting logs and branches under the front wheels to get them on something atleast solid.
couldnt get it to back out under its own power. with nothing to hook a strap to i was stuck for the night. then i had a crazy idea... i grabbed a log from the bush and found a rut that would work with me. shoved the log down into the rut and through the ice and mud and started pounding. got it in as solid as i could and hooked the strap up and the come along. ended up pulling the truck out of the mud, back onto solid ground, and up the embankment back to level ground.
i couldnt believe it, only in a zuk can you self extract with a log shoved into the ground...