Help needed! Near Romsey.Funny story

[Sitoni]

Long story but we have a vw Jetta stuck at the end the of a very long (100yard) garden. Pics attached.A Shogun has tried and failed to get it out. RAC also failed. Think we need a Land Rover preferably with a winch. Anyone local? Tractor won't fit down side of house.

[Sitoni]

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[Sitoni]

[Sitoni]

[Sitoni]

Why you may ask....tried to retrieve a ride on lawnmower that got stuck. Lawnmower removed (lifted out with brute force). Jetta completely stuck. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

[Chrisgr31]

What was the reaction of the RAC when you phoned to say "Can you retrieve my car, its stuck at the end of the garden?"

Glad to say that the time I got my Sante Fe stuck on my wn front lawn I was able to get it out myself!

Alternative to a winch is presumably some form of temporary road so that the towing vechile can at least get some traction without sinking itself.

[powerstroke]

maybe worth tieing some bits of rope though the wheels like snow chains about six on each wheel or if you can get some plywood or scaffold planks and jack the car up and get the front wheels a bit of grip once you get it rolling it should come out Turn off the ESP !! good luck

[Chrisgr31]

You got it out yet?

Hopefully you have videod all the activities. be great for You Tube or You've Been Framed. Incidentally on the rope idea above Lidl may still have snow chains in. Might be an excuse to get some.

[TooMany2cvs]

Sitoni said:

<wipes tear of laughter>
I think it's the leaning tree that just finishes that pic off perfectly...

[shirazman]

No, the Jetta is still stuck. The ground is just liquid mud and there's no traction. A medium sized tractor or digger would be able to get past the side of the house but they would turn the entire garden into a quagmire, I've never known it to be so supersaturated in the 33 years that I've lived here. The tree blew over last Autumn btw, it was nothing to do with this incident. The RAC were quite laid back about recovering the car from the end of the garden except they failed dismally and churned up the ground with the Shogun LWB 4WD they sent out. The guy only succeeded in making the position of the vehicle worse and got himself stuck. Ho hum - anyone local with a Land Rover with a winch attached willing to have a go? Success won't go unrewarded!

[hidetheelephants]

'Got stuck retrieving a stuck mower'; the old lady who swallowed a fly has nothing on this. Why in the wide world of sports was anyone driving a mower at this time of year, and then thought a VW was a suitable recovery vehicle?

[s p a c e m a n]

There has to have been alcohol involved in this

Offroad facebook groups have got to be your best bet, just shared this on the one I'm on..

Edited by s p a c e m a n on Tuesday 9th February 04:27

[oilydan]

Have you let both the car's and the recovery vehicle's tyres down?

A well known offroading trick to significantly increase traction in deep mud/sand.

I made holes like that in my field with the Landy and got it well and truely stuck. Let tyres down to 10 psi and drove out like it was on tarmac.

[shirazman]

A couple of points here; firstly, their re was NO alcohol involved whatsoever. The winter has been very mild and grass continues to grow if the temperature is above 7 degrees C and most of the grass in the rear garden was nearly 9" long so with no frost forecast I took the view that the time was right for a light trim, especially as the ground appeared to have dried out a lot. All was in fact well until the mower encountered a particularly soft spot. I have driven the Jetta down the garden on other occasions and did a risk assessment before I did so this time. Unfortunately, I encountered another soft patch which I hadn't suspected, and the rest is history. I've now found a local firm who will be winching the Jetta out for me, with very long steel cables. It ain't cheap but it's a lot cheaper than buying another car until I can get the Jetta back on the road, plus I shudder to think what long term effects there could be on the car's braking system whilst it's sitting in a puddle of muddy water.

Incidentally, I spoke to the RAC again today who said that they would only comeout again when the ground was dry enough. How dry?I asked, and was informed that would be when I could walk in the garden without leaving any footprints and the ground being firm underfoot. If that was the case then I wouldn't need to call the RAC out, I could drive the wretched car out myself. Duh!

Thanks to everyone for their input

[Jimmyarm]

I'm not too far from you, I can give it a tug in my landcruiser on Saturday afternoon if you haven't got it sorted by then.

Don't have a winch but I do have decent tyres which I doubt the shogun had !

[s p a c e m a n]

Would it not be cheaper to just buy a winch yourself? Just strap it to a tree and power it from a battery, have it to hand next time the mower sinks too

[TooMany2cvs]

s p a c e m a n said:

Would it not be cheaper to just buy a winch yourself? Just strap it to a tree and power it from a battery, have it to hand next time the mower sinks too

Or even just rent a tirfor.

http://www.hss.com/hire/p/tirfor-winch-800-1200kg

[OldGermanHeaps]

Jimmyarm said:

I'm not too far from you, I can give it a tug in my landcruiser on Saturday afternoon if you haven't got it sorted by then.

This isn't a dogging forum.

[talksthetorque]

Plank under jacking point
Jack car up on one corner
another plank under wheel
Repeat x 4
Drive off on planks

[familyguy1]

talksthetorque said:

Plank under jacking point
Jack car up on one corner
another plank under wheel
Repeat x 4
Drive off on planks

the comment has been made "The ground is just liquid mud" so not sure jacking is an option. Also once the car is off the planks it is likely to sink so 8 planks would be needed.

I thought the same, BTW.

I would wait till the earth drys up, around may