Ditched Blue yesterday.

"Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey" (dingersghost)
12/29/2013 at 11:46 • Filed to: None

Not in the sense I got rid of it, I put it in the ditch. Going about 35-ish down a kinda snowy backroad. Had it in 4 wheel high. I was heading to my girlfriends house to pick her up for our date, and as I was passing her grandpa's house I hit Pennsylvania potholes. The kind where there's 4000 in about two feet. Well, my truck's super light so it tends to bounce around over those (and stock-replacement shocks seem really stiff to me) and of course it did yesterday. It started coming around on me, I counter steered but to no avail. Right down off the road into the muck. I called her for her and her dad to pull me out (She drives a Dakota. I drive a Ford Ranger. I don't subscribe to the truck pull-by-make shame where Fords pull out Fords etc, if I need help I need help.) After that I got back in, put her in 4-Lo, and eased it out in reverse. I couldn't go forwards because I was right against the bank and couldn't turn the wheel right going forwards. Nothing was hurt, but since it was my first real incident it scared me a bit. Live and learn I guess.

DISCUSSION (8)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
12/29/2013 at 11:56

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Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/29/2013 at 11:58

I lol'd

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
12/29/2013 at 13:07

Glad to hear nothing was broken (including you), do you have any sand bags in the bed? If not you might want to throw some in so you at least have some weight over the rear wheels.

The WB > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
12/29/2013 at 13:36

Rangers are really bad about that. I was driving in my Ranger Sport in the ice and hit a rough patch (refrozen snow slush) and it nearly wiped me out. I just held the wheel straight and rode it out, luckily the road was straight and it didn't spin. They're just bumpy trucks.

Also, I didn't realize this until recently, but 4-lo is more likely to cause problems than help in ice - it gives you more mechanical advantage, which means you're more likely to spin the tires easily. If you have traction and just need pulling power (more torque,) it's great (like for pulling your friend out of the ditch) but if you are very traction limited, you're better off in 4-hi.

Dusty Ventures > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/29/2013 at 16:33

I came here for this

Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/29/2013 at 18:48

Gave that ditch a Ranger. Ditches love Rangers

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
12/29/2013 at 19:37

Nope, no bags. Probably a good idea, especially with the stepside bed. Fiberglass fenders=no weight.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > The WB
12/29/2013 at 19:39

Oh trust me, as it was happening I was holding tight. I was also shouting a choice word that rhymes with truck.