Straightening a cruiser
This cruiser had rolled over on a bend on a gravel road. After it was put right side up and oil put back in the engine, it fired up and drove perfectly (except for the cramped driving quarters!!!). Here the body is being "realigned" before being driven 150 kms back home.

A Cruiser in some deep water

Here's a cruiser nearly  submerged. It sat in the creek for 22 hours before being recovered by the SES. Check out the Water crossing pics for the start of this episode.

Hilux in some gooey mud

Here's a Hilux stuck in some mud near Sawyer's Valley. Luckily Dan had some mates around to give him a quick snatch.

A Nissan Patrol in need of some help!

This Nissan Patrol found the wheel ruts to be too deep, resulting in the vehicle resting firmly on it's chassis, and in need of some assistance!

A Daihatsu badly bogged!

This Daihatsu is bogged quite badly, as a result of going up the dune on an angle, probably with too little inertia. To top it off, it has been "sunk" quite badly by excessive wheel spin!

A Feroza in need of a snatch!

This Feroza found that the humb in the middle of the track was just a bit too big! This is also on quite a steep hill, and is about to be snatched by a Nissan Patrol (see photo in this gallery).

Snatching a Hilux out of mud

Dave's Hilux about to be snatched out of a mud patch by Mark's cruiser.

Snatching a Feroza on a steep hill

This was a daring recovery. The Feroza is sitting on a rock and cant go forward or backwards, despite being on a steep slope. The turbo diesel Patrol was able to recover it despite being on a steep slope as well!

Tony's Hilux on a bad angle

This track is actually a steep descent, and the car is in danger of rolling over, so several people volunteer as ballast to keep it upright.

Suzuki Vitara being winched

Here is a Suzuki trying out one of the hillclimbs around the Harvey Weir at Harvey, Western Australia. Luckily a "real" 4WD was around to help out. Click on the image to see how?

Daihatsu being snatched

Here's a Daihatsu finding itself with tyres too small to follow in the wheel ruts of a cruiser in thick mud. This particular location at Julimar State Forrest in Western Australia was a favorite mud run after heavy rains. (Now closed by CALM)

How to distribute the load

The photo shows how Alan can distribute the load across 2 recovery points on his cruiser, to lower the risk of failure of the points. He has used 2 x 3.2 tonne rated shackles to connect the trunk protector rope to the front of his cruiser.

Recovery point on Nissan Patrol

Connecting a snatch rope to the rear of a Nissan Patrol, using a 4.25 tonne rated shackle. Never put a snatch rope onto a towball, as it may brake off and be hurled towards you like a cannon ball, with serious or fatal results.

Safe rear recovery point

If you need to attach a snatch rope to a vehicle that has no rear recovery points, then remove the towball and insert a 4 tonne+ rated shackle through the hole as shown. Never put the snatch rope over the tow ball!