Plan A
Don't get stuck on a Temporary Holiday Site field.
- Muddy entrance successfully negotiated.
- Climb up the (greater than mild) gradient successfully achieved.
- Reverse into the approximate position in preparation for reversing onto planks successfully achieved.
- Attempt to reverse onto planks not achieved.
- Attempt to creep forward for second attempt at reversing onto planks not achieved.
- Time for Plan B.
Plan B
Fit snow chains and resolve issue.
- Snow chains fitted but neither forward nor reverse motion achieved.
- Time for Plan C
Plan C
Use front drive wheels as a winch.
- Source 'suitable' (haha!) webbing (awning tie down webbing found in garage)
- Attach webbing through spokes of alloys (one for each wheel).
- Stake other end of each webbing strap directly in front of each wheel.
- Apply just enough torque to break each webbing strap!
- Time for Plan D
Plan D
Look for a tow.
- Speak with the Warden to identify a willing tugger.
- Hitch up and get towed forward.
- Job done!
There's a first time for everything and today was it for getting our 5 tonne tag axle stuck in a wet field. Having spent three nights on a different THS (successfully negotiating a muddy entrance and damp field (subsequently observing a much smaller motorhome spinning its wheels on a section of track that we had successfully negotiated)), we decided to move to another site. The ground at the new THS looked innocuous enough but was, evidently, a little soft!
Ian
Don't get stuck on a Temporary Holiday Site field.
- Muddy entrance successfully negotiated.
- Climb up the (greater than mild) gradient successfully achieved.
- Reverse into the approximate position in preparation for reversing onto planks successfully achieved.
- Attempt to reverse onto planks not achieved.
- Attempt to creep forward for second attempt at reversing onto planks not achieved.
- Time for Plan B.
Plan B
Fit snow chains and resolve issue.
- Snow chains fitted but neither forward nor reverse motion achieved.
- Time for Plan C
Plan C
Use front drive wheels as a winch.
- Source 'suitable' (haha!) webbing (awning tie down webbing found in garage)
- Attach webbing through spokes of alloys (one for each wheel).
- Stake other end of each webbing strap directly in front of each wheel.
- Apply just enough torque to break each webbing strap!
- Time for Plan D
Plan D
Look for a tow.
- Speak with the Warden to identify a willing tugger.
- Hitch up and get towed forward.
- Job done!
There's a first time for everything and today was it for getting our 5 tonne tag axle stuck in a wet field. Having spent three nights on a different THS (successfully negotiating a muddy entrance and damp field (subsequently observing a much smaller motorhome spinning its wheels on a section of track that we had successfully negotiated)), we decided to move to another site. The ground at the new THS looked innocuous enough but was, evidently, a little soft!
Ian
