did you see my post about the 'parking brake trick' for a faux or semi
limited slip,  when stuck with one rear wheel spinning ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?

> Yeah, well, if I put a winch on the front of the van, I'd get stuck in a
> place where the only tree is behind me.
>
> My main plan to avoid getting stuck any more is to (A) be more
> thoughtful about where I go, and (2) get that Peloquin differential.
>
> If I do get stuck, I will then try to use the hi-lift with a lift-mate
> to hoist up the tires and ram grabby things under them, like carpet or
> porkypines or whatever I can get my mitts on and see if I can get
> rolling. If that fails, then I'll winch the damn thing with the hi-lift.
> That as a lesson for my poor judgment.
>
> Truth be told, only one time of the three I got stuck last year was
> there anything like a tree nearby. The other two times I'd have needed a
> pull-pal or similar, a spendy item.
>
> I'm thinking a deflated blimp packed atop the poptop and small hydrogen
> generator will be my eventual solution.
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 14:32 -0700, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>
>> Hey Rocky,
>>
>> Before you get a Hi-Lift you might want to try one. They are not the
>> easiest device to use and they are insanely dangerous if you screw up
>> and the handle whacks you in the face. I prefer a good bottle jack and
>> foot-long sections of Trex decking (not  wood) underneath the jack.
>>
>> If you are getting stuck in deep sand and want a tall jack to get out,
>> there are alternatives. If you are thinking that the HiLift would make
>> a good winch, I would recommend either buying an actual winch or
>> something like a Black Rat hand winch:
>> http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/general_equipment/black_rat_winch.htm
>>   . Using the HiLift as a winch is a slow and painful process. There
>> are also 12V winches that are hand-mounted to either the front or rear
>> of your vehicle as needed - instead of having it bolted to the front.
>> Strips of carpet work wonders in soft sand as well.
>>
>> Getting unstuck depends on a variety of circumstances - what you are
>> stuck in and what's nearby can be a big factor. If you travel alone
>> (one van) in wooded areas, a winch -either mounted or portable - might
>> be your best friend.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Jeff In Marin
>>
>>
>> On May 10, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>>
>> > Date:    Tue, 10 May 2011 08:15:36 -0700
>> > From:    Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
>> > Subject: Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
>> >
>> > Okay, fine. Yinz* have talked me into it. I'm-a gonna have the tranny
>> > pulled and hauled over to German Transaxle to have the stock auto
>> > trans
>> > differential replaced with a Peloquin torque biasing diff. That,
>> > plus a
>> > Hi-Lift jack, a bunch of other recovery bits, and a lot of studying of
>> > this video I just got, "Getting Unstuck with Bill Burke," and I
>> > might be
>> > able to avoid the messy and embarrassing pickles I got myself into
>> > last
>> > year.