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ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 01:00 AM

started slidding on the road and i ran up on a curb.

i was sideways and hit it head on so that i wouldnt bend a rim.
i cracked my airdam pretty bad and my alignment is a little off(steering wheel is crooked)

after that i got stuck trying to get up a hill, my dad had to come and help get it halfway in the grass so that 1 tire would get some traction.

if you live in okc area, dont drive!!

ElGracho · 01-06-2005, 01:07 AM

Got pics? Just kidding. That sucks. I guess maybe it could have been worse.

C-10volvo · 01-06-2005, 01:08 AM

atleast it was nothing major!!! i saw the title and was like "NOOOOOOOO!!!!"

ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 01:20 AM

i was stuck for 30 minutes trying to get up that hill. just kept spinning the tires.

what was really funny is that when i left to go home, i put it in drive and as soon as i took my foot off the brake, the tires spun

79Silv4x4 · 01-06-2005, 01:36 AM

Time for a 4x4!!

ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 79Silv4x4

Time for a 4x4!!

so i could spin all 4??

79Silv4x4 · 01-06-2005, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ocbaud

so i could spin all 4??

IF you wanted too--at least you wouldn't have to wait on someone to get you on to grass for traction

Prerunner1982 · 01-06-2005, 01:51 AM

maybe you just need to learn to drive..

drove the wifes Maxima all day today and never had a problem. truck was frozen shut. Had to kick the button just so i could push it, then kick it to break the ice and yank 3 or 4 times to get it open.. so i could get my gloves.. maybe you should have kept that geo after all..

Russell · 01-06-2005, 02:04 AM

Sounds like daily driving here

More gas = no go up here, you give just enough gas to get going, and thats it :p

At least the damage wasn't more severe, I was expecting to see your truck as a big mess when I first saw the title!

ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Sounds like daily driving here

More gas = no go up here, you give just enough gas to get going, and thats it :p

At least the damage wasn't more severe, I was expecting to see your truck as a big mess when I first saw the title!

if i let off the brake, it would spin the tires

thats how bad it was tonight

**AspecialZ** · 01-06-2005, 02:11 AM

time to use that thing between your ears if you took your foot of the brake and the tires spun.... :p sorry to hear about that though, atleast your ok.

Russell · 01-06-2005, 02:50 AM

If you get in a situation like that, I put the park brake part way down, and give it gas, the brake holds the rear end from spinning freely while still applying torque to the ground, it'll get you out of any little icy patches like that :p Other option is to back up, and get a good run at whatever you are stuck on :p Option two makes more noise and tiresmoke, but you are much more likley to get stuck, lol

87 Shortwide · 01-06-2005, 03:14 AM

its about like that here, over 60,000 homes and businesses in wichita are without power from a wicked ice storm. It rained all day long Tuesday, then froze over night, then snowed about an inch or two over it.

TIMSPEED · 01-06-2005, 03:26 AM

So you wrecked your truck, but nowhere near totalling it. GOOD! I was about to say "God this kid's got worse luck than me!" At least you're ok, and your truck ain't that bad off either.

longhorn71 · 01-06-2005, 03:35 AM

time for tire chains.Glad to here the truck and you are fine

ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by longhorn71

time for tire chains.Glad to here the truck and you are fine

time for winter tires!

and no, its not near totaled. my airdam is broke and not fixable, so its going bye bye. my alignment is off i think since my steering wheel isnt completely straight

Ric83 · 01-06-2005, 09:47 AM

Man, why do you have to go and scare us like that. I read the title and was like,

NOOOOOO!!!!
Good to hear it was not bad and you were ok.

784X4GUY · 01-06-2005, 09:58 AM

Well at least you are ok, and the truck is pretty much ok. Yeah back in IN its get bad like that. But out here in Phoenix that crap just don't happen lol. Well hope everything goes back together easy...Later Mike

Ecnerwal · 01-06-2005, 11:15 AM

Chains are really the only answer, other than staying put if it's that icy and you don't have them. A few years ago I was puttering along on a fairly icy day, but the road was sanded, and then I hit the place where the sand truck ran out. 4X4, snow tires, makes not a whit of difference on serious ice. I managed to get a slight grip on the ditch side of the road and creep to a place I could stop. Waited a while for the sand truck to come back and finish (never saw it), took another stab at getting back up the tiny hill to where the sand was on the road, did a slow motion 360 in a 20 foot long truck. Eventually pulled out a hammer and broke a track through the (1/2" or so) ice for one side of the truck to ride in (dirt road). Got back onto the sanded road and vowed never to make that mistake again. Studs probably would have helped, but studs have considerable downsides on a dry road. Chains you put on when you need them, and take off when you don't.

LOHRTBT · 01-06-2005, 12:37 PM

Not too bad Eric, I know the feeling, My truck is the same way on that crap...just spins not even touching the gas.

Glad it wasnt anything major.

71-longbed · 01-06-2005, 02:40 PM

i know the feeling .. about a year ago we got some big ice on the roads .. i was setting at a stoplight and let off the brake and my old peg leg just sit there and spun.... i shifted from l1 to l2 back to drive a few times and it found a drier patch and i was back on my way.. that was with 300 lb of weight over the rear wheel wells too ... should be alittle easier to hook up now that i have posi ... expecting snow and ice in another week or so ... time will tell ...

8t5Silverado · 01-06-2005, 02:43 PM

Time for sandbags and winter tires.

I don't think you can use chains on low-profile tires, and even if you could, I wouldn't.

ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 71-longbed

i know the feeling .. about a year ago we got some big ice on the roads .. i was setting at a stoplight and let off the brake and my old peg leg just sit there and spun.... i shifted from l1 to l2 back to drive a few times and it found a drier patch and i was back on my way.. that was with 300 lb of weight over the rear wheel wells too ... should be alittle easier to hook up now that i have posi ... expecting snow and ice in another week or so ... time will tell ...

i let of the brake and even with my posi, both tires would spin with me just idling

crosby · 01-06-2005, 03:43 PM

no fun, it's pretty bad here in NH, and we haven't seen the ice part of the storm yet. I would say we've gotten close to six inches so far, which isn't a lot here, but they just can't seem to keep up with it because it's coming down so fast. Once the ice hits, we're in trouble. That's also when the trees (and power lines) come down. Chains sound like a great idea. Take care everybody!!

ocbaud · 01-06-2005, 05:00 PM

well, i just took of the airdam in the freezing cold. i'll have a pic up in a minute or so.

the truck seems to pull a little to the left also so i guess it needs to be aligned again

01-06-2005, 01:00 AM	#1
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	wrecked my truck tonight started slidding on the road and i ran up on a curb. i was sideways and hit it head on so that i wouldnt bend a rim. i cracked my airdam pretty bad and my alignment is a little off(steering wheel is crooked) after that i got stuck trying to get up a hill, my dad had to come and help get it halfway in the grass so that 1 tire would get some traction. if you live in okc area, dont drive!!

01-06-2005, 01:07 AM	#2
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	Got pics? Just kidding. That sucks. I guess maybe it could have been worse. __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

01-06-2005, 01:08 AM	#3
C-10volvo Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1,028	atleast it was nothing major!!! i saw the title and was like "NOOOOOOOO!!!!" __________________ Ken Morgan For fun: 1964 Volvo 122 For slow: 1984 Chevrolet C-10 For everything else: 1997 BMW M3

01-06-2005, 02:04 AM	#9
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Sounds like daily driving here More gas = no go up here, you give just enough gas to get going, and thats it :p At least the damage wasn't more severe, I was expecting to see your truck as a big mess when I first saw the title! __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

01-06-2005, 02:11 AM	#11
AspecialZ Street Rod Restoration Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wellsburg, WV Posts: 882	?!?!?!?!?!?!?! time to use that thing between your ears if you took your foot of the brake and the tires spun.... :p sorry to hear about that though, atleast your ok. __________________ Follow me on Instagram @ hot_rod_shop

01-06-2005, 01:20 AM	#4
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	i was stuck for 30 minutes trying to get up that hill. just kept spinning the tires. what was really funny is that when i left to go home, i put it in drive and as soon as i took my foot off the brake, the tires spun

01-06-2005, 01:36 AM	#5
79Silv4x4 Workaholic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 1,589	Time for a 4x4!!

01-06-2005, 01:51 AM	#8
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	maybe you just need to learn to drive.. drove the wifes Maxima all day today and never had a problem. truck was frozen shut. Had to kick the button just so i could push it, then kick it to break the ice and yank 3 or 4 times to get it open.. so i could get my gloves.. maybe you should have kept that geo after all..

01-06-2005, 02:50 AM	#12
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	If you get in a situation like that, I put the park brake part way down, and give it gas, the brake holds the rear end from spinning freely while still applying torque to the ground, it'll get you out of any little icy patches like that :p Other option is to back up, and get a good run at whatever you are stuck on :p Option two makes more noise and tiresmoke, but you are much more likley to get stuck, lol __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

01-06-2005, 03:14 AM	#13
87 Shortwide Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wichita Ks Posts: 536	its about like that here, over 60,000 homes and businesses in wichita are without power from a wicked ice storm. It rained all day long Tuesday, then froze over night, then snowed about an inch or two over it. __________________ Daily Driver: 1992 Blazer dropped on rallys Project: 87 GMC shortwide, About to get a little boost

01-06-2005, 03:26 AM	#14
TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	So you wrecked your truck, but nowhere near totalling it. GOOD! I was about to say "God this kid's got worse luck than me!" At least you're ok, and your truck ain't that bad off either. __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

01-06-2005, 03:35 AM	#15
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	time for tire chains.Glad to here the truck and you are fine

01-06-2005, 09:47 AM	#17
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	Man, why do you have to go and scare us like that. I read the title and was like, NOOOOOO!!!! Good to hear it was not bad and you were ok. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

01-06-2005, 09:58 AM	#18
784X4GUY Did someone say MUD? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pullman,WA Posts: 1,089	Well at least you are ok, and the truck is pretty much ok. Yeah back in IN its get bad like that. But out here in Phoenix that crap just don't happen lol. Well hope everything goes back together easy...Later Mike __________________ Im in the market guys...so keep ya eyes peeled -------------------- Mini trucks are for guys who cant get it up!

01-06-2005, 11:15 AM	#19
Ecnerwal Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pownal, VT Posts: 15	Chains are really the only answer, other than staying put if it's that icy and you don't have them. A few years ago I was puttering along on a fairly icy day, but the road was sanded, and then I hit the place where the sand truck ran out. 4X4, snow tires, makes not a whit of difference on serious ice. I managed to get a slight grip on the ditch side of the road and creep to a place I could stop. Waited a while for the sand truck to come back and finish (never saw it), took another stab at getting back up the tiny hill to where the sand was on the road, did a slow motion 360 in a 20 foot long truck. Eventually pulled out a hammer and broke a track through the (1/2" or so) ice for one side of the truck to ride in (dirt road). Got back onto the sanded road and vowed never to make that mistake again. Studs probably would have helped, but studs have considerable downsides on a dry road. Chains you put on when you need them, and take off when you don't. __________________ Cats, Coffee, Chocolate...vices to live by. 1987 Custom Deluxe 30 4wd crew cab 134000 miles and counting.



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01-06-2005, 12:37 PM	#20
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	Not too bad Eric, I know the feeling, My truck is the same way on that crap...just spins not even touching the gas. Glad it wasnt anything major. __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

01-06-2005, 02:40 PM	#21
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	i know the feeling .. about a year ago we got some big ice on the roads .. i was setting at a stoplight and let off the brake and my old peg leg just sit there and spun.... i shifted from l1 to l2 back to drive a few times and it found a drier patch and i was back on my way.. that was with 300 lb of weight over the rear wheel wells too ... should be alittle easier to hook up now that i have posi ... expecting snow and ice in another week or so ... time will tell ... __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

01-06-2005, 02:43 PM	#22
8t5Silverado Mudslides 'r my specialty Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: STL Posts: 1,106	Time for sandbags and winter tires. I don't think you can use chains on low-profile tires, and even if you could, I wouldn't. __________________ Always on the lookout for old cars and parts...(20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, etc.) http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/500339

01-06-2005, 03:43 PM	#24
crosby Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 437	no fun, it's pretty bad here in NH, and we haven't seen the ice part of the storm yet. I would say we've gotten close to six inches so far, which isn't a lot here, but they just can't seem to keep up with it because it's coming down so fast. Once the ice hits, we're in trouble. That's also when the trees (and power lines) come down. Chains sound like a great idea. Take care everybody!! Attached Images Last edited by crosby; 01-06-2005 at 03:44 PM. Reason: add picture

01-06-2005, 05:00 PM	#25
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	well, i just took of the airdam in the freezing cold. i'll have a pic up in a minute or so. the truck seems to pull a little to the left also so i guess it needs to be aligned again

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