Lockers.....
Lockers gained me squat last weekend.
I came to the outside of an ox-bow on a creek that was about 25' wide with a 3' drop to the water. The first 2' at about 45* with a drop of a foot to the water. I walked it first, bout 8" deep with good gravel bottom, no mud.
I eased the front in and let gravity do it's thing for the back. As I rolled about 3' from the bank I eased into the throttle just slightly. The second power was applied to the wheels, the gravel under the tires dislodged and I dropped like a rock (quick gravel ?). I'm pretty sure I heard the axles hit with a thunk. Forward or back, no movement. For all practical purposes I could have been on 12" jackstands in 24" of water.
Water was sitting right at the sliders so none came in.
In front of me for the next 500yds is the inside bend of the ox-bow that's nothing but sand and gravel.
Out comes the Pull-Pal. I walked the winch line all the way out till there were only about 5 turns on the drum, set the Pull-Pal and gave it a shove in with my foot, then crossed my fingers.
As I spooled in the winch, the anchor dug in for about 2' then held fast. With Jeep in just idling in first gear, line held like it was attached to a tree and I winched out of the hole I was in, across the rest of the creek, and up the far bank (only about a foot).
That $320 gadget just saved me probably $500 in towing charges, not to mention time and aggravation.
O.K. so yes I could have buried my spare... see time and aggravation above.
