Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery - Stump Hill TJ
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2019
- Way back in January 2019, a TJ ventured a bit too far and framed out in about 4 feet of snow. A team was assembled and the operation was ultimately called off due to the distance needed to travel, the depth of the snow, and the extreme cold setting in for that weekend (zero degree temps).
Fast forward to March, we tried again and snowshoe'd in ( • Colorado 4x4 Rescue an... ) but spring snowfall had kept the snow so deep and multi-layered that there was no way to get anything more than a snowmobile in (or go in on foot). So there was no way to get this thing turned around and out.
Well we had such a wacky spring here that it was cold clear up through the 1st day of summer. Spring runoff FINALLY wrapped up a few days ago and the USFS gave their blessing to travel beyond the locked gate all the way up to the TJ and get it out.
I was fully expecting rodents to have ate the wiring of the TJ, and we'd be dead towing it out. But alas, after a quick inspection, the owner decided to try to start it up. We had everything with us to work on the vehicle. New battery, heet, fresh gas, tools to pull plugs etc...but the ol TJ fired right up!!
If this isn't an Optima commercial I don't know what is. That battery held charge through -20 temps, sat for 7 months, and still provided about 10 volts and enough amps to start that engine!
we traveled down to the bottom and up to our staging area, and discovered a nicked brake line, so we proceeded to help get it loaded on a trailer and rolling down the mountain.
Since this wasn't an epic winch fest recovery, I video'd the entire drive up the road since we were behind the winter gate, and traveling on an admin route not open to the public.
DO NOT DRIVE PAST THE 1ST TURNAROUND. MAJOR FINES WILL BE ISSUED BY USFS.
If you want to skip the drive up and go right to being on-scene, jump to 30 minutes into the video. The drive up we were just chit chatting about wheeling, life, colorado, etc.
ENJOY! See you on the next one! - Авто та транспорт
Sitting for 7 months and it starts right up...you gotta love a 4.0
Yea my jeep sat for long periods and started with the infamous knock on cold startup....but 7 months in that cold? I would have guessed 70/20 it would have started. Love my 4.0!
My 1987 yj 4.2 sat for 12 years before I got it and all I did was pour fuel in the carb new battery and she has been running for 8 years now trouble free. Great motors , not fast but strong and reliable,simple to work on . Not like this new junk.
I know right, my Nissan frontier starts up everytime. You can't beat a Nissan v6😂
@@SleezyMcZeelius What is this thing you speak of ?
josh26050 Most engines will start with no problem after 7 months if it has power to the starter. I’d say it’s more a testament to the battery than the motor in this case.
Thanks for making this video. It helps those of us who can only dream of driving these trails... for now.
What a fairy-tail story! Dude was soooooo lucky; no theft, almost no damage, and it fired right up after 7 months of sitting in the snow. Man, I'll take that karma any day!
It's a 4.0L they always start. Even with 3 rods hanging out of the block
I drove mine with a missing piston skirt for a week.
You will love this story then ! I was working as a mechanic back in the late 80's and a 20 year old girl drove into the shop because she heard a funny noise. it was fall but shop doors open and we all heard it coming in ,we had a open bay and guided her right in. A rod had gone threw the oil pan block and welded to the crank . We told her the motor was junk,she asked to use the phone and called her father who told her we trying to rip her off and she drove away . 0 oil I always wonder how far she made it?
@@pkuudsk9927 depending on the engine might have made it home lol
My XJ had 3 holes in the block and still ran.barely,but it ran🤣
Bought a 94 XJ with an engine knock. 25K miles later it's still knocking and running fine.🤓
Your like the Bob Ross of recovery man, I could chill and watch these all day.
Lol!!
27:49 "Ah I bought it to wheel it, not fricking look at it" absolute mood. 🇺🇸
Being English i am a land rover fan lover but that was a beautiful part of the world you drove through .thank you.
Beautiful up there, glad you were able to get her out!
" not that spectacular of a video"..
I personally thought it was a great video buddy! Good job.. thanks for taking us along for the ride.. We appreciate your time and efforts to haul us with you and the team!!
I'm sure I can speak on behalf of everybody, (and like you said) I'm also very impressed that TJ fired with 10 volts after 6/7 months
My friends and I were out wheeling in the NEK of Vermont and came across a Toyota buried up to the frame! It was a decent off road build sitting on 40s. We had no idea how it got there or who's it was but we couldn't just leave it there! It was blocking half the trail so after some digging and winch action we had it back on the trail and in our way still so my wife reluctantly agreed to be the driver of that abandoned YOTA whilst I flat towed it 7 miles out of the woods and called everyone I knew to find the owner with no success! So I started searching through the cab and low and behold I found the remnants of a not with the owners number on it. I called the number and got a voicemail 😑 so I left a message with my address and phone number so they could call me back. I felt confident that they would be happy and willing to come get it at my house. Three weeks later I get a call from the number so I answered it and the young lady on the phone said hi I understand you have my YOTA. I said yeah it was kinda blocking the trail she was thankful and asked me where I found it? Confused I explained where it was when I came across it. She then explained to me that her and her husband and some friends were out wheeling and it ran out of gas and they left it off the side of a trail about 20 miles away from where I found it. I was still confused! So I just waited for her to explain. She said that in the hour they were gone for gas someone had stolen it! I apologized and told her that I would do anything I could to help her and she began accusing me off stealing it. Luckily I had recorded the hole trip on my dash cam! Long story short after I hung up on her and the cops arrived at my house I showed them the video and what was left of the note that had her number on it they called her and made her pay me $500 for towing it out! I laughed and said she was an idiot for thinking I stole the damn thing in the first place and called to return it 😂🤣
Now that's funny right there lol
No good deed goes unpunished.
That's women for ya...
@Wayne Smith actually they can. murica.
@Wayne Smith you can tell me whatever you want, but the thing is not everyone follows the rules to the dot. if you dont know anything about this and a cop tells you that you have to pay for somebody for recovering your vehicle you will most likely pay. especially when if you were trying to tell the police that the person stole your vehicle and the video says otherwise.
It was a great video Justin! I surely am happy for the ole boy that none of his stuff got tore up or stolen
It's spectacular video. Thanks for uploading.
Bunce is awesome! Love CO! Only vacation spot on earth!
35:40 "We needed 7 Jeeps just to give you a ride up here." You know each and every one of those 7 Jeeps enjoyed the chance to go past the legal bounds and drive somewhere they wouldn't have been able to otherwise.
wow great video, that is the truest definition of a mtn back road, back in the summer of 1980 on holidays in British Columbia i was up in the back country driving my first new vehicle and went up a road a little like this, { not as narrow} and turned a corner and come fave to face with a tandem logging truck, well he said you got to back down and my jaw dropped and the driver just smiled and said yep, i did ever so carefully down hill and around corners almost crappie my pants a few times, then found a spot where it was a little wider and made i guess what was a 7 or 8 point turn a sighed a relief and got the hell out of there and never did that again and at the bottom of the road the driver of the truck stopped and asked me what my car was, i told him it was a brand new Buick Skylark v6 4 speed std and he said he was impressed it made it up that far and had enough ground clearance, i told him it was front wheel drive and he said thats why it made it up the steep roads, all the same i was glad i never drove off any cliffs, what an adventure, your videos are excellent and i enjoy watching them each time, keep up the great work you all do as volunteers, folks are lucky to have y'all available, cheers
Been waiting for this video forever! can't believe how much snow was up there
Wow I was on the edge .my butt puckered a few times.this brings back a lot of rescues I had in the navy with jeeps
I love that your organized and your packed for anything that could happen. ☺
Lisa Payne try using “you’re”... and you even edited it...WTF?!?
@@jeremysmith8990 and why do you even care lol.
That's awesome. You guys have good luck! You leave something like this in the mountains where I'm from and you'd be lucky if the frame was even left. It would be parted out and full of bullet holes.
Same, it would be stolen left in a ditch and parted out
Awesome video 👍. Man I love that area, I was on roads 517 and 171 two days ago. Gods country ❤️
Very nice experience !! Really awesome route ! Thaks for share it ! Take care ! Nice to meet you ! Love this work !
Well Justin... you guys can say 3rd times the charm on this recovery. Glad to see another vehicle safe and back with it owner.
enjoyed watching your video. Reminds me of when we hiked up a jeep trail near Homestake Res. many years ago on our way to Cleveland Lake. What a blast watching the jeep group running their vehicles up to the abandoned mining town across from French Creek.
What an awesome trail...and a funny colored beer....
Love the 4.0, wish they could bring it back.
I passed your convoy on your way back, I was headed up Hwy 14 to Gould. I recognized your trailer. That was really surprising to see that TJ fire up on 10 volts. Great result - great video.
TJ = tough jeep, thanks for the video.
Wow nice trails ,the Jeep was intact and started up . SWEET
Not eventful but what a beautiful trail and area. Thanks for taking us along.
beautiful country up there, been building a 3 door 70 Chevy Suburban just for weekend get away's but I do not think it would fit threw where you guys were in the trees! THANKS FOR The Video!! NICE VIEWS!!
That was a cool ride along!!
Oh man that sucks for the person who’s Jeep it was, great video
Probably the main reason why it wasn't messed with is it was far enough back there that any one who did see it was never back again to realize it's been there that long. First time coming up to it you wouldn't know if the owner was close buy hunting or hiking.
Some nice vids and cool service but most the recoverys and trails don't seem to rough. I'd love to wheel your mts for awhile. Been wheeling the Appalachian mountains 40 yrs or so. Thanks for the ride along.
Got to love those Batteries man...
My uncle has one of those little army trailers, they are pretty cool!
My buddy rolled his xj last winter. That 4.0l sat on its driver side for 4 1/2months. Once we got my f250 in their, towed it on its wheels. It turned over for maybe 5 seconds and fired up
I appreciate the long form video. I enjoyed watching you driving your jeep through the woods, and I don’t have to find something new to watch every 7 minutes
Nice drive enjoyed the conversation...
Very Cool Justin. You're teaching me what NOT to do! :)
That elevation change is real!
Just like a Marine, first in and the last out! This is no insult to the one if the best group of fighting men in the World! It is just a very old saying that is oh so True!
I was in the Navy...
The for ur service
NOW YOU DONE IT BIGFOOT PUT IN YOUR WAY
Yea thanks was wondering the other day if you got that Jeep. Amazing no damage really and it started right up.
Loved the video. Glad you gave us so much video through all the trees! Was he ever lucky no rats and it started. Thanks again for taking us along
That wasn’t terribly eventful but still interesting to watch. I’m glad he got his Jeep back with relatively no damage. I had a similar thing happen last fall when my wife sank my side by side in high water. I winched out of the water but the battery was dead by then and we had to walk out and leave it overnight so that I could get a friend to come back the next day to help me get it out and back to the trailer.
Glad to see you actually cut the trees back as far as possible. It's annoying when guys go through and only cut out three or a four foot section.
Great video thank you!
Good thing you got all the extra help. LoL they just wanted some trail time.
Awesome!!! Been waiting for this one!!! Can’t believe it still ran!!!
That TJ was sick of waiting around.. it wanted to go!
Have family in Windsor and Ft Collins. Would love to do some back country driving next time we go out!
I had a 99 Sahara, 4” susp 1” body, 33’s. Bumpers, rails, winch & light bar... green & tan. I loved that thing. Never left me stuck, just turned 105k on it. Coming down hill on a fire road, had some speed, bear ran out & it started to slide. Rolled it 3x down the hill rested on a tree. Broke my t11 & t12. For now I just watch vids from my wheelchair. Be safe out there. Great vids & nice rigs guys! Keep up the great work!
If you're already busted up you might as well get back out there!
Dest Droid thanks bro. Trying to stay positive & heal up a little more... but I already plan on another off road only tj.
Glad you are healing up brother! One day at a time. Get into another TJ! I miss mine like crazy.
Good old 4 liter engine, ofcourse it started right up!
Optima batteries are the best. We use the Optima Blues to store power from our solar panels.
You guys are awesome for saving that guys rig my buddies and I all got stuck up harris this winter 3 rigs. took us 16 and 1/2 hours for 11 to go get three it's amazing when friends come together There's a video out there Tyson Conrad put one out. That's what wheelin is about👍😎
I like the guy driven, the passenger just talked about all the stuff he had for 30 min
It started right up after 7 months...Of course... It's a TJ !!! ;) And the battery has most of the credits,It's an Optima yellow top.
I have 2 of the kenwood tmd 700a love those radios
Went with a large group around feb-march and it was a challenge getting up the hill with only a rear LSD! Loved stump hill though we all took pics in the snow at the turnaround
NVEDC i have an automatic locker in the rear end of my truck. Not saying my truck could make it anywhere these jeeps went. But I love the locker
I've been so waiting for this day! Thank you for the follow up.
looks like decent suspension setup on that tj
...and somebody wanted to try out his new trailer ;-)
Great video
Pretty clean for sitting in the mountains for 7 months.
4 feet of snow melting cleans it up pretty good
I had a 1998 TJ in the same color(arctic blue?) what a great Jeep. It always started and got me from A-B. Plus, it was highly capable off road
I think you all did a very good job at getting the jeep
Ya gotta love those yellow top batteries.
Cant beat the straight 6 ! New jeeps just aren't the same
Fantastic video! And not having a winch fest was definitely a relief and I wasnt even there haha. But I'm going to go buy an Optima battery now because my battery just took a crap actually. And I'm also in disbelief that tj fired right up that's insane! Looking forward to the next one!!
Amazon is the cheepest place to buy optima that I have found
Is that a good idea? Optima batteries have went downhill for the past ~10 years.
Red Heet is just rubbing alcohol, just an FYI. Cheaper to buy the pharmaceutical grade isopropyl alcohol.
It’s Menthol not isopropyl alcohol.
@@christhackray4119 that's yellow heet. Red is isopropyl alcohol.
What a nice bunch of people
I recognized where you were in the first 20 seconds of your video!
I was born and raised in Loveland, CO
Haven't been to Stump Hill though, I might have to check it out!
stump hill winter challenge should be opening very soon.
@@JustinKingOffroad would you have any room for a passenger if you go up?
I'd love to join!
But having not seen the trail in winter yet I dont think its a good idea to take my stock daily driver up there. A winch can't get you out of everything, as evidenced by this recovery. Let me know!
Dig the videos man, keep at it!
Cool video
*that Jeep fired right up because of that Optima battery he had in it. those things are THAT bad ass of a battery. that's why all 3 of my Escalades have Optimas in them and when my Cummns Dodge dies i'll replace the batteries in it with Optima's also. so far those have never let me down EVER and i've been running them for over 10 years now. I won't replace a good battery with an Optima, i'll wait till the good one dies first because other wise that would be a waste and i'm all about getting everything i can out of what i have before i replace it but once the replacement time comes without a doubt the replacement will be Optima*
Wish I could say the same about my yellow top. Died right after the 3 year warranty. Never again. I've heard they really don't like to sit for long periods.
@@jake-mv5oi not true! my 99 tahoe has a red top optima in it that i've had in it for 5 years almost 6 now. still cranks the truck up every time. and it sits for sometimes months without being started. I do now because of it's age have a cheap harbor freight $13.99 solar pannel on it to keep the charge topped up but i just recently put that on and like i said that was mostly only due to the age of the battery it's self. my 2 yellow tops on my personal escalades never need topped off they sit for a month or two without being started as i alternate between them. the Dodge diesel i have however has not been given the Optima treatment yet because it still has two good batteries in it and i'm not willing to part with $600+ to replace two batteries when the truck still has 2 good newly installed non-optimas in it. I'll replace those when the ones it has die and not before but i'll be replacing those with the deep cycle yellow top batteries also.
@@DaddytechEnt Just telling you my experience with them. First one lasted about 5 years. There's plenty of others that have had similar experiences with them since they moved production out of the US.
@@jake-mv5oi didn't know they had actually wow!
I had one optima that lasted 15 years. Last 3 less then 2 years before they died. Gave up on them.
Way to go 4.0!!!
I can't believe it started, and that his tires are still fully inflated! @36:50 and that's why he bought a 4-dr. Jeep, and a trailer! haha
Optima battery for the win!
Good stuff. I love Jeepin. My old FJ40 is a blast as well. The important thing is to get out there! Good job boys.
Dang Justin, I wish I had known ya when I was up in FOCO. You could have showed me some trails. Next time we come to Co, I'm getting in touch with you sir.
Jeep 4.0L, the most reliable lump you can have under the hood. LOVED my XJ 4.0... started every time, never let me down and ran like a top.
This is a great ending to what could have been not so fun.
@ 32:00 they pull up to the jeep they recover.
Got to love optima batteries
32:15 GOD I jumped.
That sounded SO much like a gunshot when you got out.
I thought some woodsy NUT was getting all GET OFFA MY LAND about it.
That’s a good feeling
4.0L power !!! 👍
truly gods country
I have an optima red top in my pickup, it sat for weeks at a time all winter (-30 Celsius with windchill) then for a month at a time twice with a short drive in between, it never missed a beat, definitely glad I spent nearly 400$ on it lol
Did he get an office space type lecture about bridling the tree with the winch line??? ... and boy does that guy have a horse shoe up main street or loads of karma coming... how you only had a single down tree is beyond lucky!!!
i have to rethink how im liven life cuz clearly we dont make our own luck after watching this !!! Thank you guys for volunteering your time and efforts. I get to enjoy the trails we still have open knowing im not having to strain and drain myself and my gear on every fool whom gets lost and stuck!
There was a lot of "learning experience" talking on this one. We are not the law, but we relayed info from the law and how to know if you're on a legal route etc here.
its amazing how many folks move to the area thinking there outdoor skills are badass ... and end up getting it handed to them ... the commentary about the warnings and advice he received hopefully means he has learned and will return the favor for others that aren’t so fortunate ...havent been on an intermediate or challenge trail in years with out finding some one needing directions broken down or injured ( mostly atv and moto) I often carry extra water because hikers and bikers are not able to carry enough .
Good old trusty 4.0L
My 4x4 looks more like a logging tractor and thank goodness, because the stress of scratching that sweet jeep would be too much to bear. :D
If set parking brake why do you have any pressure on your transmission ?
Jeeze.... that was a freaking long drive . I fell asleep Twice!
it was indeed lol
Sea foam is what you need stuff clean everything up gas put in the motor everything works out wonders
Great video! good ol trusty 4.0! Also, maybe next time you take the trailer up, and its a tight turn around, just disconnect the trailer, flip it around in its current spot since its so light, then go up and turn jeep around then come back and hook back up. Would prevent you from getting into a bind in a tight spot with a trailer.
thought about that but I also looked at sat images and knew I was ok this time.
@@JustinKingOffroad Oh for sure, but them moredoor jeeps are long lol
You guys are awesome! We have a Jeep Patrol here in Utah, but it doesn't seem to be nearly as organized as you guys are. Keep up the great work!
I’d say the owner of the Jeep is very lucky in the way it turned out....
What’s your call sign? Saw the Kenwood TM-D710GA. I have the TM-V71A.
Not too long ago, maybe a month back, I saw a white jeep and a few other vehicles with the 4x4 R&R logo on their way up Caribou Road right near Nederland. The Caribou Mountain 4x4 route wasn't open at the time, and everything else up there is property of the Hendricks Mining Company. Any idea where they ended up?
there have been a bunch of operations lately, some of which are in cooperation with USFS to get vehicles out that sat all winter. i'm not sure of this exact one, but it could be something like that.
35:17 That fairlead has seen better days
What Make model year trim is the orange jeep with the hood vents?
18 JLUR Rubicon.