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From crawling over rocks in a four-wheel-drive truck to making your way through deep mudholes and heavy ruts, off-roading in a vehicle can sure be a lot of fun. While most experienced off-roaders can make their way out of most places on their own if they get stuck, there are some situations when it is best to contact a professional off-road recovery service for help.
Attempting recovery will put your safety at risk.
Of all of the situations when it is best to not try to recover your own vehicle, anything that will put your safety at risk is perhaps one of the most obvious ones. If you have to wade into water over your head, risk getting hit with a dislodged tow rope, or otherwise risk getting hurt, do yourself a big favor and call on an off-road recovery service for help. It is never worth risking your health or safety to get your vehicle out of a bad situation, and the professionals have the equipment to help so that you do not have to.
There is a chance you will damage your own vehicle in the process.
If you have what you think you need to get yourself back on the trail or out of a sticky situation or someone offers to help, make sure that using this method of recovery will not damage your vehicle in the process. It can cost you less money to pay a professional to come and help you than what it would cost you to repair damage to your vehicle. For example, if another trailer-rider has offered to push your vehicle out of a mudhole from the rear, this may very well work, but it may damage the entire backside of your vehicle in the process.
You don't have the proper equipment to successfully recover your vehicle.
Sometimes, the primary reason to reach out to an off-road recovery specialist is simply the fact that you do not have the proper equipment. For example, if you have a winch attached to your vehicle but it is only outfitted with a cable that can handle fewer pounds of pressure than what your vehicle weighs without pressure, this would be a reason to reach out for help. While most off-roaders will make an effort to keep everything they need on hand for a tough situation, it is easy for this stuff to get lost on the trail or to forget to bring something along.
If you find yourself in one of these situations, contact a towing company such as R & R Towing.
Share20 April 2020
