How to get out of the mud without outside help

Anything can happen on the road, especially if you decide to take a shortcut along an unfamiliar route. Getting into the mud or snow hole is not difficult. The most dangerous thing in such obstacles is to “sit on your belly” - this is when the weight of the car lies on the mud or snow, and the wheels spin without unnecessary resistance. No one, even an all-wheel drive vehicle, is immune from this. Of course, you can go get a tractor or call the rescue service, but you can get out yourself using a useful life hack that you will definitely take into account if you didn’t know about it before.

Will need

• A thick rope and a winch - most experienced drivers probably have one they use for towing.
  
• A couple of small planks, thick branches will also work.

All these items, whatever one may say, are easier to find nearby than a tractor.

Getting out of the mud on our own

You need to thread the rope through the discs and tie the board. It is tied not in the middle, but at one end so that the wheel can spin.

This procedure must be done on both sides of the car, on the drive axle, since the differential will spin the lightest wheel, otherwise it will have no choice.


Once everything is tied down, we begin to pull out the car. We try to move off very carefully, without sudden jerks. Any sudden movement can easily disrupt all the devices, so there is no need to rush.

The car gradually rises and moves forward.

Turn by turn we bring the car out of the mud.

Conclusion

The method is really effective. It will save you not only from dirt, but also from snow holes.
In the example, an all-wheel drive car was used - this is, of course, a plus, but do not forget that a front-wheel drive car is much lighter in weight, which means the task is not particularly complicated.

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