Here is the scenario:
A jeep is stuck in the mud, my cell phone is dead, so I cant call a tow truck.
All I have in the jeep is a length of rope.
As I look around all I can see are towering trees, but no branches to possibly use as leverage.
I tried pushing the jeep out, but it can only rock back and forth a tiny bit.....
What would you do?
2006-08-22 06:52:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Wow, someone already has the answer I was looking for, but there are many other answers here that will also work!
Good stuff!
2006-08-22 08:41:32 · update #1
Tie the rope taut between the Jeep and a tree. Push on the rope perpendicular to its length. Hope the Jeep doesn't roll back into it's old tire print when I release the rope. Retighten the rope between the Jeep and tree. Push perpendicularly, etc.
Slowly, but surely, (assuming the Jeep doesn't roll back), I'll move the Jeep through the mud. This would work better with a second person to jam a rocks behind the back tires to prevent the Jeep from rolling back into its old spot between retightening the rope.
If I can apply a force of 100 pounds to deflect the rope one degree, over 5500 pounds of force will applied to the Jeep. Of course, by time I've deflected the rope 2 degrees, the amount of force applied to the Jeep has dropped to 2800 pounds, then to 1900 pounds at 3 degrees, etc, so the advantage drops off pretty quickly.
Still, if I'm midway between the tree and Jeep and 100 feet from the Jeep, then pushing the rope 3 feet will move the Jeep about a quarter of an inch. Hopefully I only need to move the Jeep a couple of feet to free it.
2006-08-22 07:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by Bob G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know you probably want a solution including the rope... but in my experience rope doesn't work that well because it breaks easily especially if you are trying to move such a weight as a vehicle. I can imagine tying the rope to the front bumper and pulling on the other end while you are giving the Jeep gas... but this would be ineffective in my opinion (and experience). I have seen a rope used when trying to pull out a stuck vehicle with another and it usually does not work.Also using the wheel sounds good until you realize that it could possibly damage your vehicle because of the uneven stresses. Unless you have a winch with a chain or cable, a rope will not do much good and neither will trying to pull yourself out. I have been stuck quite often and generally it is easier to simply add traction under the wheels in the form of sticks, logs, rocks etc. and make a trail of such materials leading out of the mud so that you can simply drive out of the mud using the traction you have created. Works like a charm in snow and mud and sand....
So my first thing to do would be to gather a bunch of materials grass, leaves etc first.. then larger sticks/logs and rocks. Then I would dig slightly underneath the front and rear wheels in behind, line it with the materials push the jeep a little backwards onto the new footing and then dig a little under the front of the tires and make a trail of the same materials in front of each tire leading to solid ground, get back in the vehicle and in most cases drive away on the first try.... That at least has been my tried and true method of getting unstuck in all seasons when a tow truck can't be reached.
2006-08-22 17:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tie the rope to the jeep, and wrap the remainder around the tree. Rock the jeep back & forth, then tighten. You've moved a tiny bit.
Repeat until out of the mud, or tires have traction.
or
Tie rope around tree, and other around tire. Use this as a crude winch/pulley.
2006-08-22 07:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by r0bErT4u 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is very difficult but, Take your spare tire and remove the tire from the rim. replace the tire on any drive axel tire you have with the rim only. Tie one end of the rope to a strong tree either directly in front of you, or directly behind. Tie, then wrap a few loops o the other end of the rope around the rim. Now, put the jeep in gear, either forward or backward, depending on which direction you wish to go. Give it some gas, and the rimm will act as a pully and slowly get you out of the mud. This workd...been there done that in deep snow.
2006-08-22 07:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sue Jeep the second you're done walking home. they should make off roading vehicles much better than that. If their jeep didn't get stuck in the mud you never would have tripped over that rope trying to pull it out and sprained your ankle. (dont forget about the whiplash from hitting the mud.)
good luck.
2006-08-22 14:28:56 · answer #5 · answered by andy pandy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tie rope to jeep. Climb tree and tie rope 3/4 way up. Cut down tree so it falls away from jeep.
2006-08-22 07:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tie the rope to the bumper. Loop it around the tree and loop it around one of the tires so that as the tire spins it pulls the jeep.
2006-08-22 07:03:13 · answer #7 · answered by BobbyD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can get your rope around one of the tree trunks, tie one end to the tree trunk and wrap the other around a tire.
Put the car in gear and slowly allow the rope to wrap itself around the tire. This will pull your car out of the mud.
2006-08-22 07:07:46 · answer #8 · answered by chonudi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would use the base of the tree to pull the jeep out
2006-08-22 07:17:10 · answer #9 · answered by maK 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use one of the tree trunks as a pulley. Wrap the rope around the trunk & tie it to the car -- then you can pull on the rope as well as push the car, adding a multiple of force.
2006-08-22 07:02:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋