Helping a car that’s stuck

[TJScott]

Today I passed a car that high centered themselves on a high burm. Dead center, no weight on the wheels for traction. I have the gear to help them. But, in this litigious society I have a fear of helping and accidentally damaging their car. They had another vehicle there and they were working it out. But, I probably could have made it easier. It was like a Nissan passenger car. I’ve seen others in similar predicaments in that area. Last couple we were able to manually push one off and the other was a company truck and had called for a tow. He was also concerned about damage.
What do you folks do when this presents itself? I don’t know what to attach a winch or tow strap to in order to dislodge a stuck car. I don’t want to be the guy on YouTube with the bumper tearing off the car, and I have no experience pulling cars loose. 4 wheel drive vehicles tend to have tow locations making this less an issue.


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[JDS123]

It depends. In the situation you described, I would not stop either. When I lived in Wyoming, I found stuck people a couple of times while in remote areas. In those cases I did help. But If the vehicle wasn't a 4 wheel drive, I would always let them hook up the strap to their own vehicle. If the vehicle was a 4x4 (or wasn't a unibody), I had no problem hooking the strap up to the frame myself.

 

[lowranger]

It depends. In the situation you described, I would not stop either. When I lived in Wyoming, I found stuck people a couple of times while in remote areas. In those cases I did help. But If the vehicle wasn't a 4 wheel drive, I would always let them hook up the strap to their own vehicle. If the vehicle was a 4x4 (or wasn't a unibody), I had no problem hooking the strap up to the frame myself.

X2! That's how I have done it.

 

[TJScott]

If they were in a remote area, there is no question I would stop to lend assistance. I’m more leery in the city though, where they can easily call for a tow or a friend to help. I still feel guilty for not stopping to offer. Our area is city, but with a lot of open desert and fields. It’s not uncommon to come across no sidewalks and dirt fields instead of concrete. People often pull off to the side of the road into sand or a drainage ditch they thought was just weeds.

 

[Rob5589]

It depends. In the situation you described, I would not stop either. When I lived in Wyoming, I found stuck people a couple of times while in remote areas. In those cases I did help. But If the vehicle wasn't a 4 wheel drive, I would always let them hook up the strap to their own vehicle. If the vehicle was a 4x4 (or wasn't a unibody), I had no problem hooking the strap up to the frame myself.

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If they were in a remote area, there is no question I would stop to lend assistance. I’m more leery in the city though, where they can easily call for a tow or a friend to help. I still feel guilty for not stopping to offer. Our area is city, but with a lot of open desert and fields. It’s not uncommon to come across no sidewalks and dirt fields instead of concrete. People often pull off to the side of the road into sand or a drainage ditch they thought was just weeds.

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