EarthRoamer Owners Rally 2006, Grand Mesa, Colorado

With the drivers rear wheel buried to the axle, we were stuck. The Warn 16.5 winch enabled a speedy recovery.

These 4WD trails are best explored in late summer after the winter snows melt. After winters with a particularly large snowfall, the roads are sometimes impassible through the entire summer, so with recent snowfall we know we won't make it too far. We are making our way nicely in 4WD low when we hit a particularly muddy section and the left rear wheel sinks into a deep mud hole. The rear limited slip isn't enough to keep the tire from spinning so I try reverse. No luck - we are stuck. With helpful assistance from a couple of guys cutting firewood, we quickly have the 16.5 Warn winch rigged a ready to pull out the stuck EarthRoamer when a guy in a small pickup coming down the trail decides to try to pass us. Two more minutes and we would have been out of his way. As he tries to make his way around us he smacks his topper into the side of our rig. We complete the recovery and the guy doesn't even stop to assess the damage. Fortunately, the damage was limited to scratches in the paint on the window frame and there was no body damage.

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