Thread: Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment

Originally Posted by Savage1

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Not my finest moment, taken by some passengers in from their hotel room. It's in Rome, some lovely Italian decided to park his car on the inside of the corner so I couldn't turn left, never hit the bridge but had to reverse about 400m down a narrow windy hill and out onto a main road.

Ha that is such an Italian way to park. Ben there done that in a campervan.

Finished work one day had a steep ridge to get up to get out to the track got just bout to the top wheels still going ford & I was sliding backwards I slided over the edge of the ridge & when it started rolling it went over 3.5 times it rolled slowly at one point I thought shit my arm out the window so pulled my arm back in as that side of the ute hit the ground, befor it started to roll I went to bail but I thought I cant Im on the bottom side so had to just go with it

Bugger that for a joke

Shit!!

As soon as your are goin backwards slam reverse and you should be able to steer,still sliding punch the throttle until goin in the right direction and let off again.
It is scary heading off downhill backward all of a sudden but if you can keep your cool reverse and even throttle is your best bet.
been there a few times.
Know exactly what you mean with the slow mo.
years ago when I rolled my Austin a30 two door as it rolled(no seat belts but indicator arms) I had the thought not to put my hand on the window and managed to get the b pillar and save my arm and head.

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I had no time to try get it reverse as it didn't stay on the ridge for very long lol when you slam reverse do try keep you foot of the clutch. Some 1 said when you start sliding backwards turn it off put it in reverse with out touching any thing then restart & you be in revers but haven't had a happen in a ute again yet had it with the four wheeler a few times but they easy to get back under control

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

As soon as your are goin backwards slam reverse and you should be able to steer,still sliding punch the throttle until goin in the right direction and let off again.
It is scary heading off downhill backward all of a sudden but if you can keep your cool reverse and even throttle is your best bet.
been there a few times.
Know exactly what you mean with the slow mo.
years ago when I rolled my Austin a30 two door as it rolled(no seat belts but indicator arms) I had the thought not to put my hand on the window and managed to get the b pillar and save my arm and head.

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Reminds me of a story of a large diesel who started sliding back down a slope, stalled it and when it restarted he gunned it......without realizing it had bump started and now the engine was running in reverse! and he promptly went flying off the bank at full throttle!

Originally Posted by hunt08

Some 1 said when you start sliding backwards turn it off put it in reverse with out touching any thing then restart & you be in revers but haven't had a happen in a ute again yet had it with the four wheeler a few times but they easy to get back under control

that's more the old school keep it going till you dig some holes,stall on brakes,change to reverse and start. doesn't work when sliding down backwards



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Originally Posted by Gibo

Seen plenty of goods go in the drink here at the Port of Tauranga. New Riviera Launch from Aussie was probably the most costly i've seen

Trying to find the photos I have of the Fonterra Milk tanker that missed the Matakana Island ferry and ended up in the sea

We had a fonterra tanker fall in the creek up the road,it was in the paper years ago but can't find the picture.About 10 years ago.

Cruising towards Kunanurra at 100 km,BANG,the a resend of the cruiser drops,the wife looks at mesomething broke.coilwrite airbag blown.had to let the other side down so now the caravan hitch is almost dragging and the front of the truck is ready for a moon shot.
Moved all the gear from the truck and the boot of the van into the van over and behind the tandem,leveled things out a bit.
New bags have to come from Darwin and it's a pubic holiday there Monday.Still,can drive round without the van so sightseeing

Originally Posted by Gibo

Thats a bit like the rail feck up from Northland to Auckland, cant get high cubes through the tunnel

You were shooting near the tunnel last weekend @Gibo . They dug it down a number of years ago but the clearances still aren't there.

Apparently tunnels curve at the top

Ute Vs haul truck. Only ever going to be one winner


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Shit they were lucky.
we get a few of these updates and some of the shit that happens, its amazing some even are survivable

Tanker nearly got the fence again!