Pete M Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 saw this floating around facebook today. said he slid down the hill with his brakes locked up and eventually it dug in and balanced on the tires and the stinger bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Wow. And stable enough to stand around and gawk at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I got worried when I saw the title and who it was from thinking "oh no, whats wrong now?" Glad the site is Ok and Pete is Ok. That guy got lucky for sure. Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpiercecracker1 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I gotta say thats pretty d**n impressive. First time i have seen/heard of a stinger bumper actually saving someone's @$$ and not just looking obnoxious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 That could get nasty again when he pulls it back down. Hope he's got several friends with good winches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I've heard that the title is often the last thing heard on cockpit voice recorders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyaji Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I've heard that the title is often the last thing heard on cockpit voice recorders. And THAT reminds me of the "names" of the flight crew of that Asiana Airlines flight that came up short of the runway (at San Francisco, wasn't it?): Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, and Bang Ding Ow! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFKd7BDNO-U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 ^^^ :laughin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW86 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 This isn't the first one I've seen where the stinger saved a roll over. IIRC there was one in petersens worst stuck. Stingers do have a place in the offroad world for a reason. Those ice trucks in the South Pole or where ever have them in the event they run off in an ice crack I've had two experiences where I bet a stinger would have come into play if someone hadnt of hung on the bed of my MJ. Definately a change the underwear moment LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Stingers were not designed to save you truck from going into a crevasse. The point of a stinger is to keep you from doing an endo. Once all four tires are off the ground you will be sitting on a point causing you to be deflected to the side instead of going straight over onto your roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 They were using 'stingers' on Antarctica snow sleds and track vehicles many years before one ever showed up on a Jeep, or other off road vehicle. Frankly I think that's where they got the idea from. Check out some old National Geographics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I was always under the impression they originated in the arctic expedition vehicles also. For the same reason, to keep the front end from falling into a crevasse. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 There was some use in the Arctic but not near as much as in the Antarctic. In the Arctic they were mostly used when traveling on ice and not so much on land. Different Conditions made Antarctica much more susceptible to crevices than in the Arctic.Once when I was down to Upernavik, Greenland I saw a early Scout mounted on a set of tracks and sporting a stringer. Think it belonged to the Danish police unit stationed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula69 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Hmmm. Figure the door hinges got sprung when they deassed that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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