stumpXJ
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- Atlanta, Georgia
I had to get the emmisions inspection done and pick up a few parts for my wife's Jeep today, and since I am unemployed she drove my Jeep to work while I used hers to do the errands.
So I get a call around 11am this morning from her asking if it was ok for her to 'use' my Jeep for a small work related project. She is a Civil Engineer for the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Today she and a few co-workers had to go out in the field and take a look at a broken/collapsed sewer line at one of the CDC's facilities.
They apparently use Kawasaki Mules for treks like this, as its usually out in the woods or fields, etc. Well.... they got the 4X4 Mule stuck in some deep mud. Noone else had any easy ways of getting the Mule out without a small act of congress so she volunteers her abiltities and my Jeep to get it 'unstuck'.
She usually wheels with me most of the time, and is quite familiar with the winch operations, and how to properly rig straps, shackles etc. She is often the one doing this since I am usually driving the jeep or stuck inside due to mud or whatever reasons.
Using 4-Low she got to the place where the Mule was (which apparently was a very muddy course as evident by the coating still on my Jeep...), unspooled the winch, hooked a strap to the Mule, connected the two with a shakle... and winched it out.
Not a huge feat for many on here, but I thought it was awesome and im proud of her! She says she gained mucho co-worker respect points because of it, which goes a long way in an industry dominated by middle aged white guys.
My wife rocks!
This is the only picture they took while doing the recovery:
~ James
So I get a call around 11am this morning from her asking if it was ok for her to 'use' my Jeep for a small work related project. She is a Civil Engineer for the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Today she and a few co-workers had to go out in the field and take a look at a broken/collapsed sewer line at one of the CDC's facilities.
They apparently use Kawasaki Mules for treks like this, as its usually out in the woods or fields, etc. Well.... they got the 4X4 Mule stuck in some deep mud. Noone else had any easy ways of getting the Mule out without a small act of congress so she volunteers her abiltities and my Jeep to get it 'unstuck'.
She usually wheels with me most of the time, and is quite familiar with the winch operations, and how to properly rig straps, shackles etc. She is often the one doing this since I am usually driving the jeep or stuck inside due to mud or whatever reasons.
Using 4-Low she got to the place where the Mule was (which apparently was a very muddy course as evident by the coating still on my Jeep...), unspooled the winch, hooked a strap to the Mule, connected the two with a shakle... and winched it out.
Not a huge feat for many on here, but I thought it was awesome and im proud of her! She says she gained mucho co-worker respect points because of it, which goes a long way in an industry dominated by middle aged white guys.
My wife rocks!
This is the only picture they took while doing the recovery:
~ James
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crew as well. 
