Cheaper than the tow? aka Recycling in the Pikes Peak area

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So...You go muddin' in the Pike National Forest where the US Forest Service signs tell you not to and you get your fancy Ford diesel 4x4 stuck. You don't wanna spend the $500 to $1000 to have the offroad wrecker get you out...so 7 days later your Ford truck gets rolled over on its side by what we refer to as "the vultures" and your fancy Dana 60's or Dana 70's or whatever you used to have for axles are looted. A few days later, your Powerstroke diesel engine gets a bullet hole shot into it, and 3 guys show up in the middle of the night and try to help themselves to your tranny. Makes the tow look pretty cheap, eh? Now ... the tow is more expensive and all you get is what the vultures left you. Priceless!!! Note: that is NOT the photographers Dr. Pepper can. I guess you get thirsty removing axles at +9000 feet altitude.

Ford Truck Illegally Stuck in Mud : Driver Ignored Posted Signs

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OK , I have lost count. How many trucks have been seen stuck in mud just past the "no motor vehicles" signs in the past two weeks? If you look closely at the second picture you can see the top of one of the white signs jsut behind the truck. Look about half way back on the hood. There is over 10 of those same white signs posted within a couple 1000 feet of this stuck Ford. I was disappointed to find that this Ford was sporting a window decal from a local military base. It was noted that there was also a black Toyota Tacoma stuck here today too, but someone had pulled it out before we arrived.