So we got ourselves in another scenario here.
We've got young Jesse here bogged again.
Are you bogged again?
A little bit.
Okay he's bogged again, and he's got himself caught up in a set of ruts.
And usually what happens is some guy with a big set of thirty fives has made this big
gouge like that, and he can drive through no problem.
But Jesse's come through in some normal tires on his normal four-wheel drive, and his belly
pan is now stuck and his wheels are spinning in the ruts.
He's got no traction.
So what do we do? How do we get out of that situation?
We've got no winch. We've got no Maxtrax.
And our mate, well he's gone. He's gone to the pub.
So you're left by yourself.
All Jesse's got is a high-lift jack.
We're going to show you how to use a high-lift jack to get out of this situation.
First thing we're gonna need is we need a heap of logs about this length.
And that's where Simon comes in.
Simon, can you round up a heap of logs, mate?
And I'll get this jack started.
So I don't know whether you know this or not, but there's a little slot in here in most
bull bars these days.
Now that slot is what's called high-lift jack recovery point.
Would you believe that?
I always thought it was just 'T', you know, it's shaped like a 'T'.
But it's actually a high-lift jack recovery point.
And that's what this thing's for.
Now that slots into here and stops it from slipping off the bull bar.
All right, up we go, mate.
Going up.
Is it coming up?
There she goes. Wheels are coming up good now.
How're we goin'? A bit more?
The more the merrier.
Keep goin'.
More if you can.
You got one under yet?
Very nearly.
Okay, there's one under.
Get another one under there.
Now in this situation, you've got to be very, very careful.
So don't get your head under the bullbar.
Don't get your head under the wheel arch or anything like that.
And make sure your hands are free and clear to be able to pull it out at all times.
Because this could slip off really easily and really quickly.
It's extremely dangerous. So we good?
Yep, got logs under there now.
Ready to go down?
Let it down.
Okay, so I've now released the jack.
There's a clip there.
And this is where you need to be careful as well.
The jack when it's under load going down, this handle can fly up and hit you in the head.
So what do we do?
Move our head away from the bar, and down she goes.
So as it goes down, you'll feel the tension on the bar.
Make sure you hold the tension.
There's the tension coming up.
How's she lookin', mate?
Yeah, you're on the log.
Is she up out of the water?
Heaps.
There you go, you can see it was a fair way up.
The water was up to here before.
All right, there we go. The jack's out.
Totally off the ground now.
Oh wow, that worked a treat, mate. Alright hop in, Jesse.
I'll see if I can drive out.
Yeah see if you can drive out, mate.
Now when you go, Jesse, you're only gonna get one crack at it.
So when you hit the berries, hit the berries.
Stand clear.
Go!
Just like that.
So there you go. The front of the car lifted up.
You put the logs in underneath, and it gave him just enough momentum to get out of that
rut and out of the bog.
There's another high-lift jack tip for you.
All right, mate, we better get going.
Let's get goin'.
Apparently happy hour's at 6.
Enough of Jesse in the bog.