About This Course:

If you have even been stuck in the ditch, a snow bank, or had a breakdown in a remote area you know how difficult it can be to get back on the road. Hundreds of people are seriously injured or killed every year because they use improper techniques for pulling a vehicle out, and thousands of cars are damaged from chains, sticks, and ropes being improperly used.

If you work with disaster services, you know there are often times when you come upon other vehicles stuck in flood water, blocking the road, etc.

If you are an off-road enthusiast, you are all too familiar with getting stuck.

This is NOT just a course for those in DS or who do off-roading though. The skills taught in this course can be utilized by anyone who drives a vehicle. You do NOT have to have a winch, truck, or tow hitch to use some of these principles.

In addition, there will be a field repair portion to teach you how to safely get home if you lose a tire, belt, hose, or brake issue.

Topics Include:

Momentum Extraction

Down Vehicle Towing

Vehicle Rollover Recovery

Hi-Life Jacking/Casting

Winch Safety and Usage

Winch Rigging

Vehicle Subcomponents

Troubleshooting and Field Repair

Equipment Required:

Good gloves like Mechanix wear, etc.

Clothes you don’t mind getting VERY dirty

Eye Protection

Vehicles and tools will be provided

Notes:

This is a practical hands-on course in the field where you will conduct all exercises to properly extricate vehicles from various precarious conditions.

Instructor:

Thomas Burton – Former Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta (Delta Force), program manager for Special Operations Forces Ground Mobility Training Center.

Price:

345