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Kite lines can tow a car

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Created by KiteDevil > 9 months ago, 14 Apr 2009
KiteDevil
TAS, 778 posts
14 Apr 2009 7:46PM
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In a remote area of NE Tas a couple of weeks ago I got a little adventurous in the big family wagon and ended up stuck in the sand dunes. 25kn W over the dune, but I had to get out first. Alone and digging for 3.5 hours I got myself half way out when a Pajero came along.

no tow rope, no snatch strap little other choice, then lets try the kite lines.

Three half hitches around my tow ball, loop around the Pajero tow hook and around the tow ball again, back to the Pajero and finish off with another bunch of half hitches.

It pulled the big green bastard out of there.

I can’t mention the brand of line as that would be pimpy but the wagon is a Ford, it’s excellent for freestyle and free riding, ok in the waves, but lacks a little in the off road dune jumping department.

I flew the kite today and forgot to check the line lengths. It didn't matter, the kite flew the same as always. Sick.



15 Apr 2009 9:27AM
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KiteDevil said...

In a remote area of NE Tas a couple of weeks ago I got a little adventurous in the big family wagon and ended up stuck in the sand dunes. 25kn W over the dune, but I had to get out first. Alone and digging for 3.5 hours I got myself half way out when a Pajero came along.

no tow rope, no snatch strap little other choice, then lets try the kite lines.

Three half hitches around my tow ball, loop around the Pajero tow hook and around the tow ball again, back to the Pajero and finish off with another bunch of half hitches.

It pulled the big green bastard out of there.

I can’t mention the brand of line as that would be pimpy but the wagon is a Ford, it’s excellent for freestyle and free riding, ok in the waves, but lacks a little in the off road dune jumping department.

I flew the kite today and forgot to check the line lengths. It didn't matter, the kite flew the same as always. Sick.







So you used all 4 lines and doubled them over once between the two vehicles, in effect having 8 lines between the cars??
Or was it 12 or more?
Still pretty amazing.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

PS can you see the hole in the Ozone layer from the dunes in NE Tassie?

KiteDevil
TAS, 778 posts
15 Apr 2009 10:02AM
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there were four turns between the cars. I guess if the lines have a 300kg breaking strain then 5 lines is 1500kg, looped 4 times makes it about 6 ton breaing strain.

The ozone layer is a little thin, the sun has been ferocious down here of late.

I like a sport that has equipment capable of unbogging a car. How many sports can do that?

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
15 Apr 2009 10:31AM
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BoDiddly
VIC, 622 posts
15 Apr 2009 11:20AM
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GalahOnTheBay said...






Hah!
Awesome.

funkyllama
TAS, 308 posts
18 Apr 2009 5:28PM
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Sounds like the Ford is getting all the pies Samio... top stuff wait till we get ando's old kite rigged up its going to RULE!



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