Mt Sugarloaf: Did you forget where you parked the pootrol?

Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Location: Newie

Wandering around sugarloaf with a mate today. Stumbled across a Pootrol laying down for a nap.

Tried to recreate the scene but couldn't come to a solid conclusion.

It looks like joe-blow has been wandering down a steep incline (30degrees) and decided to go no further. Or perhaps came unstuck and got stuck.

We found a spot where someone had attempted to tow him back up, using 6mm nylon rope as the towstrap, tied to the towball. We found a wear mark in the ground about 30m from the stranded car where the rope has been grinding away on the sandstone until it eventually failed.

Obviously the rope broke, leaving the pootrol to go for a wander back down the hill assisted by gravity.

Plenty of ruts along the way saw the spare wheel ripped off, smashed windows and a carload of rubbish ejected.

The car ended up on it's side for a nap, with a bullbar beaten to death and all sorts of front end and panel damage. It's bounced off a few things on the way down.

Everything seems fresh, so I assume it's only happened this weekend.
However the parts strippers have already arrived.
Number plates were removed, but hundreds of leaflets with a mobile phone number on them were left beside the car. Confused

Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Location: Waikerie; SA

great story ... neck aches from lookin at pics but!! Rolling Eyes

Joined: 26 Oct 2004 Location: Diamond Creek

so did you ring him??

Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Location: Seymour

Should've cut the trees down before the descent and he wouldn't of had any dramas!!!

It'll buff out.

Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Location: Newie

Appologies for the photos. damn camera phone.
Sent the number an sms with a description of the car and situation. Recieved no reply.

Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Location: Townsville

Should qualify for some sort of darwin award if they tried to recover it with that rope. #Rofl

Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld

No more sore necks.
Jas.

Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Location: SYDNEY

Why has the treewhich fell onto it been chainsawed down????

was someone trying to hide it?

even looks like the rhs rear wheel was ripped off.

Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Location: Newie

Thanks for fixing the pic's Jas.

Not sure why the tree has been chainsawed down. Tried to find a reason but came up blank.
rear wheels are both there, it's just an odd angle in the ditch.
Still an odd find I thought.

Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Location: sydney , australia

maybe an insurance job.
probably insured for way more than its worth

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:52 pm

bit of a nasty spot it is at.

Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: Golden Square

mnemonix wrote:

Wandering around sugarloaf with a mate today. Stumbled across a Pootrol laying down for a nap.

Everything seems fresh, so I assume it's only happened this weekend.
However the parts strippers have already arrived.
Number plates were removed, but hundreds of leaflets with a mobile phone number on them were left beside the car. Confused

Makes me laugh, if they took the plate so they wouldnt have to worry about it any more. Cos engine and chassi numbers cant be chased up.

But in saying that I would have probably taken the plates so I didn't have to worry about someone using them for drive offs.

Also I would hope I know enough people with 4wd's, that I would have had it recovery'd by now.

Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Location: Townsville

Is the tree on the truck or has the truck just ended up close to a pre-cutdown tree?

Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Location: Newie

Tree is freshly cut with a chainsaw. It's on the car, but not enough to do damage.
Really a weird part of the puzzle that one.

Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Location: QLD

Might have gotten stuck against the tree.

tried to pull it out with the rope?

rope fails it rolls down hill hit's into tree stuck in ruts plus tree.

cut down tree to free 4wd.

tree falls down on 4wd.

4wd rolls it on it's side? due to a rut or force from tree plus rut?

thought f**k it come back next weekend with something better?

who knows I suppose with back yard 4wd recovery tech.

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:00 am

using nylon rope for recovery leads to 1 thing....... FAIL!

id bet the plates have been taken so someone can do a driveoff.
its an easy way to do it.

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:22 pm

Someone needs to Sub his flyer for him...

Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Location: western shitney

hotrod4x4 wrote:

maybe an insurance job.
probably insured for way more than its worth

thats what id be thinking too

Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Location: Boganville

HaHa, DRIVE IT LIKE YOU..........ummmm stole...........it.

Right.

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:11 pm

maybe an alien space ship dropped it there?

Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Location: Driving my GU in Melbourne

j-top paj wrote:

hotrod4x4 wrote:

maybe an insurance job.
probably insured for way more than its worth

thats what id be thinking too

but would you then leave leaflets for your business in there?

Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Location: western shitney

grimbo wrote:

j-top paj wrote:

hotrod4x4 wrote:

maybe an insurance job.
probably insured for way more than its worth

thats what id be thinking too

but would you then leave leaflets for your business in there?

would you pull stuff out of your car before it gets "stolen"? it would look suss if the car was completely empty of any of your things

Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Location: Sunny Coast, Queensland

j-top paj wrote:

grimbo wrote:

j-top paj wrote:

hotrod4x4 wrote:

maybe an insurance job.
probably insured for way more than its worth

thats what id be thinking too

but would you then leave leaflets for your business in there?

would you pull stuff out of your car before it gets "stolen"? it would look suss if the car was completely empty of any of your things

Yeah you're right. When our Landcruiser was stolen in Melbourne 3 years ago now, we left stuff in it so it would look legit ... you know ... little stuff like the farken fridge, half our clothes, half of our ski gear, all our music, kids books, kids booster seat etc etc .... cussing

Did I mention we were 3 days into our 2 week long, skiing holiday (drove all the way down from Qld)???? .... Twas to be the kids first sight of snow ........ Farkin Theivin Crunts cussing

Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Location: Driving my GU in Melbourne

j-top paj wrote:

grimbo wrote:

j-top paj wrote:

hotrod4x4 wrote:

maybe an insurance job.
probably insured for way more than its worth

thats what id be thinking too

but would you then leave leaflets for your business in there?

would you pull stuff out of your car before it gets "stolen"? it would look suss if the car was completely empty of any of your things

good point