Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery
Mission Reports: Cowdry Sand Dunes Toyota
August 15th a team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up to the North Sand Dunes outside of Cowdry, Colorado to recover a pickup that was about 150 feet down a steep ravine unable to move under its own power. The team used 4 vehicles in total to pull...
Mission Reports: Miller Rock Hummer
Thursday August 11th, a Team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up Miller Rock to recover a Hummer that got too close to the edge of the trail near the main rock obstacle. The vehicle was secured by the owner earlier in the week to prevent rollover down the...
Mission Reports: Miner’s Gulch Bronco
Tuesday the 9th a team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up Miner's Gulch to assist a Bronco that was hung up on the large rocks coming down the trail. The vehicle had beached itself in a manner that the tires could not push or pull off the rocks....
Breaking down the deadly AZ incident
Today we’d like to post some information on the tragic story floating around the internet regarding the tow ball failure that killed a father, and forever changed a family in Arizona. The original story will be posted at the bottom. The Woods family was out enjoying the back roads in...
Mission Reports: Mount Antero Grand Cherokee
Saturday July 23rd Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up Mount Antero to retrieve a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was having some kind of mechanical problem preventing it from starting. The owner drove the vehicle up there without incident, parked for a bit, and upon trying to leave found that...
Mission Reports: Miners Gulch 4Runner
On July 21st a Team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up Miner's Gulch to assist a 4Runner that was hung up on the rocks. Once on scene shortly after 11 PM they used a hi-lift jack to clear the rocks, stack wood, more rocks, and use traction boards...
Mission Reports: Disabled Humvee
Saturday the 16th a team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went down to Slaughterhouse Gulch to pull a H1 Humvee out of the forest that suffered a catastrophic drive trail failure climbing the south loop of the trail. Reports indicated that the rear differential failed while climbing the hill,...
Mission Reports: Red Cone Wrong Way XJ
July 11th a team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery headed up to Red Cone to recover a Jeep XJ that attempted to go uphill (the wrong way) on Red Cone from the saddle of Webster pass. While climbing that hill the rear drive shaft failed putting the vehicle in...
Mission Reports: Nederland Vehicle Belaying down a mountain
Saturday July 2nd a team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery spent the day outside of Nederland to recover a vehicle that ended up way too far up in the trees, de-beaded all 4 tires, and some how lost brakes in the process. A couple weeks earlier another team attempted...
Mission Reports: 4Runner Trail Repair
June 29th a Team from Colorado 4x4 Rescue and Recovery went up the T-33 trail to help a 4Runner owner complete a trail repair after the passenger front corner suspension suffered a major failure. The lower ball joint gave out and folded the tire up into the body, rendering the...