Truck stuck in mud: a gentle way to get it out

On the road, on a construction site, or in a quarry: heavy goods vehicles and large construction machinery can also get stuck and trapped.

Towing a heavy goods vehicle is no easy task, and the intervention can be complicated.

Mud and sand can trap you

A little rain, a slippery roadside, a muddy construction site entrance:
transport and public works professionals know how quickly a truck can get bogged down and slide into the mud without being able to move.
Even a dumper can get stuck in a quarry, or a powerful tractor can sink into a field during plowing without being able to get out.

The steel cable

By default, to tow large machinery or trucks, one tends to use a steel cable for towing.
Problems: it's very heavy, bulky, difficult to handle (and even more so in winter, in the rain, with gloves...), not everyone necessarily has one in their truck.

The MEGATRACK

At Corderie Gautier, our specialty is rope. So we have developed a traction strap for trucks and large construction machinery: the MEGATRACK heavy goods vehicle, a dynamic towing sling.
Towing and recovering a truck is easier and more practical with this accessory that will accompany you on all construction sites.
Made of polyamide, it is designed for use in difficult working conditions. It is resistant to water, abrasion, alkalis, hydrocarbons...
And it is manufactured in our workshops in France!
In terms of performance, it gives nothing away!
For semi-trailers and delivery trucks, our 60-ton MEGATRACK should get you out of trouble.

Preserving equipment and personnel

Attaching a tow strap, pulling a steel cable, towing a broken-down vehicle: you already know how to do it.
But there are often shocks and jolts that can either damage the equipment or present risks (or at least discomfort) for operators and personnel.
However, our MEGATRACK towing sling is dynamic and elastic: under the effort of the towing vehicle, it will lengthen, stretch, and store the inertia of the towing vehicle to then gently release it. The strap absorbs shocks, limits risks, and provides more comfort of use.

How to pull out a bogged-down tractor?

Attach one loop of the dynamic towing sling to the bogged-down tractor, and the other end to the towing vehicle.
In a field with deep mud, use another powerful tractor or even construction machinery (backhoe loader, excavator...).
For each tonnage, there is a solution: we manufacture a standard version of the 100-ton MEGATRACK, capable of towing a tractor, public works machine, small dumper...

Towing construction machinery

If you work in an extreme environment with even heavier quarry or construction machinery (bulldozer; dumper...), our MEGATRACK is available in a 250-ton version!
Gently recovering a dump truck is possible with our traction strap.
It can even be used for non-road heavy goods transport, such as towing a wagon of a freight train.