My New Van Is Stuck In The Driveway! 2 pics-update

[Lady's Human]

1) take 2 2x6 boards, wedge them under the tires of the van

2) Straighten out the wheels on the van

3) place van in reverse and GENTLY press the accellerator (once the tires are spinning you've lost traction and it won't work)

4) repeat until van is un-stuck

OR

pull the truck around the van (4x4 low works wonders) and use a tow strap to "Pop" the van out. You just need enough traction assist from the truck to start the van moving. The weight of the van doesn't really matter, I've used my truck to un-stick a 20,000 lb dump truck. It's all in how you apply the assistance.

[borzoimom]

1) take 2 2x6 boards, wedge them under the tires of the van

2) Straighten out the wheels on the van

3) place van in reverse and GENTLY press the accellerator (once the tires are spinning you've lost traction and it won't work)

4) repeat until van is un-stuck

OR

pull the truck around the van (4x4 low works wonders) and use a tow strap to "Pop" the van out. You just need enough traction assist from the truck to start the van moving. The weight of the van doesn't really matter, I've used my truck to un-stick a 20,000 lb dump truck. It's all in how you apply the assistance.

The position the van is in now we cant get his truck around the van- but we will try the boards tomorrow- thank you so much!! Stupid ice- this huge van barely left tire marks in it! Tonight is done- its pitch black and I dont want to meet a bear. Now its cocked sideways in the driveway.. I am so mad- ...

[Lady's Human]

Another assist would be to put some weight in the back of the van to the rear of the rear axle.

(Have your husband sit on the rear bumper while you're trying to move it...... . The slush flying from the wheels should remind him not to get it stuck again!)

[borzoimom]

Another assist would be to put some weight in the back of the van to the rear of the rear axle.

We put 400 pounds of corn and rye over the tires. I am going to try your suggestion on the boards- wish I had thought of that earlier in the evening- We have a tow package on the vehicle but no hitch to move it from the back. Now it is sitting barely 3 inches from that grove of trees... Front end out but rear shoved near that grove of trees..

[Lady's Human]

If you have a tow strap hook it to the rear axle of the van (AWAY from the brake lines, wrap it around the differential; housing)

[borzoimom]

If you have a tow strap hook it to the rear axle of the van (AWAY from the brake lines, wrap it around the differential; housing)

Okay we have one of those- .. next thing we put is the hitch on this thing... and remove the keys from hubbys lol....

[cmayer31]

If it were me I'd shovel out under the rear bumper and get the area behind the truck as level as possible. Take a jack and set it on a flat piece of wood or something to give it some "float" in the snow and attempt to raise the left side high enough to get some decent planks of wood, or anything that will fill the hole and provide more traction than the snow. Also let air out of the back left tire to cause it to squish a little and have a better "footprint". Straighten the wheels and come straight back.

One thing to remember about putting things under a tire for better traction, if the tires do spin they will try to shoot stuff forward if you're in reverse, so keep the drivers side door closed and don't let anyone stand around that area while trying to get it out. If you think going foward is a better option than that may work too, or rocking back and forth to try and get out of the hole that he dug.

It looks like he slid to the far side of the driveway backing in and once he was stuck he tried to pull forward to the right causing it to dig in more. In snow once the tire starts spinning you're done and might as well reposition and try to get some traction.

Good luck!