TRAPPED AND STRUGGLING ON OUR ABANDONED RAINFOREST PROPERTY
10 March 2024 · 23 min · 132K views
What this video covers
Heavy rains in Puerto Rico turned a steep access road on a private property into a mud trap, stranding a two-wheel-drive Toyota Tacoma for four days.2:06 The vehicle lost traction repeatedly, sliding into a tree and sustaining body damage while attempting to navigate the incline.1:54 Lowering tire pressure significantly improved grip, allowing the truck to climb the hill using a combination of momentum and a ratchet strap.3:51 To prevent future access issues, the owners ordered gravel for the driveway, but a delivery error resulted in the arrival of fine landscaping stone instead of road-grade aggregate.8:06 Rather than returning the material, the crew used the gravel to landscape the area around a newly installed fence, laying down landscape fabric and manually spreading the stone with wheelbarrows.21:20 The project required clearing vegetation and leveling the ground before placing the stone.13:09 The owners plan to source larger, road-grade gravel for the driveway in a future project.9:28
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