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Yep, seen the ol' "broken u-joint takes out the balljoints" several times on the trail. You were lucky to be that close to a trailer.
1. Saw a V-8 YJ do this way far from the main road while climbing a hill. Tried to cobble the balljoints together but there was no way without a welder or something. Wound up removing that front tire and putting a log under if for a skid and dragging it out...took several hours.
2. CJ trying to climb out of a rut. Fortunately we were able to cobble it back together as the balljoints were not completely trashed. He drove it out of the trail.
3. Saw a Blazer on 44" Boggers (and a Dana 44 front!) do this about 5 minutes into the trail. No way we could drag that one out. We were close to town so they ran to Napa and got parts.
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