Skytrucker87
If your calculations were marginal and the only alternative was a road recovery then I would respectfully suggest that road recovery was the more sensible option. I had a share in a Stampe some years ago which was force landed. A well known pilot recovered it from the very, very short field. The fact that he flew into some wires without crashing was a bonus. Road recovery would have been cheaper than the subsequent repairs.
Most of the 'tips' in this thread are unofficial and to my mind are a no, no. The consequences of the any home made procedure not working are to dire to contemplate.