Post by: addicted on July 09, 2010, 07:55:53 AM
What is your guy's set up for vehicle recovery?
What is your opinion on tow chains VS straps, etc?
Pics are ALWAYS good.
Post by: Woodchuck on July 09, 2010, 08:08:59 AM
Post by: addicted on July 09, 2010, 08:33:38 AM
Post by: Special T on July 09, 2010, 09:04:00 AM
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 09, 2010, 09:04:50 AM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on July 09, 2010, 09:36:51 AM
On that light vehicle... I'd go with straps and the best com'a long you can get and some good tire chains.. Not cable chains.
-Steve
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 09, 2010, 09:41:07 AM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmotionoffroad.com%2Fcatalog%2Fimages%2Fdring_receiver.jpg&hash=0c14ee9037b36c3d931dd9481b86e989f2895077)
If its the same model (ZJ) as mine, I could fab up some D-Ring mounts for the front and ship them over.
Or, you could get a front bumper with them built into it like this one, and a winch!
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csloffroad.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Fdetail%2FIMG_3120.JPG&hash=5d40d35c72d82063b9ae2f1302ad9266c629b75e)
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on July 09, 2010, 10:18:13 AM
-Steve
Post by: BLUEBULLS on July 09, 2010, 01:28:31 PM
oops, might have just started a chevy vs ford thing ;)
we've always had good luck using barge ropes, you know, the big ole thick ones, you can get a ton of slack and it won't break anything, they actually have a lot of stretch so they somewhat slingshot you.
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 09, 2010, 01:36:26 PM
Post by: jackelope on July 09, 2010, 01:43:57 PM
just sayin....
Post by: whacker1 on July 09, 2010, 01:46:47 PM
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snatch block
:yeah:
Post by: BLUEBULLS on July 09, 2010, 03:55:54 PM
There is a hitch plug on my Jeep that reads "Remove to pull out Toyotas" :chuckle: :chuckle:
let me know if you need instructions to get that plug out, I know you've never had to take it out :chuckle:
Post by: ICEMAN on July 09, 2010, 08:11:02 PM
Post by: addicted on July 10, 2010, 05:14:45 AM
the all time 4x4 has a gyroptic whatchamacallitdoohicky that engages when it senses the rear breaking loose, but it also has 4 low where i can lock em up?
Post by: rasbo on July 10, 2010, 05:16:46 AM
Welded v lug mud and snow chains would be nice. (Is that a Chevy in the ditch?)yeah ask killbilly :bash: :chuckle:
Post by: ICEMAN on July 10, 2010, 05:26:20 AM
Post by: rasbo on July 10, 2010, 05:38:53 AM
Hey, I talked to Killbilly the other night and he is ready to help bail someone out with his new truck!hope he has real chains....thats a pretty truck,will it see a dirt road :chuckle:
Post by: toyman2 on July 10, 2010, 09:37:29 AM
if your looking for self recovery with a comalong i would not use a strap because they stretch alot, id keep chains and or a cable around.
as for a winch you can get a multi mount somthing that plugs into a reciever so you can have it back or front that way you dont have to change any bumpers.
a snatch block really isnt going to do you any good with out some kind of cable and a pulling source. Also you will need a few shackles to connect things together, but make dam sure you dont cheap out on them they are like a missle when they or things break.
checking and or makeing good anchor points before you need them is also a good idea.
Post by: Huntbear on July 10, 2010, 09:55:30 AM
Post by: addicted on July 10, 2010, 01:14:44 PM
Get a D-ring hitch adapter for the rear that goes into the receiver hitch.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmotionoffroad.com%2Fcatalog%2Fimages%2Fdring_receiver.jpg&hash=0c14ee9037b36c3d931dd9481b86e989f2895077)
If its the same model (ZJ) as mine, I could fab up some D-Ring mounts for the front and ship them over.
Or, you could get a front bumper with them built into it like this one, and a winch!
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csloffroad.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Fdetail%2FIMG_3120.JPG&hash=5d40d35c72d82063b9ae2f1302ad9266c629b75e)
holy chit that bumper is nine hundred bucks. :o
I clicked on that website and was pleasantly surprised by the WJ selection then i saw that that bumber is close to the cheapest one
Post by: addicted on July 11, 2010, 12:00:27 PM
Without doing any serious weeling i dont think i'll need a winch but then its not always a matter of need is it.
Post by: BC CHASER on July 11, 2010, 12:50:45 PM
I highly recommend a snatch block, a big effing chain and a big effing winch, a couple shovels and a few buddies.
just sayin....
You should tell them a little more! :chuckle:
Post by: Special T on July 11, 2010, 04:30:13 PM
Post by: addicted on July 12, 2010, 11:19:57 AM
I have a cheap Costco/ harbor freight 800lb winch that works pretty good for 300 bucks.... put it on a receiver hitch and set up for front ore rear works great... buddy had same one and had to replace the brushes... went to Romaine Electric and got better brushes like the ones Warn uses he rebuilt him self for like $60 bucks... I'm gona have ot do that soon too but its hard to beat for the money.. :twocents:
even if 800lbs doesnt get you out of a hole, its a pretty sweet deal as a game recovery winch.
Did he have to replace the brushes because of the over load or are they just cheap.
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on July 12, 2010, 11:37:36 AM
Post by: addicted on July 12, 2010, 11:48:11 AM
shovel, hi lift jack, lug chains and a tarp. Tarp keeps you from laying in the snow and getting all wet and cold and even more pissed off.
how often does a high lift jack burry itself 2 feet in the ground?
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 12, 2010, 12:41:19 PM
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Post by: high country on July 12, 2010, 12:56:46 PM
I also have a good selection of electric winches from a xd 8000i to a re 12,000.......slow as mold, but with a 24k lb stall.....something IS going to move.
Post by: Caseyd on July 12, 2010, 12:58:42 PM
shovel, hi lift jack, lug chains and a tarp. Tarp keeps you from laying in the snow and getting all wet and cold and even more pissed off.
how often does a high lift jack burry itself 2 feet in the ground?
Thats what a block of wood is for
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 12, 2010, 01:41:57 PM
Post by: Sportfury on July 13, 2010, 07:23:15 PM
I use a simpson capstan winch, a couple blocks and a hank of rope. the beauty is the winch goes from a chainsaw to a winch in 2 minutes, weighs 10 pounds and can pull an unlimited distance. the rope seems to be the limiting factor. I use rope that has a 4k wll and add a block to get fancy. I am amazed everytime I use it.
I checked out that capstan winch and it looks pretty awesome http://www.simpsonwinchinc.com/. (http://www.simpsonwinchinc.com/.) That is exactly what I needed last year when I got stuck down in the bottom of a canyon while chukar hunting. I want one!
Post by: addicted on July 13, 2010, 07:43:36 PM
Post by: addicted on July 13, 2010, 09:49:44 PM
Does it simply stop and start burning windings or is there more serious damage?
Lets say, a 2500lb winch and a 3600lb cherokee. i'm not looking to climb trees or anything.
Post by: ICEMAN on July 14, 2010, 04:15:34 AM
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 14, 2010, 05:47:12 AM
Post by: high country on July 14, 2010, 08:10:58 AM
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on July 14, 2010, 08:38:48 AM
Post by: addicted on July 19, 2010, 11:53:42 AM
then a 2.75 inch lift and 31's in the fall :IBCOOL:
Post by: high country on July 19, 2010, 12:21:07 PM
Post by: toyman2 on July 23, 2010, 06:06:12 PM
a chain is a bad idea it also creats a shock load that is not good for anything and is carryed through out everything including the frame of the truck.
about any Warn winch is good and trustworthy, there is a reason that a cheap winch is priced cheap
Post by: Recurve-Elk on July 29, 2010, 10:53:44 AM