Folks,
Did some wheeling this weekend just the family and I, and got ourselves a little TOO close to being stuck in the mud with NO WAY to self recover. (Here's a pic after a successful extraction.)
For a variety of reasons, I'm not ready to go for a full bumper-mounted winch yet. But I don't ever want to come that close to being stuck again without any options besides "start digging."
So I think I'm going to pick up a heavy duty hand winch along with a kit of basic winching gear (tree strap, etc.).
I was surprised to see a lot of the hand winches seem pretty light-duty for potentially extracting a 4000 lb Jeep from mud. This one seems to be about the best option I found online, rated for a 3 ton pull. I'd think 4 tons would be better.
Is a Hi-Lift like this really the best choice? It claims another half ton pulling capacity over the one I linked above, and, of course, offers all the other features associated with a Hi-Lift. Still, I'd like to crest 4 tons, which may just not be an option for a hand winch-type product.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Did some wheeling this weekend just the family and I, and got ourselves a little TOO close to being stuck in the mud with NO WAY to self recover. (Here's a pic after a successful extraction.)
For a variety of reasons, I'm not ready to go for a full bumper-mounted winch yet. But I don't ever want to come that close to being stuck again without any options besides "start digging."
So I think I'm going to pick up a heavy duty hand winch along with a kit of basic winching gear (tree strap, etc.).
I was surprised to see a lot of the hand winches seem pretty light-duty for potentially extracting a 4000 lb Jeep from mud. This one seems to be about the best option I found online, rated for a 3 ton pull. I'd think 4 tons would be better.
Is a Hi-Lift like this really the best choice? It claims another half ton pulling capacity over the one I linked above, and, of course, offers all the other features associated with a Hi-Lift. Still, I'd like to crest 4 tons, which may just not be an option for a hand winch-type product.
Thoughts?
Thanks,