RTdawgs

While the winch is pulling, do you keep your tranny in gear and spin your wheels?

Lets make a hypothetical situation...Its a steep, mudy hillclimb and after several attempts to make it to the top, you cant get any closer than 50ft from the top. You slam on your parking brake while your spotter runs the winch line to the tree at the top. you already got the winch controller in your hand since you ran the remote into the cab before you hit the hill in anticipation of winching some of the way up. So you start the winch, it starts pulling you up.

So, while the winch is pulling you, do you help the winch by using your 4WD to take some load off the winch?

I have been told to let the winch do the work but ive seen several videos of folks winding a winch while powering the wheels.

The winch will be constantly running but the load is being applied (when the wheels arent moving you) and dropped (when the wheels have enough traction to move you)...is this bad for the winch in a significant way?

Thank you.

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Ryan
New: 2008 4Runner Sport. Mild, not wild.

Old: 2000 4Runner 305s, Locker, TJM, Warn, Skids, Sliders, SC