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Originally Posted by Ric
well here, I drove up it, under my own power, kepping the line nicely snug, talk about a little scary lol But, I really dont count it as making it. thats just me 
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For me, a winch serves 2 purposes:
1. Recovery - To use your winch in such a way to help out a fellow wheeler. For example, winching someone out who is either stuck or broke.
2. Aide - To use your winch in such a way it either frees your truck from a sticky situation or it assists you up and over an obstacle. For example, winching yourself over a rock or out of the mud.
I agree w/ Ric. If I have to use a winch for anything that would fall under "Purpose 2", then I don't consider it making the obstacle. Even if I know I can make the hill, but insist on using the winch line to keep my wheels grounded, I still don't consider it making the obstacle. If I knew I could make the obstacle w/o the fear of flipping my truck, then I would not be using the winch line. Yeah, it's a good idea to use the winch for this situation, but I don't brag to my buddies I "made" the hill climb. IMO, a winch is the last resort if all else fails, thus pulling it out, in my book, is referred to as not making it.
Just as moving big rocks to your advantage to clear bigger rocks. If I moved the landscape every time I went offroad so it was to my advantage, then there would never be a challenge. I'm not saying I don't move the landscape to my favor, I'm just saying I don't consider this making the obstacle either. That's part of the joy to going off road. You can go to the same place over and over and the conditons are always changing. It's knowing where that fine line is between knowing what your truck can and cannnot do. That's part of the excitement of wheelin'.
