comealong as winch?
10-31-2009, 08:32 AM
#21
If other people getting stuck pisses you off, and your way helping them out is to "toss them a comealong and say "ill be up ahead" lol..." even though is does get frustrating sometimes, then you probably should go out by yourself. The guys I wheel with wouldn't think of leaving someone on the trail stuck, although I have guys get left in other groups. I alway packed a come-along in my carry-on stuff. I never had to use it. I only used my Ramsey 8K winch about 4 or 5 times and it was to help someone else.
A snatch strap is a lot safer and much quicker. If someone is stuck so bad that snatch strap won't do it, and you have come-along and how winch, then use it. Keep in mind your are exposed to something snapping, so it's a lot more dangerous to use.
A Hi-Lift jack can be real handy, and can get you un-stuck better than a winch, but it takes up space and needs to be bolted down well.
That's just my worthless opinion.
gNARLS.
A snatch strap is a lot safer and much quicker. If someone is stuck so bad that snatch strap won't do it, and you have come-along and how winch, then use it. Keep in mind your are exposed to something snapping, so it's a lot more dangerous to use.
A Hi-Lift jack can be real handy, and can get you un-stuck better than a winch, but it takes up space and needs to be bolted down well.
That's just my worthless opinion.
gNARLS.
10-31-2009, 09:03 AM
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I'm sure he means people not in his group, helping others is sometimes good, sometimes a gamble, sometimes entertaining...
like the truck coming down from the pass with a flat who asked us if we had a jack.
I did and gave it to them.
Then they needed a tool to get the lugs off.
I gave them one.
Then they found out their donut was nearly flat. Did we have an air pump?
I did.
Boy, you should've seen the look on their collective faces when I gave them......
my bicycle pump.
like the truck coming down from the pass with a flat who asked us if we had a jack.
I did and gave it to them.
Then they needed a tool to get the lugs off.
I gave them one.
Then they found out their donut was nearly flat. Did we have an air pump?
I did.
Boy, you should've seen the look on their collective faces when I gave them......
my bicycle pump.
10-31-2009, 11:14 AM
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I have "comealonged" myself out of many situations... very helpful tool to keep in the rig, and dosent take too much space. As mentioned above tho... the cables can snap, and when they do, it can be quite painful.
One thing about the comealong.... it halps to have 2 people... one to operate the comealong, and one to "drive" the truck. It takes a lot of the stress off the comealong to let the truck do most of the work.
One thing about the comealong.... it halps to have 2 people... one to operate the comealong, and one to "drive" the truck. It takes a lot of the stress off the comealong to let the truck do most of the work.
10-31-2009, 11:45 AM
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I have had two in the rig with 100' of steel cable and a 80' yarder tree choker. But in Fairbanks there isn't much to winch off of since the trees are small and have shallow roots. Now i carry a hatchet and spade so that i can make a lever to lift myself out.
11-01-2009, 06:15 AM
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Well, if I offer to help someone who may be helpless, that's one thing. If the anal sphinctor is going to get arrogant about, then I will just say "good luck" and walk away!! And, yeah, I agree, I'm NOT going to tear up my truck trying to get some one out of a bad spot.
gNARLS.
gNARLS.
i say let him suffer with the comealong for a couple of hours and ill tow him out before i leave
oh- and after a whole day of wheelin my truck was running and feeling good, after pulling him out half a dozen times my valve tick came back, idle problem, vaccum leaks, and grinding when i shift into first and reverse.... my 3200lb 100hp truck isnt meant to yank on 3800lb
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11-01-2009, 09:38 AM
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This is more of a DYI set, they attach the pulling chain to the wrong place according to other sources and video.
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