How hard is it on the vehicle to recover someone?
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How hard is it on the vehicle to recover someone?
I have been wheeling my new to me 22re 87 4runner, and this is also the first manual I have had. Yesterday I had to try and pull out s friends car who was really stuck. I used a recovery rope, but besides burning the clutch, how harsh is this on the rest of the drivetrain? My wheels werent spinning it was just me with the clutch partway engaged at around 3000 rpm.
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Did you use low range low gears??
Everything depends on the unique circumstance of that particular recovery, the gear available, and the skill and finesse of the participants.
Things can indeed be broken, or ruined in short order.
Everything depends on the unique circumstance of that particular recovery, the gear available, and the skill and finesse of the participants.
Things can indeed be broken, or ruined in short order.
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Too bad about clutch.
To answer your question: yes as you very well now know it is a strain on truck and equipment depending on your set up. I don’t like recovering large trucks. For some reason guys seem to think when they see a rig with a winch they get emboldened. After they get their 3/4 quad cab Chevy stuck up the the axles and I recover them. I have yet to be reimbursed for a strap.
To answer your question: yes as you very well now know it is a strain on truck and equipment depending on your set up. I don’t like recovering large trucks. For some reason guys seem to think when they see a rig with a winch they get emboldened. After they get their 3/4 quad cab Chevy stuck up the the axles and I recover them. I have yet to be reimbursed for a strap.
Last edited by muddpigg; 11-18-2017 at 02:36 PM.
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The guy in the Rubi proved over and over that driver skill is more important than vehicle setup. I winched him so many times.