100% !! Been there and stayed home !! Don't apologizeif you're that broke (only have $50 to your name), what are you doing out wheelin' where your next broken part could very easily cost you way more than you can afford to fix?
100% !! Been there and stayed home !! Don't apologizeif you're that broke (only have $50 to your name), what are you doing out wheelin' where your next broken part could very easily cost you way more than you can afford to fix?
My buddy has one of those, uses it often,,, to pull garden tractors into his landscape trailer.If I didn’t have a winch and had no budget to spend and I was stuck and had no one to pull me out, I would probably go buy this....I’m not a fan of Harbor Frieght, I anything I’ve bought there I pretty much did so because I needed it once and never expected to need it again....however I will say my angle grinder from there has been great. Anyway, I’ve seen this do some good work, you’d probably want to attach to a tree then use something like a heavy duty ratchet strap or chain between the vehicle and hand winch so you can take the slack out as you winch. It would be a GIANT pain in the azz BUT if your stuck and only have $50 to your name and your buddy can’t pull you out....give this and a heavy duty chain/ratchet strap a shot...also maybe a pipe to put over the handle to extend it https://www.harborfreight.com/8000-lbs-cable-winch-puller-69855.html
BUT like everyone said....I’m not recommending this, but I’ve seen it work with a LOT of pita factor....when your buried in a 2 feet deep mud hole you really do need a good electric winch.
no, no, you carry a chainsawYes a flip flop winch. I carry two 10ft posts strapped to the top of my rig with 200ft of strap. Those fancy electric winder things can break on you.
my first thought is that come along is only 1/4" cable and good for only 4000 lb the block and tackle doubles the pulling power per say pulling that much weight and that short handle is a disaster waiting to happen if a cable brokeI get what you're saying, and I don't want to sound like a jerk, but damn...if you're that broke (only have $50 to your name), what are you doing out wheelin' where your next broken part could very easily cost you way more than you can afford to fix?
Sorry, it's just the first thing that came to mind when I read your post. No offense intended...
NopTirfor is definitely one of the best ever recovery tools. If you have 1000' of steel cable you can do a 998' continuous pull. No duty cycle, no regrip, and the effort to run it is pretty light. We used them often in bridge construction. I don't think you can wear one out but they are rebuildable. And for their capacity they are incredibly light.
$200 is a steal. The only reason I don't have one is cuz a Warn winch is often cheaper.
Looks like my backyard, Arrow Lakes ?
Maybe but I've seen it work, it has decent ligit reviews of people using it for pulling cars without it exploding. Now to be honest if I personally had to use one of these under a lot of tension I'd probably throw it away after I was done or retire it to light duty work. Probably would be wise to use winch line blankets with it....heck maybe even throw one over the winch if you can keep it out of the gear lol
When you wheel with a buddy such tasks are never (or at least very seldom) necessary.“Child labour”
pic shows our son Sam hard at work with our 3000 pound trusty tirfor in combination with a snatch block and land anker
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Tirfors are very handy tools , we got ours for 200.-$ at a yard sale
- we used to have it on board with recovery gear , before investing in a WARN 8274
- the landanker is still part of our recovery gear
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Wow how many hours did it take to free ?“Child labour”
pic shows our son Sam hard at work with our 3000 pound trusty tirfor in combination with a snatch block and land anker
View attachment 224551
Tirfors are very handy tools , we got ours for 200.-$ at a yard sale
- we used to have it on board with recovery gear , before investing in a WARN 8274
- the landanker is still part of our recovery gear
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No pain no gainWow how many hours did it take to free ?
Yeah he will only hate you a little while longer after that one.No pain no gain
It took a while alright, but at least we got out of the predicament and It generated valuable father/son bonding time %