yanking a jeep out of mud?
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Tug-n-pull
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Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. A good yank or two is better than leaven it in the stuck position. A good slow steady pull will do a better job but haven the power and traction to do this in not alway an option. If you have multiple tug points and have the recovery gear to hook up to more than one point that is a good idea. If you have only one go as close to center mass as posible. Man I have tied to the parts you should never hook to just to get the job done. Seems if we go to the woods and no one gets stuck, helper pulled, or comealonged and highlifted out of something it was just not that great of a trip. tug
Bounty__Hunter
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Depends on the bumper and what you're using to connect the two vehicles. A strap is okay, as it's designed to stretch and use that rebound as added force to free the stuck vehicle.
Make sure you're using suitable tow points and a strap. Never jerk with a chain. Don't use a strap with hooks.
Make sure you're using suitable tow points and a strap. Never jerk with a chain. Don't use a strap with hooks.
BostonJeep
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if the strap breaks the hooks can take your head off
Bounty__Hunter
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Most straps have a breaking strength of over 20K lbs, what are you doing to break them? Common mistakes are using frayed straps long after they should be replaced, or running them along a sharp object.
redrooster
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Chains will hurt when you snatch. Like everbody said spend $20 and get a good strap. Sometimes you get a better pull hooking to the axle if you can do it without the tie rod interfering.
Also, it is not recommended if you are designated the tow vehicle to pull in reverse. You will be pulling on the weaker side of the ring and pinion gears. Additionally, if you have a front locker, you will more than likely snap the stubshafts because all the weight is transferred to the front tires.
Something else that's irritating is when you look back and the person you are towing is sitting there with the clutch in and you are pulling dead weight. That always carries swift verbal abuse. If you are getting pulled you need to be in there with the engine half red lined.
Also, it is not recommended if you are designated the tow vehicle to pull in reverse. You will be pulling on the weaker side of the ring and pinion gears. Additionally, if you have a front locker, you will more than likely snap the stubshafts because all the weight is transferred to the front tires.
Something else that's irritating is when you look back and the person you are towing is sitting there with the clutch in and you are pulling dead weight. That always carries swift verbal abuse. If you are getting pulled you need to be in there with the engine half red lined.
graewulf
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Taking to the Trees
then yoiu're doing something wrong. most chains are rated at like 5600lb.. snatch straps (the kind you should be using, and not the same as a tow strap) start at 20,000 and go up.. i carry a 40,000 just in case (for those bad stuxk times). chain should only be used for light loads.
shop for a snatch strap - they are designed to stretch, not like the tow straps that don't. Makes a world of difference.
Snitty said:
then yoiu're doing something wrong. most chains are rated at like 5600lb.. snatch straps (the kind you should be using, and not the same as a tow strap) start at 20,000 and go up.. i carry a 40,000 just in case (for those bad stuxk times). chain should only be used for light loads.
shop for a snatch strap - they are designed to stretch, not like the tow straps that don't. Makes a world of difference.
Snitty
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most people i wheel with are not prepared right... have no proper tow points, and must always wrap around a crappy object on their vehicle... this is why we always break straps.... we have NEVER yet used a strap that did not break on us.... and many times, when we do use a strap, that elastic action only acts to absorb the pull, rather than aid in the pull... i guess it is just the style of stuck that people get around here.... i'm sure i CAN find a suitable strap somewhere around here... i just have to hope to afford one... and... how do you suggest linking them together... there are times when we have to pull with about 40-50 feet of distance between the stuck vehicle and the rescue vehicle
joejeepny
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A snatch strap is designed to strecth and absorb the initial shock of the strap tighning up. the pulling vehicle keeps moving forward without a big frame bending jolt (chains will break or break something under this type of pull) and the strap stretches and then the strap rebounds using the forward momentum of the pull truck and the starp snaping back to doulbe the pulling power of the tow vehicle. This rebound is what lets jeeps pull out pickups.
joejeepny
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You use a wood dowel to link to straps together. Get a copy of mark smiths guide to 4-wheeling and read it. And always tie a towel or jacket to the middle opf the strap or chain. This adds wind resistance to slow the strap when its flying at you after you use it wrong and it breaks.
Another heads-up that I learned the hard way is that exhaust pipes = burnt straps = snap. Does anyone know of a good tow point for the rear of a YJ. The only thing I can find is the slot in the frame behind the rear tires which only works with a hook strap... ? thanks. jered
Bounty__Hunter
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I know it's harsh to say, but tell these yahoos without proper tow points that you will not tow them out and risk your life and theirs. They get stranded enough times they'll install proper pull points.Snitty said:
As for hooking two straps together, just feed the two straps through each others eyes, but be sure to install a strong stick or other object where they meet so you'll be able to loosen them enough to get them apart after they cinch tight.
Two grade 8 bolts all the way through the frame. It's best to sleeve the frame, but I didn't and have had no problems.JeredYJ said:
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