Guntar
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Simply to old and lazy for a come-along. I'll be honest.
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whiteglad
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The Mojave plastic front bumper weighs 34 lb. The Arcus with Harbor Freight 12,000 pound winch adds 101 lb. and lowers the front end 3/8 inch.
I also carry a Wyeth Scott that I bought decades ago and it might be needed if I need a rear pull or two winches.
I also carry a Wyeth Scott that I bought decades ago and it might be needed if I need a rear pull or two winches.
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After watching that project farm video and seeing how well the $289 winch did, I'm hesitant to bother with a come along.
If you have an existing trailer hitch and add some snatch blocks so you can direct the force and possibly a winch cable extension, you will be into it all for $500 ish, but it will be totally portable. Maybe a bit more if you don't have an old battery to use to power it.
A few months back I did the math, sorry, not going to go through it now, but a new condition $100 starting battery has enough energy to do something like 30 - 90 ft pulls at 10,000 of force. So an old battery should easily last a weekend.
If you have an existing trailer hitch and add some snatch blocks so you can direct the force and possibly a winch cable extension, you will be into it all for $500 ish, but it will be totally portable. Maybe a bit more if you don't have an old battery to use to power it.
A few months back I did the math, sorry, not going to go through it now, but a new condition $100 starting battery has enough energy to do something like 30 - 90 ft pulls at 10,000 of force. So an old battery should easily last a weekend.
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