I need a winch, but why?

[TroutFishingInAmerica]

At risk of getting flamed I have a suggestion. For the needs you described I would go with a Wyeth-Scott More Power Puller. It's a Come-Along from hell.
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Quality, USA made, every individual part is available for repair. Use on the homestead or trail. Labor intense and slow, but it works.

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[Summitsearcher]

Because you’ll look the the badass off-roading jeep bro… that’s why! Just think of all the chicks you can pull with that thing.

More alimony payments.

 

[Summitsearcher]

At risk of getting flamed I have a suggestion. For the needs you described I would go with a Wyeth-Scott More Power Puller. It's a Come-Along from hell.
https://www.wyeth-scott.com/
Quality, USA made, every individual part is available for repair. Use on the homestead or trail. Labor intense and slow, but it works.

Heck of a puller!

 

[Jefe1018]

At risk of getting flamed I have a suggestion. For the needs you described I would go with a Wyeth-Scott More Power Puller. It's a Come-Along from hell.
https://www.wyeth-scott.com/
Quality, USA made, every individual part is available for repair. Use on the homestead or trail. Labor intense and slow, but it works.

In my early 30’s, even I’m too old for that. China winch for the win! Ha!

I am sure that thing could get you out of a pickled place and in a situation where you need to go both back and sideways I can see it being a useful companion to a winch, but maybe not a full blown alternative.

 

[kevman65]

At risk of getting flamed I have a suggestion. For the needs you described I would go with a Wyeth-Scott More Power Puller. It's a Come-Along from hell.
https://www.wyeth-scott.com/
Quality, USA made, every individual part is available for repair. Use on the homestead or trail. Labor intense and slow, but it works.

As someone that uses come-a-longs at work, that's a TON of work.

 

[Summitsearcher]

As someone that uses come-a-longs at work, that's a TON of work.

Very punny.

 

[kevman65]

Very punny.

Actually being serious. First time you have to move something about 20 feet that has any weight to it, you'll be wore out.

 

[Summitsearcher]

I agree with you. Just funny i thought you meant to use “ton“ as a pun. Must be my ole fart meds.

 

[texanjeeper]

A lift is not on my list of to-do items, but a winch and new bumper definitely are. Being able to pull myself out of being stuck sounds like something I need to be able to do, and if I could help somebody else out by pulling them out of a ditch or whatever, then that's a good thing as well.

 

[Summitsearcher]

A lift is not on my list of to-do items, but a winch and new bumper definitely are. Being able to pull myself out of being stuck sounds like something I need to be able to do, and if I could help somebody else out by pulling them out of a ditch or whatever, then that's a good thing as well.

I totally get it’s usefulness and having it when you need it most. I think the idea of having it portable may be a consideration. I could put it on the rear. Just have to consider the weight at my age. I‘ll look to see what’s available and see if I can catch a sale.

 

[Jteakus]

Every Jeep needs a winch.

 

[bailer]

You need a winch because……. climate change, obviously. ?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Over the years I have found a winch to be indispensable. This includes offroading, but also certain situations on our 10acres.

If you're just into pulling shrubs, logs, etc, just flip the Jeep around, put it in 4WD, or 4WDLo and pull it out.

Meh, winch has more umph for such things. I used to use my tractor to pull brush, small tree stumps and such, once in a while I'd have to actually connect a come-along or small winch.

I'd go winch. Hey, wait - I did. And I've used it for CONTROL and real power. It's easier to pull and move things with a winch than trying to run that truck even in 4L to pull a small tree out.
Put a snatch block in the works and you can really get some pull and fine control over speed.

After the big derecho here a couple of years ago, the son of my wife's quilting friend used a winch on his Dodge to help remove tree debris and pull some stumps. You just can't drive and do that.

I've used mine to fine-tune the position of a generator on a concrete pad (only a winch gives that sort of control) and to pull another guy out of a snowy ditch.
I'll probably be using it to move a windmill this summer.

 

[Rusty PW]

I used the winch on my Power Wagon to pull a big ass 60 gun, gun safe up the steps of a basement. Helping my brother in law move. Yanked out tree stumps, hedge. Moved a neighbor's shed. Pulled a bunch of cars after a snow storm. Got myself unstuck a few times, and a few others.

 

[Caspien]

Used a winch to help pull the top of a tree away from falling on a house, when it had been torn off in the middle of a storm... Literally the day after I installed it.

Have since used it to pull an SUV up a ravine (lady missed her exit, and went down the embankment into a run off), and pull a couple of idiots out of the mud at local parks... Have also used it to reposition a dumpster at the office, when some yahoo decided to drive thru the lot at 60mph, and slammed into the dumpster, sending it skidding across the lot about 200ft. Turns out when rescue and EMS show up to help said idiot, they don't move dumpsters back into place.

Also used it right a small boom lift that tipped into a local building. (Boom lift had too much weight, they didn't put the legs out, and it tipped into the building, sitting on two wheels.)



So yeah... Have used it for much more than the trail.. hilariously, have never needed it for self recovery, yet


~ Casp

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