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[kevman65]

Used them at work for years, no thank you.

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[Fabtech Motorsports]

I once used a Hi Lift jack as a winch, super slow, but got the guy out. Bought a Warn after that.

 

[GI Grandpa]

That’s right, the Come Along Winch. No installation needed, no power draw from our vehicles, and no aftermarket bumpers required, just 10,000 lbs of muscle ,11.5 feet at a time.

$49.99 vs $1000.00

Nuff said..

Or just use your Hi-Lift.

 

[whiteglad]

Wyeth-Scott More Power Puller, with synthetic rope (35-50 feet will fit on the drum, depending on diameter of the rope) put onto it.

 

[JeepDaddyJT]

yeah pulling a 6K truck out of sticky mud is like pulling 9k-10K ,, that isnt going to do crap when really needed.

 

[SoK66]

Why aren’t you willing to get a powered winch? It’s probably one of the most needed items. You should have if you’re doing any sort of four wheeling. One of the first items you should get.

I think that depends upon where you live & wheel. I live in the Jeep Heaven of SW Colorado and venture into SE Utah regularly. In the last twenty nine years of active wheeling I’ve pulled cable once to get my Jeep out of trouble. I’ve used the winch to clear downed aspen a few times. We regularly debate the need to haul all that weight around on the front of the frame. If you don’t need one don’t get one.

 

[Zachanadandy]

I think that depends upon where you live & wheel. I live in the Jeep Heaven of SW Colorado and venture into SE Utah regularly. In the last twenty nine years of active wheeling I’ve pulled cable once to get my Jeep out of trouble. I’ve used the winch to clear downed aspen a few times. We regularly debate the need to haul all that weight around on the front of the frame. If you don’t need one don’t get one.

No snow wheeling? That seems to be the place I most often need to pull cable. Of course I keep going until it gets so deep that I'm sitting on the frame before I turn around (usually winch assisted).

 

[MeiMei]

I used to have a two wheel drive truck and regular cars and this got me out of a lot of bad situations, but there isn’t much cable. Print extra chain or a tow strap. I will install a winch in my bumper, but my navigator has one of these.

 

[DCB]

This is after two hours of recovery effort with 100' full winch line and 100' kinetic rope. There was about 30' of hip deep mud between me and the closest stable tree I could pull against. It was a hot day.

I can't imagine what this would have been like with a Come Along

 

[WestwallNF104A]

This is after two hours of recovery effort with 100' full winch line and 100' kinetic rope. There was about 30' of hip deep mud between me and the closest stable tree I could pull against. It was a hot day.

I can't imagine what this would have been like with a Come Along

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Let me guess, the last words were "send it!"

 

[rharr]

The manual stuff works in certain conditions. The biggest drawback is not having the ability to work the winch and the gas pedal at the same time if needed. The manual stuff forces you into a dead pull (more work).

 

[Zachanadandy]

The manual stuff works in certain conditions. The biggest drawback is not having the ability to work the winch and the gas pedal at the same time if needed. The manual stuff forces you into a dead pull (more work).

Not sure the dead pull is the biggest drawback. Especially after years of doing it the manual way and now a decade running a winch on every Jeep. I think the biggest drawback is the limited pull range usually necessitating re-rigging a whole bunch of times. Although the sheer amount of hard as hell manual labor involved is probably worse. The time saved alone from one hard stuck is well worth the cost of a winch to avoid the manual method.

 

[Badunit]

This is after two hours of recovery effort with 100' full winch line and 100' kinetic rope. There was about 30' of hip deep mud between me and the closest stable tree I could pull against. It was a hot day.

I can't imagine what this would have been like with a Come Along

You tend to be more careful (or strategic) when all you have is a come along. You know what is in store for you if you are not.

 

[PW45]

LOVE IT! everyone should go through a come along winching lesson, it's unique and you have to pay attention to different things.

Double check that label, that doesn't look anywhere near a 10,000lbs come along. The one I had that size was 1500

 

[Charles 236]

LOVE IT! everyone should go through a come along winching lesson, it's unique and you have to pay attention to different things.

Double check that label, that doesn't look anywhere near a 10,000lbs come along. The one I had that size was 1500

I got my "come along winching" lessons about 40 years ago. That Power Wagon was a beast to pull out using a come along. I probably would have a heart attack now if I had to work that hard.

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