Winches
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Re: Winches
Not if you are a poor dancer.
Jo wrote:
> isn't that "Two to Tango"??
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:408D707A.5C483D3F@***.net...
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>> It takes two to tangle.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>>The funniest part about this entire threaed is how easy it was to get
>
> Bill
>
>>>frothing at the mouth!
>
>
>
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03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Jo wrote:
> isn't that "Two to Tango"??
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:408D707A.5C483D3F@***.net...
>
>> It takes two to tangle.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Jerry McG wrote:
>>
>>>The funniest part about this entire threaed is how easy it was to get
>
> Bill
>
>>>frothing at the mouth!
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: Winches
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:02:59 GMT, Steve <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote:
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
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Re: Winches
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:02:59 GMT, Steve <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote:
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
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Re: Winches
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:02:59 GMT, Steve <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote:
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
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Re: Winches
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:02:59 GMT, Steve <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote:
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
>SB wrote:
>> Does anyone else carry the old tried and tested method of a come-a-long?
>
>I do. It has got me unstuck many times. Takes a bit of work though.
>Often have to crank it as much as it can take and then go back to the
>vehicle and apply some gas or the hi-lift to gain an inch or two and
>then back to the come-along and repeat. So far, I've only been stuck
>once where the come-along didn't cut it.
>
>Steve
I used to, but only for a while for my baja. Even a hand-cranked
winch is better (in my opinion) than a come-along. A come-along is
better than nothing, but that's about it.
"I can hammer it back into shape later."
:wq!
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Re: Winches
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:36:53 -0700, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
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Re: Winches
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:36:53 -0700, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
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Re: Winches
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:36:53 -0700, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
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Re: Winches
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:36:53 -0700, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by L.W.(ßill) ------
III <----------@***.net>:
No floats in Solex carbs? OK...
> If it's not idling too well in that position we just pull the idle
>speed **** out a little, you have one, right? Of course, you do your
>batter would be dead in twenty seconds if the alternator not working
>fast enough:
>http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...CarbBottom.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>Bob Casanova wrote:
>>
>> Ummm...how do you keep the engine in a Real Jeep (with a
>> carburetor, of course) running to keep the PTO winch pulling
>> while you winch the Real Jeep up a 30' vertical cliff?
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
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Re: Winches
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:36:19 GMT, the following appeared in
rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by "SB"
<chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>:
Saltwater will. Freshwater (usually) won't; it's not a very
good conductor.
>But really....if the water level got to the height of the battery
>terminals...wouldn't that short it out? forget the water level in the cab
>getting in to those cheesy connectors that we put on our CB's and stuff..
>
>
>"Bill" <Bill@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>news:tpgo80ldu9dbsue1gc646rbvu6s331fkf5@4ax.com.. .
>> > With the electronic governor, solenoid, I assume the battery
>> >terminals cannot short under water. Can they? <ROTFLMAO>
>>
>> Not if setup properly.. I had a vehicle almost completly submersed
>> in water.. Your PTO on your "real" (bs) jeep wouldn't have done a
>> thing for you..
>> Had it been your "real" (bs) jeep you'd have been looking forward to
>> a three day walk in sub-zero temperatures.. With little effort that
>> electric winch was able to pull the us out, and pull start the
>> vehicle, luckly the engine was well sealed and the water was just shy
>> of the snorkle so none got in..
>>
>> All this "real" crap just makes you look somewhat like an *** you do
>> realize...
>
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov
rec.autos.makers.jeep+******, posted by "SB"
<chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>:
Saltwater will. Freshwater (usually) won't; it's not a very
good conductor.
>But really....if the water level got to the height of the battery
>terminals...wouldn't that short it out? forget the water level in the cab
>getting in to those cheesy connectors that we put on our CB's and stuff..
>
>
>"Bill" <Bill@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>news:tpgo80ldu9dbsue1gc646rbvu6s331fkf5@4ax.com.. .
>> > With the electronic governor, solenoid, I assume the battery
>> >terminals cannot short under water. Can they? <ROTFLMAO>
>>
>> Not if setup properly.. I had a vehicle almost completly submersed
>> in water.. Your PTO on your "real" (bs) jeep wouldn't have done a
>> thing for you..
>> Had it been your "real" (bs) jeep you'd have been looking forward to
>> a three day walk in sub-zero temperatures.. With little effort that
>> electric winch was able to pull the us out, and pull start the
>> vehicle, luckly the engine was well sealed and the water was just shy
>> of the snorkle so none got in..
>>
>> All this "real" crap just makes you look somewhat like an *** you do
>> realize...
>
--
Bob C.
Reply to Bob-Casanova @ worldnet.att.net
(without the spaces, of course)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov