The idea is great, however...can he comfortably carry the weight of the winch to the
other end of the vehicle in mud to his knees (or deeper)?

I thought of that, but very quickly realized that I cant manage the weight of the
winch if its not on flat (non-slippery) ground - but thats a personal thing, and also
depends on which winch you have. A lot of you guys can manage it just fine.

In a pinch, if I was desperate, I think I would run the cable under the axles and
pray I didnt screw up anything important. Better yet, slowly bring the nose around
with short pulls at an extreme angle (respooling the winch between).

You carry a ****** block, right? that can help a lot when the pulls are really sharp
and awkward, if, you have a place to attach it to.


On Sun, 2 May 2004 14:27:01 -0700, "William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote:

>>What happens in a scenario where the only thing to hook a winch to is behind
>>you. How is that handled? Do you run the cable under the jeep and work it
>>that way?
>>
>>A friend of mine was thinking about hooking the winch to a 2" receiver hitch
>>in the front and back so in case of this scenario he could unhook the winch
>>from the front and put it on the back.
>>
>>
>>Comments, ideas......
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Bill
>>

 

Pectoralis major? ;-)
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"Nathan W. Collier" wrote:
>
> i keep a come-along for winching backwards. 99% of the time if i need a
> winch, a forward pull is acceptable. since i dont use a winch very often
> anyway, a come-along does fine for the 1% that i have to winch backwards,
> and thats assuming i cant run the cable under the jeep for whatever reason.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
>
> "....a talking bird is a freak" - Mr. Ed

 

Pectoralis major? ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nathan W. Collier" wrote:
>
> i keep a come-along for winching backwards. 99% of the time if i need a
> winch, a forward pull is acceptable. since i dont use a winch very often
> anyway, a come-along does fine for the 1% that i have to winch backwards,
> and thats assuming i cant run the cable under the jeep for whatever reason.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
>
> "....a talking bird is a freak" - Mr. Ed

 

Pectoralis major? ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nathan W. Collier" wrote:
>
> i keep a come-along for winching backwards. 99% of the time if i need a
> winch, a forward pull is acceptable. since i dont use a winch very often
> anyway, a come-along does fine for the 1% that i have to winch backwards,
> and thats assuming i cant run the cable under the jeep for whatever reason.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
>
> "....a talking bird is a freak" - Mr. Ed

 

Pectoralis major? ;-)
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nathan W. Collier" wrote:
>
> i keep a come-along for winching backwards. 99% of the time if i need a
> winch, a forward pull is acceptable. since i dont use a winch very often
> anyway, a come-along does fine for the 1% that i have to winch backwards,
> and thats assuming i cant run the cable under the jeep for whatever reason.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
>
> "....a talking bird is a freak" - Mr. Ed

 

Mud?
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Paul Calman wrote:
>
> It seems to me, that if you are buried in mud, you might have trouble
> getting the cable under it.
> Most factory reciever mount winches are pretty light.
> I have used my winch to drag the front end 90 degrees and set another pull
> to get me turned around.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
> "

 

Mud?
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Paul Calman wrote:
>
> It seems to me, that if you are buried in mud, you might have trouble
> getting the cable under it.
> Most factory reciever mount winches are pretty light.
> I have used my winch to drag the front end 90 degrees and set another pull
> to get me turned around.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
> "

 

Mud?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Calman wrote:
>
> It seems to me, that if you are buried in mud, you might have trouble
> getting the cable under it.
> Most factory reciever mount winches are pretty light.
> I have used my winch to drag the front end 90 degrees and set another pull
> to get me turned around.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
> "

 

Mud?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Calman wrote:
>
> It seems to me, that if you are buried in mud, you might have trouble
> getting the cable under it.
> Most factory reciever mount winches are pretty light.
> I have used my winch to drag the front end 90 degrees and set another pull
> to get me turned around.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
> "

 

It seems to me, that if you are buried in mud, you might have trouble
getting the cable under it.
Most factory reciever mount winches are pretty light.
I have used my winch to drag the front end 90 degrees and set another pull
to get me turned around.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
"