Reinen
Well-Known Member
Well now you do.I agree they can be used for self-recovery, but I don't know anyone that actually carries the rest of the required equipment to do so. They can winch a very short distance before needing to be reset (meaning the chain/cable slack taken up). I say chain because most people carry recovery straps that have some stretch, which again makes the Hi-Lift almost worthless in a self-recovery situation. They can be used for self-recovery, but only if you run cable or chain, or a recovery strap that has little or no stretch...and all of those in lengths that will allow you to reach a recovery point (tree/rock). They also have a max (meaning it's even lower at the upper portion of the jack) rated load/winching load capacity of 4660/5,000 lbs. (respectively), which is too low to be used safely with most of our Jeeps.
I carry chain, hi-lift winching chains, steel cable, tow strap, snatch strap, tree saver, d-rings, soft shackles, pulleys, and a resistance cheat sheet. All this on top of a Warn winch because sometimes you need to winch in two directions simultaneously. I also take off-road recovery classes where we put an old Jeep in all sorts of nasty situations and figure out how to self-recover it.
All because I wander all over Winder Towing / Matt's Off-Road Recovery's territory, I have yet to meet the guy and I'm very intent on never needing his services. If I avoid that just once, having all this equipment is worth it.
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