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profdant139
Explorer II
Mar 09, 2014

Winches: update -- problem solved, thanks to you!

(Update -- see last entry in this thread.) (I figured this has to be the right forum -- boondockers are the most likely to get stuck and need a winch, right? If not, Dear Moderator, please move th...
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_DJ_1
Explorer II
Mar 10, 2014
X2 on the snatch block. I can't find the pics but a few years ago I needed to put my old camper in the garage to repair the roof. My driveway also has a slight incline.

I built a dolly and set the camper on it. I went into the garage and mounted the snatch block on the interior wall. Parked my truck beside the camper and ran the winch line through the snatch block and back to the dolly.

It pulled the camper in straight plus it created a straight pull to the winch so no piling on one side of the drum.

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