SRW 3500 2WD vs 4WD
Deciding if I should purchase a 2WD or 4WD SWR 3500 but need a little advice from those of you who have a 2WD or have had both. Total 5th wheel weight loaded is around 13,500 so do not need a dually a...
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laknox wrote:Veebyes wrote:
The whole thread reminds me of this one seen in Chicken, Alaska. Not many trees to get a winch line on up there but there is plenty of mud.
If this works for boats, why not vehicles.
My h.s. physics teacher didn't have much use for winches. He carried an old truck axle, a sledge hammer and about 100' of cable in 2 50' lengths. He'd hammer in the axle, attach the cable to truck and pin (or tree), then simply grab the cable in the middle and lift it or walk sideways. That's a =lot= of leverage! Just keep doing it until unstuck. Of course, his main point was "don't drive in places where you =could= get stuck". :-)
Lyle
Lyle, your physics teacher was testing you, and obviously you failed. Pulling sideways on that cable provides less force than pulling straight in-line with the cable. Simple vector analysis. If you think there's any way one person pulling in any direction could beat a winch (about 12,000 pounds, or 24,000 pounds with a snatch block) I've got some great beachfront property in Kansas that I'll sell to you. Anchors to get stuck vehicles out when no trees are within reach of the winch are readily available and used by many off-readers.
