Using an anchor
One of the 2WD vs 4WD threads got me to wondering how useful could a boat anchor be, combined with a winch, to get one out of a sticky situation? An anchor is only as good as the ground it goes int...
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Shearwater wrote:
i second the concern about using rope - particularly nylon. This stuff stretches 20-25% pretty easily and if it broke it would come back like a rubber band. Chain would be a safer, but much heavier material.
Whether it's rope or cable, place a heavy jacket, blanket, or? in the middle of the line. Stand clear!
Any tow operator "worth his salt" knows this - but they don't bother....so, If you are around a tow operator or anyone else using a winch and *not* using this simple safety technique - put lots of distance between you and his tow cable/line (no matter what it's made of).:R
Ask any guy that has worked the deck of an aircraft carrier what a broken arresting cable can do - and - the USN routinely check *their* cables!..:W
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