Best boondocking gizmo so far...
Is the 12,000 Warn winch I have on the front of the truck. Past weekend saw us at a lake campsite up above Lake Chelan in Washington. Huge wind came up overnight and a large tree was downed blocking t...
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riven1950 wrote:
Yeah, just be really carefull as stated before using a winch / snatch block. A local guy here just got out of the hospital because he and a friend of ours were improperly using a cable / block. As I am sure you know, can be very deadly.
There are a few really good YouTube vids on proper winch usage. I got a two day 4x4 course, courtesy of the US Gov't thank ya'll, and they didn't spend a bunch of time...but they sure stressed the blanket on wire and staying out the line of fire. That and stay out of the area once the beer comes out.
YouTube..type 'safe winching' or 'winching safely'.
And then find someone that actually knows what they are doing and run out the line and do a few pulls with instruction.
Gary
