"Get someone unstuck" question...
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"Get someone unstuck" question...
i got an 84 ford 2 wheel drive with an inline 6
they got a 90 some odd toyota half ton
how do i get 'em unstuck? no winch
where do i tie the rope and/or chain at on mine and theirs?
they got a 90 some odd toyota half ton
how do i get 'em unstuck? no winch
where do i tie the rope and/or chain at on mine and theirs?
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From: clarks mills, PA
tie one end of the rope around there driveshaft and the other on to your back axle
pull it tite and both of you smash it
the rope will rap around their driveshaft and act as a winch and pull them right out
pull it tite and both of you smash it
the rope will rap around their driveshaft and act as a winch and pull them right out
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Originally posted by fordman300
tie one end of the rope around there driveshaft and the other on to your back axle
pull it tite and both of you smash it
the rope will rap around their driveshaft and act as a winch and pull them right out
tie one end of the rope around there driveshaft and the other on to your back axle
pull it tite and both of you smash it
the rope will rap around their driveshaft and act as a winch and pull them right out
i'm not that dumb
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id go with frame and frame.
i bent my rear bumper up a lil doin that though. the chain came up and bent my rear bumper. in my gallery you can see what looks like a shiny spot on it. thats just the flash reflecting off the outward dent.
i bent my rear bumper up a lil doin that though. the chain came up and bent my rear bumper. in my gallery you can see what looks like a shiny spot on it. thats just the flash reflecting off the outward dent.
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if you go to a Tow company or body shop You can get a hold of a Set of frame hooks that go into the factory knotches on your frame. If you go to the righgt places they have barrels on them they'll give you a few or cost little of nothing because if use for a long trip or so long of time they gotta replace them if there bad or not. Handy to have if no tow hooks on either truck. That'kk give you a mounting point. If you have a hilift jack (some people call them tractor jacks) They'll double as a hand help winch and or ya can jack the one end of the truck up high enough to get it out of the ruts, you and whoever is with you can get on one side of the truck "out of the way of the jack" and push the truck over of the jack onto ground without your ruts. just move from front to rear til ya far enough over. But your jack points have to be centered in front or rear to work. another is a come-a-long to use as a hand winch. Either way ya choose is alot of work but can be done.
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Around their towhooks...........because if they are wheeling.....they should have them.
PS...............do NOT use a chain...the Darwin Awards have all of their entries for this year already.
PS...............do NOT use a chain...the Darwin Awards have all of their entries for this year already.
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I have used a 3/8 chain to pull stuff out. Once using my BII to pull a stuck F-350 out of a snow bank, it ripped through the F-350 bumper, bent my frame, and came flying over my head inside the BII. It happens so fast you do not have time to duck, just to hope it does not go through your hood (should be open) or grill. Your truck could totally destroy a normal chain if you get traction. Plus, a heavy chain will easily go through a tailgate or door if it snaps.
1/2 inch link chain (proof, 80, or load tested) is the only thing stout enough to pull a truck, I have pulled tractors off ice with that.
I agree, go with a strap and towhooks. Total investment (3"x30'strap $35, four sets of tow hooks with keeper clips (4x$12)) = $85. As cheap as a good chain without all the drawbacks. Without the hooks on each end, you eliminate a projectile, so the strap is unlikely to go through a steel object or even a windshield if it snaps.
1/2 inch link chain (proof, 80, or load tested) is the only thing stout enough to pull a truck, I have pulled tractors off ice with that.
I agree, go with a strap and towhooks. Total investment (3"x30'strap $35, four sets of tow hooks with keeper clips (4x$12)) = $85. As cheap as a good chain without all the drawbacks. Without the hooks on each end, you eliminate a projectile, so the strap is unlikely to go through a steel object or even a windshield if it snaps.
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From: Boise, ID
Originally posted by fordman300
tie one end of the rope around there driveshaft and the other on to your back axle
pull it tite and both of you smash it
the rope will rap around their driveshaft and act as a winch and pull them right out
tie one end of the rope around there driveshaft and the other on to your back axle
pull it tite and both of you smash it
the rope will rap around their driveshaft and act as a winch and pull them right out
Like what has been said already, go frame to frame (or hook to frame) and use a strap. A chain will tear stuff up alot quicker and can cause serious damage if it breaks. I broke a strap this weekend getting pulled out and the long end flew back and hit my buddies 02' Superduty. No damage... One last piece of advice.. Don't use a strap that is frayed or damaged from say, getting run over and drug under a tire on the pavement while towing. Don't ask how I know this.
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Its a Toyota get a backhoe and bury it. Tell your friend to by a ford.
A tow strap frame to frame is the only way to go . Ive pulled a lot of F350's stuck in mud with My 1/2 ton with the same six . It is four wheel but the six has enough to pull.
A tow strap frame to frame is the only way to go . Ive pulled a lot of F350's stuck in mud with My 1/2 ton with the same six . It is four wheel but the six has enough to pull.
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oh and i got pulled out today and the guy had a toyota 4-runner, some passer by. it had some huge tires on it for rock climbing. it was kind of a shame being pulled by a toyota! anyway he told me to drape some kind of weight in the middle of the strap (i used a big blanket) in case something breaks, the strap will fold in half at the weight and wont be like a rubber band snapping towards either truck.
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Originally posted by hyperpunkguy[F150]
he told me to drape some kind of weight in the middle of the strap
he told me to drape some kind of weight in the middle of the strap
My condolences for being towed out by a toyota.
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From: Tower MN, Houghton MI
Originally posted by JeremyH
Around their towhooks...........because if they are wheeling.....they should have them.
PS...............do NOT use a chain...the Darwin Awards have all of their entries for this year already.
Around their towhooks...........because if they are wheeling.....they should have them.
PS...............do NOT use a chain...the Darwin Awards have all of their entries for this year already.
and tow hooks should be bolted, not welded.