New accessory for the lone wheeler...

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Originally Posted by TN-LR3

Well I must be high but i'm thinkin you have had this happen to you before

a sufficient amount of times to tell me that I need the most amount of recovery gear that I can get my hands on, and to upgrade my truck to a point where I minimize the amount of times I use said recovery gear.

[DiscoPilot]

Originally Posted by p76rangie

Bwana, Hank occasionally has a point. If you are going into places that justify a front and rear winch, you are going into places where you will cook your diffs.

The problem with temporary mounted winches is mounting them when your stuck. Wading into a mud hole trying to open the rear door without the car filling with mud and then trying to find the receiver and connect everything up. But it is better than not getting out at all.

yeah that does suck but if I wasn't hooking up a winch I'd be wading into the muck many more times with a hand operated cable winch.

Originally Posted by Bwana

If you get stuck with lockers, you need a winch. You're alone. You're screwed. If you break a diff, the winch can get you out. You're only slowed down. I've been in both situations. I'd take a winch first anyday. Recovery equipment is way more important than anything else when you're by yourself.

Look at it like this: If you have a winch, be sure and take a pair of boots. If you have no winch, take food and shelter.

I have hip high waders that stay in the truck as well as a high lift, shovel, ax, machete, 12 gauge, 2 straps and a 4 ton cable hand winch and a sleeping bag in winter. It's not fun work and its not quick but I have always made it home

[TN-LR3]

12 guage, thats the way to go right their you always have to be prepared for the swamp gangsters

[gordo]

JC, I agree wheeling alone is pointless unless youre hunting or something and dont have an option. Surely you can find someone else in Miami that wants to wheel. I personally dont think a 6k winch is going to do much good if you REALLY need it. Just be sure you have a doubler or maybe two just in case. If you do get stuck in something like that photo shows you are going to be hard pressed to find something to tie to. You will be out there all night digging a huge hole to bury your spare tire in to try and make an anchor. Take advice from the old timers and experienced wheelers on this board, it is not a good idea to go out alone. Gordo.

[Duncan]

I have a 9500lb hitch mounted winch for the rear of my Trucks.
I have never had to use it yet ( although I only picked it up a few months ago) it does give me some piece of mind plus I like the portability of the unit as I can switch it over to both vehicles. My D1 has a front hidden winch in the bumper but the G4 has no front winch and this unit will at least allows me to recover myself if the need arises. As for wheeling alone. I have to say that there are many occasions Hollidays etc when it is possible to run in to some problems and I never like to rely on someone else .
http://family.webshots.com/photo/206...85206368ZfCjwm
Cheers

[SCSL]

I have a 9,000 lb winch on my trail rig...

and a 12,000 lb winch on my DD.

How did that happen????

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Steven, what's your daily driver???...lol...a mog?

[SCSL]

lol
An over-winched DI......

One other piece of good kit is a small chain.... maybe 5'. I have a 20' chain from Colo for winching off boulders when there are no trees,,, but it's a PIA for hauling trees off trail (or street). The 5' chain is MUCH easier to handle.

Bottom line, though,,,, don't wheel alone. You're asking for trouble, if not danger.

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Son of a gun! A sign from up above! Hit quickie trails today earlier in the afternoon and saw the same set-up I got (portable M6000) go to work for a Landcruiser that was bogged down...the winch just couldnt! Tirfor here, I come!

[LR Max]

Awww hell...

I wheel all the time by myself. Its alright. Most of the time I have somewhere I NEED to go but with difficult terrain in the way, hence why I have a vehicle capable of making that sort of terrain. I pay the bills off of 4 wheeling and so sometimes I need to change locations. Hence, my rover allows me to traverse most (not all) of the difficult terrain to reach my required destination. All of the time within 200 yards and considering both my legs work, thats good enough. Most of the time, I am on my own, meeting other vehicles in the middle of nowhere which means my rover MUST get me there. No other photographers are enroute with myself so I MUST be totally self sufficient.

A winch is awesome. Go for a real mount rather than a multi-mount. Sure, it sounds cool but in reality your winch is sitting out there in the open. My local 4 wheel parts ALWAYS has some multi-mount winch that got wacked by a tree/rock and is now worthless. Warranty won't cover that. You are SOL. Why have your investment hanging out there in front where it is likely to get destroyed? Just mount it to the front and be done with it. Almost off of the time you NEED to go forward so the requirement for a forward mounted winch makes sense.

That said, ONCE, and ONLY ONCE in my many years of wheeling have I needed to winch out backwards. I had my 60" hi-lift, 10ft of chain, and a 50ft length of synthetic winch line. I used this combination along with a tree strap to extract my vehicle. Sure, it was a pain but neligible compared to all the times I've needed to winch forward.

Multi-mounts are stupid. I do not know ONE PERSON who actually wheels their rig that uses one (a few had them and got rid of them). Get a high end fast warn winch and it'll be good.

I have been debating the new powerplant winch. I have been attempting to decide if its worth it or not. The results have not come in yet but so far it looks pretty good. I recently looked at the price tag and a good warn winch and a C02 tank looks cheaper. But like I said, still up in the air over the subject. That sort of convienence might be worth the extra money.

[p76rangie]

I am not sure that I would class multi-mounts as stupid. There have some really good applications. There are a number of times I have had to pull the car sideways. Luckily I had other vehicles with winches handy. To see how a porta winch can come in handy, look here:
http://www.brawn4x4.com.au/port_a_winch.htm

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Originally Posted by LR Max

Awww hell...

I wheel all the time by myself. Its alright. Most of the time I have somewhere I NEED to go but with difficult terrain in the way, hence why I have a vehicle capable of making that sort of terrain. I pay the bills off of 4 wheeling and so sometimes I need to change locations. Hence, my rover allows me to traverse most (not all) of the difficult terrain to reach my required destination. All of the time within 200 yards and considering both my legs work, thats good enough. Most of the time, I am on my own, meeting other vehicles in the middle of nowhere which means my rover MUST get me there. No other photographers are enroute with myself so I MUST be totally self sufficient.

A winch is awesome. Go for a real mount rather than a multi-mount. Sure, it sounds cool but in reality your winch is sitting out there in the open. My local 4 wheel parts ALWAYS has some multi-mount winch that got wacked by a tree/rock and is now worthless. Warranty won't cover that. You are SOL. Why have your investment hanging out there in front where it is likely to get destroyed? Just mount it to the front and be done with it. Almost off of the time you NEED to go forward so the requirement for a forward mounted winch makes sense.

That said, ONCE, and ONLY ONCE in my many years of wheeling have I needed to winch out backwards. I had my 60" hi-lift, 10ft of chain, and a 50ft length of synthetic winch line. I used this combination along with a tree strap to extract my vehicle. Sure, it was a pain but neligible compared to all the times I've needed to winch forward.

Multi-mounts are stupid. I do not know ONE PERSON who actually wheels their rig that uses one (a few had them and got rid of them). Get a high end fast warn winch and it'll be good.

I have been debating the new powerplant winch. I have been attempting to decide if its worth it or not. The results have not come in yet but so far it looks pretty good. I recently looked at the price tag and a good warn winch and a C02 tank looks cheaper. But like I said, still up in the air over the subject. That sort of convienence might be worth the extra money.

Max...I already have a 9.5XP at the front of my truck. Definately a crucial piece of equipment for a lone wheeler... it's allowed me to get home many times. I had the portable set-up for the rear because I acquired it in a special deal at work. Before I had any winch there were several times my hilift got me out of some pretty sticky situations. I figured a winch mounted to the rear would make life a little easier but after seeing what I saw yesterday, I think the lighter, less spaceconsuming, and safer option is a tirfor.

BTW, I hope to wheel with you and josh and the rest of the gang soon after I move up to GA.

[RageRover]

Man, JC I wish you woulda moved up sooner, cause next weekend, well actually Thrusday, me and the members of my off road club at school are going to Tellico. Just looking around to see if anyone on here wanted to join.

But about the topic, multi-mounts are ok I guess. I have no need for them, at least not yet.