antichrist said:
...as illustrated in the OP photo.
for fuck's sake the original picture was just to show the size of the rope. i forgot that in the world of internet, blog, e-chat, it's not as if i was drinking a beer with you and can actually get my point across. so in hind sight i would not have posted a picture of that rope on one tight recovery point. in fact i wouldn't have posted it at all.
antichrist/tom, here's the deal.
i don't believe in recovery from the front......that means I did not do my job setting my truck up properly, picked the wrong line, or even worse; i went on a trail ride without ensuring my equipment worked properly.
IN THE EVENT i actually needed yanked from the front, i would use one of Justin's flimsy death causing shackles on EACH of my front points, with a tree strap, connected to a snatch with another one of Justin's flimsy death causing shackle......................wait a minute. that means not only did i not drive properly or set my truck up properly, it means I DID NOT PICK A LINE THAT WOULD PUT ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I COULD NOT WINCH MYSELF. and if i put myself in a position where i would snap my recovery gear, i guarentee i would snap the winch line before a shackle. and i know this for fact from winching other people, i snapped my winch line twice and go figure i never broke a shackle. the third and final truck i had to winch we finally just tied the rest of the winch line to my front bumper. wow, a figure eight already snapped winch line still pulled a one ton defender out without failing. that;s why i prefer reality over theory, it usually always works.
after reading your posts, the only thing i take from it is this, ALWAYS put yourself in a situation where you can only rely on WINCHING YOURSELF BY YOURSELF, which i also believe in....always expect the worse and rely on your gear. however, i know justin, and i know he would never sacrifice reliability over paying the bills. your incessant posts about failure lead me to believe you you feel he would sell something for the sake of paying his bills, which is actually offensive.
i'll add this, yes most people have no clue how to safely recover their vehicle (why else do we now have wireless winch controllers?). double pull, snatch block, sit in your driver's chair, let it dig, then throttle, let it dig, repeat......wheel with people you trust, set your truck properly, and know your ability. follow those guidelines and you usually never have to hook your winch up.