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[altrocker1]

Re: Re: Important

Hell unless I had a bunch of stop/starts to make, or extended night driving to do I would have driven it where I needed to go for the day, and changed it at home that evening...

I thought about it, but it was 3 hours to go through a very secluded part of pa/ ny...I knew I had time to change it, so I did. I would royally f-ed if my injectors shut down in the Catskills but this way I still made it to work on time. I did think about buying another fresh battery since I need one for the mj...

Hell unless I had a bunch of stop/starts to make, or extended night driving to do I would have driven it where I needed to go for the day, and changed it at home that evening...




There's a show called Punkin Chucking on Discovery. The hosts are usually the crew from Mythbusters, and the whole show is about different styles of pumpkin tossers. The air cannons usually throw the farthest. I believe the record is a mile, or right around that distance. IIRC it's on sometime around Thanksgiving time.

I thought about it, but it was 3 hours to go through a very secluded part of pa/ ny...I knew I had time to change it, so I did. I would royally f-ed if my injectors shut down in the Catskills.

 

[altrocker1]

Weird...my tapatalk does strange things sometimes

 

[shortxjdoug]

That's just a matter of how you winch it down. Mine has no suspension movement in the front end after i winched it.

Heck usually a anchor on the back and the winch on the front are the only thing holding a vehicle onto a rollback.

True. Its all in the angles.

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

Angle of the dangle

 

[BRIANHO13]

Tow trucks do it every day with bigger winches and to less mobile frame and axles. You take a dip hard enough to compress the suspension and slack the cable then it just bounces against the brake.

A tow truck cinches it solid against the chains and hooks to the rear. No movement against the brake

The guy that towed my xj yesterday hooked his winch to the front and rear axle only.

I only ever hooked to the axles, no matter what I was towing and just let the body roll. Never had any issues and it is a much nicer ride on the trailer, since the jeep (not just the trailer) suspension can absorb a lot of bumps.

 

[IllianaXJ]

Tow trucks do it all day everyday. What does it do to the winch?

I never secured the vehicle on a wrecker with the winch. Straps f/r, winch was just tight enough to take up the slack. DOT does not recognize the winch as an approved tie down on a wrecker, it is supposed to be for loading/unloading only.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I love my winch...she brings me beer sometimes..

Cheese "or is it wench?" Man

 

[MKR5150]

At least it's not wrench

 

[kmanxj5050]

We always used the winch on front two chains with T hooks or to the axle on the back. With a hydraulic winch that thing isnt going anywhere

 

[DoWorkXJ]

Re: Re: Important

We always used the winch on front two chains with T hooks or to the axle on the back. With a hydraulic winch that thing isnt going anywhere

Yeah, I'm thinking hydraulic winch is the key word here. Definitely makes a difference.

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Re: Re: Important

Tow trucks do it all day everyday. What does it do to the winch?

I used to do this when I had the bus, it ruined the brake in the winch. New WARN brakes are $180 for a HS9500i.

Winches on tow trucks are hydraulic, and they have a different braking system than an electric utility winch.

When I was hauling cars I used the winch to pull the car up, and one or two chains on the back. Done.

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

Well it got me home. My winch is currently apart and looks fine (other than the connection I burned up) but I think I'll play it safe and just get a strap on my front tow point in the future until I get antisway bars

 

[macgyvr]

The tow guys here use a warn electric winch, hook to the front, pull it up, grab the rear with a big hook and chain that they catch in the rollback and they are outta there...

mac 'time is money' gyvr

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Quite honestly I don't care of you use your winch for that purpose. I'm just relaying my past experience. Do with it as you please.

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

I don't want a broken winch.

 

[kmanxj5050]

Re: Re: Important

I don't want a broken winch.

Thats what she said

 

[Fore Wheeler]

mine did fine for several years, until it broke.

 

[POLAR_JEEP_04]

Broke is broke lol

 

[macgyvr]

Mine lasted 13 years til I side loaded it too much and broke it at Rausch Creek pulling Rob out...

mac 'never used it to pull anything down to the trailer tho' gyvr

 

[VAhasnoWAVES]

might just look like a bunch of lines now, the final solid model comes tomorrow.

but acceptable roll center, desirable camber change, minimal tire scrub, regressive travel, and 10" of travel with 12" of clearance at ride height on a 23" tire in a sub 400 pound car? im fairly happy with it.