Tips on pulling cars (rescue) out of ditch

[BearLeeAsian]

Going out in the morning to help pull some cars out of icy ditches / roads.

Any advice on pulling? Just straight jerk on the 4x4?

 

[Icecobra]

Your going to break stuff....

 

[BearLeeAsian]

Haha. Of course I'll be using proper recovery points...

 

[Rookie]

Make them sign a waiver of liability. Lol

 

[BearLeeAsian]

Make them sign a waiver of liability. Lol

Good tip haha

 

[Icecobra]

Best advice get winch,,,, snap and jerk method your going to break things on your truck, or theirs...

 

[Evilmonkey]

Bubba rope 7/8x30'. Just watch out for the cars as they ricochet off of everything! I personally wouldn't do it. Leave it to the tow companies. You could damage your Raptor retrieving a Prius and have a lifetime of psychiatry bills all pointing back to the dreadful day in which you made the wrong decision. Keep driving unless you see another Raptor owner in the ditch. Then, by all means help with an extraction!

 

[MagicMtnDan]

Good question!

Some quick finds online:

Recovery Techniques & Equipment

https://www.juststraps.com.au/pdf/Snatch Straps Industry Guidelines Final March 08 Amended pdf.pdf

Recovery Straps - Tow Straps - Proper Usage


Winching:
Winching and Vehicle Recovery Worksheet- Pangaea Expeditions


This has some cool ideas in it:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/US Army driving manual vehicle recovery ch22.pdf

 

[Icecobra]

Do not do this....

Jeep pulling another jeep with rope tied to Bumper - YouTube

Or this


Bumper Bust | OrangeCabinet | OrangeCabinet - YouTube

One right way to do it...

Redneck Truck Recovery Gone Wild - YouTube

 

[BearLeeAsian]

Thanks, I'll be picking up a nice rope in the morning. I'll be with two-three other guys.. One with an F150, one with a F250, and one with a F350. More than likely they will be doing all the pulling but thought I could help since it will be a mess out there tomorrow. I'll be sure to pull nice and slow if needed.