Winches

[BIRDMAN]

I love you Birdman

 

[BentToast]

Hey there toast, you wanna make out?

Sick bastard

 

[BIRDMAN]

Sick bastard

well, do you?

 

[BentToast]

Good god Birdman! What is with you today?

 

[BIRDMAN]

Good god Birdman! What is with you today?

i will take that as a no

 

[bfr]

I'm an FJ guy until my Raptor arrives. Tons of winch users among the FJ crowd...probably lots more mudders and rock crawlers than desert runners. 1.5x GVW as a bare minumum. So I wouldn't consider anything less than a 9,000lb winch for the Raptor. 2x would be better. Think about how you're going to be running your Raptor. On as little as a 10% incline (6 degrees) a winch's pulling power is cut in half. Pulling out of sand is a lot easier than mud.

I carry a TeraFlex Trail Recovery Kit plus an AMSteelBlue kinetic recovery rope (like a snatch strap). The kit has a 7' tree strap and a 30' tow strap both rated at 20,000lbs. The KERR is 1" x 30' and rated to 32,000lbs. If you're going to be pulling stuck vehicles, definitely have a snatch strap.

I plan to keep all that gear for my Raptor and I'm eyeing the Superwinch Talon 12.5 SR (12,500lb). Warn would be my 2nd choice.

 

[Lead Foot]

A Foldable anchor Would Be a Second Best Buy!

Out in the Sand Theres not Much To Hook on.....

Anybody seen a Anchor Set up for This Purpose?

Might save Yourself One day :~)

At Work they Teach Us That "Self Rescue" Is Number One Form of rescue... :~)

Later LT

 

[BIRDMAN]

A Foldable anchor Would Be a Second Best Buy!

Out in the Sand Theres not Much To Hook on.....

Anybody seen a Anchor Set up for This Purpose?

Might save Yourself One day :~)

At Work they Teach Us That "Self Rescue" Is Number One Form of rescue... :~)

Later LT

good call on that....

 

[BOJANGLES]

Yeah, you don't see many winches in the desert around here. ...and when you do, it's typically just for show.

 

[JP7]

An old one, but good one...
Must have been a Warn.

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