yah come alongs are garbage,hi lifts are way better...

 

come alongs are fine for recovery used em lots. the problem with straps as apoesed to chain with come alongs, with only having a few feet of stroke a strap will stretch and you will lose half your stroke. check the rating on a chain, a grade8 3/8ths chain has a single pull of 7100lbs doubled up you cant break that chain.older or slightly worn straps will reduce thier integrity quickly. I work with rigging all day every day and i will trust a chain over straps any day. come alongs are good you just have to be patient

 

having said that I think everyone should keep a hi lift jack in their trucks at all times. SSooooo versitile

 

I agree 100% about chain's,and hi lifts

 

One thing i havent heard mentioned yet is synthetic rope. Lighter and stronger than cable it doesn't stetch enough to carry kinetic energy and snap dangerously like cable or chain. Sorry SeattleCrwlr but I HAVE seen 7100lbs test chain break, even when double up, given this was in a dynamic pull situation where jerking force was applied, and I wont nock chain being very strong for static lift and pull, but ive seen grade 8 chain snap and sent a link through a winshield and out the bak window. I would choose synthetic rope over chain or straps anyday, given that a 3/8" line has a 18 000lbs breaking strength. One major downer about that stuff is pretty expesive and will wear fairly quicky if graded again rock and such, though most come with a slide along protective barrier that when used properly can easily protect your rope. Holy crap i sound like a sales pich haha, prolly because Ive been trying to find the best deal on some of that stuff for my winch for the better part of a week.

 

just get a high lift possibly the best rcovery tool to have on your truck theyre cheap and easy to fix also keep a high lift fix it kit with to those springs can break then start saving for a winch

 

Once again..... completely different loading requirements.... Rigging is static loads, recovery unless the vehicle is a dead load are dynamic loading. the use of chains in dynamic loadings is dangerous. Chain is not meant for the shock of the dynamic loadings. Well-maintained chain very rarely breaks when being used in static loading situations. But they are flat dangerous in dynamic loadings....

 

Ive pulled my friend out with a come along. He burried his wrangler in a 3 foot mud pit and i dragged him out with one.

 

Depending on what you prefer Im sure either a quality come along or Hi lift will fo the job effectively.

 

where u located at? thebrow?

 

i have used come alongs some and i always broke them everytime i used one so i got a hi lift jack and use it to pull my self out and i would use a come along to hold my jeep in place when i am re hooking the hi lift

 

Common sense would be to meet some new people to go wheeling with. Then save your money and grab a winch. I'd rather do without wheeling for a while then to have a dramatic failure of a recovery system causing myself harm because I "got a good deal"
Everything has its pro's and con's. Everything can and probably will break over time if not properly cared for.
Be safe, save your money, meet some new people. Then get wheeling.

 

CHAINS ARE OKAY TO USE!!! ive had a HET (google it) stuck in mud with a D9 dozer (google it) on the trailer, with 3/8ths chain i was pulled out by two PLS trucks (google them) dont be afraid of chains just respect them! BTW i was in iraq when this happened and the mub was about 2.5-3ft deep

 

sorry, chains are NOT ok... in our sport.



safety is first. period.

 

ill use a chain if no one has a strsp but i carry more than one recovery strap so i can stay a way from using chains dont get me wrong i have used chains but dont like em every time im like hope it dont break i would rather get hit with a strap than with a chain or cable