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Towing / Pulling Rig
02-17-2015, 04:42 PM,
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Not sure how many folks keep a winch or tow ropes in their car. I'd expect it with most pickup / jeep owners, but the average driver, probably not.

I decided to use some the vast space in my Outback to store a come-along and 60 feet of tow ropes.

http://www.gemplers.com/product/G52261/P...Come-along

The tow ropes are most like seat belt style and have a 6000lb capacity.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6000-lb-cap...61226.html

Last weekend, I did a test at a park and experimented as to the manual winch force to pull my car around. Didn't take too much effort with brakes applied even.

Some of you may do this on a regular basis or have experience in such, but it's all new to me!

I decided to use some the vast space in my Outback to store a come-along and 60 feet of tow ropes.

http://www.gemplers.com/product/G52261/P...Come-along

The tow ropes are most like seat belt style and have a 6000lb capacity.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6000-lb-cap...61226.html

Last weekend, I did a test at a park and experimented as to the manual winch force to pull my car around. Didn't take too much effort with brakes applied even.

Some of you may do this on a regular basis or have experience in such, but it's all new to me!
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02-18-2015, 01:45 AM,
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Those are expensive straps. To bad we don't have a Rural King near us. I picked up a similar strap for $4.99 a few weeks back. Have only had to use it once so far but worked great.
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02-19-2015, 11:46 AM,
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The straps I have were about $20 each; which didn't seem too bad to me in price. You got yours for $5; what capacity?
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02-19-2015, 12:37 PM,
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They are better than using chains.
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02-19-2015, 03:38 PM,
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(02-19-2015, 11:46 AM)ssphoto Wrote: The straps I have were about $20 each; which didn't seem too bad to me in price. You got yours for $5; what capacity?

10,000 pound tow capacity


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(02-19-2015, 11:46 AM)ssphoto Wrote: The straps I have were about $20 each; which didn't seem too bad to me in price. You got yours for $5; what capacity?
10,000 pound tow capacity


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