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Hey Ryan. When attaching the winch hook to the back of the red Jeep you brought it down onto the shackle. A safer practice is to hook up from underneath, that way if for any reason the hook were to pop off it would fly down into the ground, not up into the air.

As an ironworker that uses shackles all the time, one important practice is to never tighten the pin all the way , back it off slightly so it doesn’t get stuck under tension

Good vid. One minor point, when using an auto tranny vehicle as an anchor, always in neutral, never in park, as the forces involved can shear the parking pawl right off your tranny and end you up with a nasty repair bill. Also, it's possible to use the hi-lift as a manual winch in the event your winch fails or you don't have one but do have a hi-lift.

Great video but a word of caution. NEVER allow your body, neck, or face to get in the arc of the handle. Handy man jacks can be quick and deadly.

I always put my foot on my break of my auto Jeep when winching, the automatic transmission in park (even with the parking break) is not designed to hold the force it takes to pull a stuck vehicle out and can damage the transmission. Solid overall video though!

Remove or spin the clamp end on the hi-lift jack 19:16, those make nice dents in your sheet metal. Also a shovel is one of the most basic and important items to have. Never place your trans into park, get in and place your foot on the break instead. You can break the lock pin since they are not designed for such loads. Been there, done that. Cheers from Canada.

Not all recovery ropes or straps stretch, only kinetic ones do. There's tow straps, recovery straps, and kinetic recovery straps/ropes. Winch dampers should be used by 3's, both ends and the middle.

So for winching backwards, the amount of line being used would always be the same. For every inch you give up rolling back, you add at the front end. So the line can’t be rolled up into the winch, so it should not work.

I love my front and rear Barricade bumpers from XT...Great video! Thanks!

So good!! Thank you!! One thing to have all those tools but this gives me the knowledge and confidence in how to use them!

Excellent video keep these coming.

the high jack for us who lived in the 70's and early 80's all it is is a bumper jack and yes have to be careful but works great

Very informative. Thanks for taking the time to do these recovery techniques. As a newbie, this is great.

I'm new to your channel. Just got into the Jeep world.. purchased a 2012 Wrangler sport 2dr. Your videos are very informative.. keep up the great work..

thank you Ryan!! came out clutch ! Jeep Fam !

Great stuff, I am getting our Jeep setup with a winch now.......Great to avoid those obvious mistakes.

I’ve watched dozens of your reviews but man, was this a good video. Thank you for all your knowledge and God Bless!

Super useful video. Thank you!

I really like the use of the soft anchor. I've been wanting a technique for open country, and that looks like a good one.

I'll be getting 1 or perhaps even 2 more pulleys into my bag. Nice!

This information is super helpful. I do wish we would here a lot more about using Mechanical advantage to our benefit when it comes to recovery. With the use of a match block an a bombproof anchor, you could easily have a 2:1 mechanical advantage my running the winch from an anchor back to your rig as opposed to directly to an anchor. It puts a lot less strain on your recovery equipment and doubles your recovery capabilities. Don't get me started on 3:1a 😅

Thank you, some very good information.

Perfect video. Simple and to the point.

Outstanding video to help newbies like me learn recovery and what tools to use. 😊

Very educational for a novice like me... thanks!

Hi guys Great video. I did notice that on at least one winch technique that you did not use the safety bag on the line. I would think that you would use it whenever you're winching just as protection. Thoughts!?

Great video for refreshing my memory from my “recovery class” that I took previously. The hook NOT in the upside down position was the only thing amiss. Super simple video and no drama 👍🏼😎 thanks man!

Great info, thanks

This was exactly what I needed, thank you.

Thanks, I found this video very helpful

This was great. Thank you

I stopped storing my winch hook on my D-ring, because of potential cutting the cable if I were to hit something (I don't think it would take much to pinch and sever the cable against the bumper). I now winch the hook in all the way to the fairlead and fold the hook over. It doesn't look as cool, but now the cable is completely protected.

This is such a great video!

Great video!! Great information!! The land anchor is something new for me, looks cool!! But one question, can this be used in the sand (desert) or even soft mud?? Im afraid that it might fly off and damage the vehicle.

Great video. Thanks

Good instruction. Thanks!

Even with the synthetic line a winch "flag" or "blanket" is a good idea. If the line breaks you could still have the hook and/or shackles flying through the air and the flag will help.

Great video. Wow.

It's not a Rope Flag, it's called a "Recovery Rope Dampener." Dampener: to subdue, control... Just in case cable, strap or rope breaks. You were holding a "Kinetic Recovery Rope" and calling it a strap. A "Recovery Strap" is flat and pretty much looks like a flattened fireman's hose. What your calling a D-ring is actually called a "Recovery Rope Shackle." D ring is usually pertaining to a hard non-flexible shackle. It's also important to add Recovery Boards to your Recovery Kit amongst a few more extras. Also when you attach your "Short Recovery Strap" aka Tree Saver you should wrap the strap at the same elevation of your winch unless you need to elevate the front of your vehicle then you would elevate the strap higher up on the trunk. You would not wrap the strap on the lowest part of the trunk because once the vehicle straightens up, you're adding extra downward tension on the line. Just some Helpful Advice.

Great details thank you. What did you call that rare tool where you dont have another vehicle or a tree? A land anchor?

Great video. One of the best and most through I have seen on line. Only one thing I disagree with. When winching up hill, if possible, put the strap higher on the tree. This way the cable, most important with synthetic cable, does not contact the ground. Also the winch is pulling you up the hill and not down into it. Of course the tree you are attaching to will limit how high you can go. BTW Once I did have to winch backwards. I just ran the cable under the Jeep. Not great for the cable, but it worked. Thank god it was not in mud or snow.

If you're as old ad me and remember when cars had steel bumpers, all cars came with jacks like that which hooked into a slot in the bumper

Great video

excellent info for us newbies. One question though, you said to put the hood up to protect the driver, but then you stood next to the vehicle as you used the winch remote. Should the person with the remote also be behind the Jeep if possible?

Great video!

Great Vidya!

You guys do a nice job. Love my new JL bumper from XT! 🇺🇸

Great work

Thank you very much.....I'm new to this...and this was a very helpful video....

I'm watching this the day after I got my jeep stuck Teetering on the side off the road and yes it's still there im going back to get it in a couple of days when we can get to it lol

Good stuff!

Why are you standing in the cable snap zone?

very well explained video.

Love this video! 💪🏼💪🏼 The Australians would be angry at you for using a D ring on your tree saver. Hook up directly to the tree strap. Avoid unnecessary connections

THANK YOU!!

I live in a town that gets random dumps of 1 feet deep of snow in a day in the winter time I pulled out 6 people this winter, one of them was my dad who still drives 2 wheel drive trucks no matter how many times he gets stuck

If anyone here is daring enough to go through a body of muddy water without a winch I can tell you from experience that a High-jack can get you out of there as long as traction is the issue ! I was stuck in a rut with water up to the top of my jeeps tires and it was nothing but mud under my under them! I had to jack up my car and throw rocks under my tires till I could back out of there. Don't ask why I was alone or without a winch but the point is if you have a High-jack and are stuck in mud use what you have and get out of there

This is an old video but the only way that shackle on the bumper is going to fail, is if it's damaged. The rating on it is far, far higher than the line. In this model if the line breaks, it's not taking a shackle with it. Popping the hood is unnecessary and blocks viewing. The bumper is rated at 45,000lbs, the shackle is rated for something like 35,000lbs. The line is rated for 15,000 lbs. The winch is rated for 9,500lbs. In this model the things that are going to fail (in order) are winch, line, and shackle. I mean, I guess the hood-up doesn't hurt and it might help, but I really doubt the value of it. If it's really a concern, use a soft shackle.

There is no way the setup to pull the jeep backwards would work. The movement seen was line tension and the tree bending. The distance between the tree in front and in back doesn't change. If you pull the jeep backwards the from the winch to the first tree would actually increase but the the action of the winch is decreasing the amount of line. You basically pulling against your self. You made a big circle and no matter how you twist the circle up, the length of the line will always be the same.

Never put your vehicle in park when winching. You can break the parking pin. Just put it in neutral, chalk the wheels, and apply the e-break. If its a manual leave it in gear as well.

Glad to see you changed the spelling from chalk to chock. Can't help but wondering how many viewers with think an "E-brake" is an electronic brake.

Thanks for sharing. 7:01 Why is the soft shackle necessary? Why not hook the winch directly to the eyelets of the tree saver?

I'd like to suggest putting the snatch strap on the front and leading it inside the car before we cross a questionable crossing, so it's ready to throw without climbing on the outside at all.

Bow-shackle versus D-ring. Kinetic rope versus kinetic strap. The top clevis of the hi lift jack is in a little dangerous position - it could damage a vehicle's door!

I wouldn't have thought of popping the hood. Good call.

Can you do a video using an air-Jack?

Another option for the land anchor is your spare tire buried in the dirt however this would be a last resort being how hard it’ll be

Open the bonnet for safety in case the line snaps and goes to the windscreen, then stayed next to the jeep totally unprotected

Good stuff. One more piece of equipment to have is a hi-lift jack mate or lift mate. Instead of jacking from the slider in that last example, lift the wheel with the jack and the lift mate and put a rock underneath. Using that set up there would be less chance of the jack sliding on the slider. ...just sayin'. It might be helpful.

Sorry I had to comment again. I know not every situation can be covered in one video. I run steel cable and never wear gloves. The reason being is that I never have the cable run threw my hands. I always walk the cable to the winch. It does take longer, but I will never get my hand caught in the winch. I tried to find a YT video on that but was unsuccessful. I know that they are out there, I have seen them. Keep hands clear of the rollers. You can loose fingers or hands on that winch. This is why my old winch and new one came with a nylon strap on the tow hook. I believe that far more injuries are caused by this than cables snapping. Hence, the reason every new winch comes with a nylon strap. One more useful tip. Always test your winch before going on a trip. They do fail. Thank god mine never failed when I needed it. I burnt out the motor one time, the solenoid the next, but never on a trip.

That's why I have a front and rear winch lol.

So the only thing i can say about this is dont always use a d ring if you dont have to ie on a tree saver. If your winch or rope can attach without it removes one more point for failure or flying objects.

That land anchor seems to be a great tool to have.

I think if you need to pull yourself backwards out I would invest in a hitch mounted winch and put power plugs on both bumpers and hitch system too. That you can move to the end that you need it. Because I don’t think all trails has a turnaround so you can help the vehicle that is behind you.

It’s a 3 to 1 system so it wouldn’t be going back at 1/4 speed it would be going back at 1/3 speed also that’s the same reason why the jeep only moved a little bit it takes a lot of pulling to move a small distance the more pulleys you have The less distance it’ll go but the easier it’ll be

This really makes me wonder - what the hell is the point of the dinky hooks that Jeep puts on their bumpers from the factory? It seems like it would be really easy for something to slip off of them, especially considering how the recovery straps stretch and recoil.

For winching backwards, what issues would you run into by just running the line underneath the jeep if you didn't have enough equipment to do the reverse pull?

I'm genuinely curious as to how them D-Rings work can anyone give me some info?

Very important safety device is a wireless remote for the winch.

What bumper is that on the front of the red Jeep?

where did you film this

Never winch in park ! It will sheer off your park pin in the transmission. Find an anchor for your recovery vehicle.

Why would you use a a soft D ring connected to your tree saver then your winch? Connect the winch directly to the tree saver.

are there videos of this little pouch actually keeping the line down when it snaps? You can't predict where its going to break, so I'm having trouble envisioning how this bag of rocks keeps the line from whiplashing...if not swinging a bag of rocks at you. Even super heavy cables still fly through the air despite their weight.

Now I see how it is to have a winch on your jeep.

Unrelated but what boots are you wearing?

Winching yourself backwards vid habibi

Hey Ryan...It's not an "emergency brake"....it's a "parking brake"! Great video. I learned a lot. Keep up the great work Bro.

Funny how he puts the hood up to protect the driver then winches from outside of the vehicle completely vulnerable haha

You could also learn the proper use of a snatch block…. If you do it right a 300 pound max winch can pull up to 1100+ pounds but instead your using it as a pulley.

Can you winch with Hi Lift jack?

Pop your hood up to protect you but not the engine. Well maybe just maybe having a reliable winch system and to check on its condition before hand would be much more sensible

Great video with excellent technical details. The only annoying thing is the background guitar that is distracting.

Anybody know the industrial standard Minimum break load of a single welded bumper D-ring point.

Manual equipment to pull you out if you don't have a winch ?

Ok as an intro vid, but the aussies have ya beat🤣🙊. Keep yer flag closer to yer hook. Quick ref to your winching backwards, you reeeeeally need to state that you can only winch in small increments, then release all tension, and re tension. You are essentially rigged to tear your equipment apart, using double the pullng power in the back than that of the front. Not recommended, but needs to be done by repetetive tensioning, and slackening of the system.

I wish they still made geo trackers. Wouldn’t need anything but $2 of gas and won’t get stuck.

Did it bother anyone else that he kept putting the hook on open side down? And when winching the red jeep up the hill straight on, he stood NEXT to the line and it didn't have the flag on it? Practice what you preach dude...

Leave Jeep in neutral with park brake and don't pull against an auto in park......hook from bottom up too......otherwise good vid for newbs