I work as a rigger. Get it together. NEVER side load a shackle like that, and always always tighten your pin. That's rule one. The internet is NOT gospel, do your own research.

Perry, here are some things I noticed which you should be aware of: 1. If you are going to have your winch controller hooked up while pulling the cable out it would be best that it be away from the cable/fairlead so it does not get tangled up in it. Really best not to plug it in until needed. 2. The red strap you removed from the hook is used to pull the cable out and keep your hands off the hook or wire. 3. Your tree strap is too short for the diameter of the tree and almost does not allow to connect to the shackles. 4. Your tree strap should be at the base of the tree, not 2+ feet above it - probably due to the inadequate length. 5. You are using screw-pin anchor shackles of the bow variety (bow shackles), not "D" rings. 6. When you attach your bow shackle to the tree strap the strap should be on the bow of the shackle and not the pin. 7. You always back your pin off 1/4-1/2 a turn to prevent it from bindind if an off-center load is placed on the shackle. 8. If you need to cross over your cable you step on it, don't step over it and certainly don't set up your rigging stratling it. 9. Remember to engage your clutch before winding in or nothing happens and there should always be tension on the cable when taking up the slack, not loose like demonstrated. 10. Your winch may have 8500lbs of pulling capacity, but not on the last layer of the drum with only 30 feet pulled out. 11. Pulley blocks, not snatch blocks, don't increase the pulling capacity of the winch. They use the mechanical advantage to halve the load. 12. Best to put the Jeep back in gear so it does not roll away when the winch clutch is disengaged. 13. When you hooked up the pulley block to the bow shackle you side loaded it - something you should not do, but was probably done due to the strap being too short. 14. Alway screw the shackle pin down and not up so that the pin can't fall out. 15. I would do this over.

Thank you for the video. I learned a lot from the comments!

I've done high steel rigging for live events. The shackles are not designed to be side loaded. They are rated to be pulled from the bell and pin. So if the shackle can get through the snatch blocks hole it should be resting under tension on the center of the curved bell side, otherwise it should be on the pin and the strap loops on the bell. Never sideways. Otherwise the video was very informative

Hopefully they'll be another video with corrections as this one was done well. There were mistakes in the video that have been pointed out. You do not side-load a bow shackle. Also when people mention backing the pin out , that is incorrect! I don't know why we keep teaching this. Whenever you do any kind of rigging, whether it be for vertical or horizontal loads, you always tighten your pins hand tight. There's a reason for that hole in the pin. It is to slide a screwdriver or other type of shank through so that you can loosen it if it gets too tight when subjected to a load. If you are doing basic rigging and recovery without simple hand tools you shouldn't be performing said functions . Never ever, ever back out a bit after it has been seated. They are all designed to use every thread when you screw them in. Also the hook up or down doesn't matter if you dampen the line properly. There is no actual testing of hooking up or hooking down and the results. Make sure that you use a line dampener of some sort when using wire rope. Stay safe while performing your rigging/recovery techniques.

Thumbs up simply for being one of the few people I have ever seen run a front-mounted winch and be smart enough to protect their windshield with the hood of their Jeep.

Wow never thought of the hood thing

Also with D shackles you should release it half a turn from tight to prevent it from becoming so tight that you cant loosen it by hand, and you should also always pull on a D shackle from either end of it not the sides

Just some food for thought: Do not side load “D” shaped shackles such as chain shackles or long reach shackles. These shackles are designed and rated for in-line applied tension. Therefore, the center line of the load should coincide with the center line of the shackle. Anchor body style shackles (screw pin style, as pictured above, or bolt nut cotter anchor body style) can be side loaded. Always refer to reductions in rating charts when performing this type of rigging.

I like the tips you brought up about safety. I learned many from being in law enforcement and talking to tow truck drivers operators. I watched this for info on the snatch bloc use. I knew about not placing the d ring like done video. But otherwise informative

You're gonna spread your shackle hooking it like that..

noce video but you should just hook up your hood to the trap without the shackle"D ring" if something dose snap it will just be one piece of metal coming back. with a snatch block, hook up the shackle so that its looped around the strap and the hook is pulling on the bell and pin.

Whoa can someone explain to this dude that's not a "d ring" it's a Shackle or Clevis. And should NEVER be used the way he shows here. Otherwise some really great safety ideas and points made!!

Great video

Also, instead of that costly, purpose built line orange line dampener, a wet towel works just as well. Next time you're about to throw one away because it's all old and faded and frayed, throw it in the Jeep. There, just saved you between $20 and $60 bucks.

Rig the cable and snatch block so the pull will be twice a s fast as the winch. It can be done.

Mr. Safety Pro over here damn near got the cable snagged on the electrical wires right off the bat.

And this is why you can't trust the internet or some old man wearing his finest tactical EMT pants with his non-dirty non-stuck jeep giving lessons... Hell, even his gloves are too clean for me!

good video... thanks for the info

That's a bow shackle, not a D shackle and you have rigged it incorrectly, that is dangerous and at the start you said something about safety lol...

Lol *makes informational video about winches* *side loads a lifting shackle*

Very Informative. Thank you.

This is really helpful. I learned a lot from this short video. Thanks!

throw a heavy tarp or blanket over the cable to slow it down in case it breaks

D ring.... that's s shackle not a d ring ...

this was cringe worthy to watch..Yea I understand everybody has their slight differences in accomplishing the same goal. But when making an instructional video you need to be at the top of your game. 1:don't use D shackle if you don't have to,hook both loops of tree strap through winch hook. 2: side loading of that Shackle well eventually shear off the threads of the screw leading to %100 lateral pressure on the 'bow' 3: no mention of attaching an anchor tether to the other end of the vehicle,sure it takes 1 extra minute but could protect your $40K jeep from running away straight into your anchor point. (witnessed this happening)

seeing the use of the d-ring was all it took for me to realize this is scary. bad teacher, bad

an expert loading the shackle sideways

The sound is terrible. Hard time hearing you. What do you have running?

Synthetic line x10. No worry about hooks through windshield

Cue the critics and know it alls now...

Do you leave the Jeep running or you just turn the key on the on position?

All great except for side loading that shackle.

blanket needs to be 1/4 the from the pulling point on a single line pull. if it lets go its going to hook the blaket and kill it instantly. half way is to much free line left to come back and whip lash back towards the blanket. knows enough to be half as dangerous as some one with no common sense. half way is not good enough. i make 10000lb. pulls all day long on a frame machine and ive broken many of chains rated at 15000. but hey do your way, his way or my way. i dont give a damn if you loose a head, a leg or have your entrals spilled by a whip lashing chain or cable.

didnt watch the whole vid but is the hood open n case something breaks it doesnt go thru windshield?

Never run a straight line pull winch cable around a small diameter pulley. That is asking for damage to the cable.

He is using a WIRE cable, not synthetic. Also, why would you use an extra connection point that you don't need even if you have synthetic line??? Do what you like but this is winching basics.

Just tie to a dam tree and start pulling it never fails...

Sorry bud, wrangler dosent weigh 5,000. My xj weighs around 3,600 tools and everything.

Good video, but you shouldn't pull sideways on the D-clamp. It puts all the tension on the screw.

If that open hook is in a junk drawer in your garage, it won’t break.

why does your 3000 lb Jeep TJ weigh 5000 lb?

1:31 "but, if you are going to use a hook, you gonna want to try to at least use one that has a CLOSED, CLOSER ON IT".... homie just lost some street cred yo

Don't Americans know about wireless winch remote control?

NO COMMENT(S) !!!!!!!

Your on a slope, any slope' add 5% to your load, increasing with the slope . PS If that lot flies the bonnet wont stop it, just add to the cost of repair.

never never side load a shackle....i saw you start to try and fix it but you decided not to...could have been a bad decision

Thats not a D-ring its a shackle.

I'm here to learn and even I thought the way you put that D shackle on its side was shonky

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This is an old vid, but i like to point out that , double line pull this way has 2 benefit, one ,the load spread to two anchor on the jeep 50/50 the weight distributed but no mechanical advantages in theory because it a change of direction to the anchor self, however because its on flat plane position then jeep will pull forwards on wheels with little stress on the chassis. two, the cable length spread the load so it can take more tension so more tensile strength as a result. Agreed with the theory of PULLEY system by Chinese over thousand year ago, this set up gain no mechanical advantage, your winch will work harder consider the change of direction along the pulley some friction and drag.

All too clean and unused for me, even his gloves.

terrible sound. try again

You done real well until you sideloaded that shackle then you killed somebody danger danger danger my background fireman instructor mine technical rescue instructor also been a mechanic on heavy equipment for Catapillar dealer

Major no-no! Don't EVER use a D shackle when not needed. Connect your winch cable directly to the tree strap. This eliminates another connection point which can break and become a projectile!

OMG how not to do it more like.

Use a cable blanket and leave the hood down... duh.

Terrible audio.

I dont think he gains any "strength" as he calls it, or mechanical advantage with that snatch block used as a Fixed Pulley on the tree... He WOULD halve the effort / weight if he had his buddy run his own winch line through the snatch block attached to the yellow Jeep's bumper and then hooked to the tree. Then it would have been as if the tree was pulling and his buddy's jeep was pulling if his buddy ran his winch. In this demonstration all he did was change the direction of the pull.

This guy has no idea what he is doing. There is no "d rings" in this video. Its a bow shackle that is being used incorrectly. The straps should go on the bow and the hook or snatch block should go on the pin. Never put 2 things on a pin.

A pulley that does not move provides no mechanical advantage. All it does is redirect your cable. Don't take my word for it. Here is a way to prove the concept to your self. If you create a 2:1 pulley system you would pull 10 meters of cable and the jeep would only move 5 meters and move at half the speed of a direct pull (from winch to tree). So if you pull 10 meters of cable and the jeep moved 10 meters, no mechanical advantage. In his setup the jeep had no choice but move the same distance as the amount of cable pulled (no moving pulley). A second Snatch block on the jeeps bumper and the cable routed back to his anchor would create a 2:1 system with a redirect. Physics are physics no matter where they are applied. You don't get something for nothing. He doubled the load on the anchor, but not at the jeep. Still a 1:1 at Jeep. 2:1 at tree. Very important concept to understand so you don't pull a tree over on your Jeep because it was too small for the load you did not think it was taking.

Sound sucks. And you never finished the vid. Please remake.

Very poor technique! This is a what-not-to-do video

What a terrible video! A complete waste of time! I only watched 30 seconds

It is better to not teach at all than to go on KZfaq and teach unsafe techniques!!!

how does a jeep weigh 5000 lbs lol

All wrong,