This was originally started by mysons95 but without the poll.

Please vote in the poll and post your comments and, if you have a winch, why you chose the style you have chosen.

 

No winch... (the poll is erroring out) bummer


and needed it just last night.

I`ll post a longer version of this story later, but for now...

I finished installing my homemade posi-lock and had to test it by going mudding. The posi-lock worked flawlessly.

But, I slipped on some greasy mud and started edging for a 3.5` ditch with about 12" of water in it. Every time I pressed the gas pedal, I slipped further into the ditch. And a tree only about 40 feet away.

I needed that winch really bad...that and a couple of tow straps.

A farmer pulled me out with his GMC truck and three 20` tow straps. Glad it wasn`t a Ford (cough).

 

Needs a mechanical option too

I've got a high lift jack which can be used as a winch. Also if anyones got a come along?

 

Electric winch here.

 

Well... Was a thought... I would have thought that they would have had the polls fixed by now.

I have a come along, strap, and a high lift.

When I build the bumpers for my K5, I think I am going to put 2" receivers in both front and rear bumpers, then make 2" mounts for a winch. Then I can move it from front to back as necessary.

 

Yea...I looked at the hitch mount winch plates....100 some odd dollars for a piece of flat steel with a square tube on it..I reallllly need to learn to weld.

 

i have a hand operated winch and abt 150 of high quality tow straps

knowing how to wled help out ALOT... my dad tought me....just look at that push bar.lol

 

OK, so along the line of a come-a-long, tell me what you have. Provide links if you can.

Cable or chain come-a-long and why? And why is there such a huge difference in price?

Isn`t a 4 ton a 4 ton? But I saw one for $30 and one for $395.

 

Cheap cable come along until my bumper is built and I make the winch plates, then I'm prolly going with a mile marker cause the dealer up the road is cutting me a good price.

 

I can't be the only person on here that has a winch, can I?