recovery.

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationNo eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationi go laning on my own (with the misses) quite abit and have been thinking about self recovery as the weather is getting shite, generally you only need to be pulled back a little way to regain traction so im not interested in fitting winches etc.

im thinking either a:

www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/recovery/t-max-...m-jack/prod_162.html

which you usually use in conjunction with chains BUT i dont really fancy carrying a load of chain around with me so im wondering if you could use these instead:



one to use as the inital anchor point and the other to hold the vehicle to re adjust the jack for another pull if needed.

combined with:



have to protect the enviroment dont we

Or im thinking one of one of these:

www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/recovery/t-max-handwinch/prod_165.html

but there only rated to 1600kg???and how big are they?i mean we are limited to space in our wee truck!and no im not taking the rear seats out :laugh:

any views comments are appreciated even if your telling me im an idiot and barking up the wrong tree with the ratchet strap idea :laugh:

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationSomething like this is ideal and very very versatile

same idea as the tmax i posted a link to. how big are they? is 1600kg enough?

Remember you can double the pull by doubling the rope.

So a 1600kg puller can pull 3200kg if the rope is double back on itself.

There is a video from a magazine on Youtube somewhere of them recovering a LandRover with Duct Tape, long strips doubling back on themselves halving the pull each time until the point is reached where the pull required is within the limits of the Duct tape strength.

However using this doubling technique halves the pull speed each time you loop around, therefore it gets painfully slow as the number of loops builds up.

Martin

Very true martin forgot about that.
So for a not to majorly stuck jimny say just grounded out on ruts you wouldnt need to double the line as we only weigh 1100kg and if really stuck double the line?

So how big is one of those tmax hand winches? Is it going to fill the boot?

They are quite big when compared to the vast expanse of boot space available in a Jimny with the rear seats still fitted!.

The other trick I was always told was when in doubt, recover backwards. This is because the ground was driveable up until the last moment when you got stuck, therefore in theory the minimun pull distance to get to driveable ground is backwards. Pulling forwards you are going on through the obstacle over ground whos driveability is unknown so you could have a heavy and long pull.

Martin