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I thought I would share a new hawse design I have been working on for the last few years. This new hawse fairlead adds some very important features to the well established theory of using a smooth light aluminum hawse to guide synthetic lines on modern winches. Constructed from CNC...

Most of the 3% figures come from taking the line all the way to MBS, not just operating in the 'elastic' range for synthetic fibers. Generally, most synthetic lines of decent quality are operating at a much lower percentage of overall strength than their steel counterparts. It isn't uncommon...

This would be only in the 'elastic' range...which is typically only about 50-60% of MBS. Wire rope on winches is commonly operated above that range and you will see some plastic deformation that exceeds 1% stretch. 5/16" wire rope on most recreational winches is going to have an MBS of...

Being able to rig more mechanical advantage is never a bad thing, especially without needing additional gear. It gives you more options. This isn't going to be a every day type technique, but it is something of value to know that your gear can be capable of. One thing I am dying to try this...

I try to post cool recovery gear tech......it ends up being a grammar lesson. ?‍♂️

You can use the daisy chain technique with a rolled up magazine or a stick....

It makes for a long hard day with plenty of opportunity to hurt yourself. Even a polyester 'tow' strap is still going to stretch about 5-10% plus whatever you are going to need just to take up the slack. Adjusting the length of the strap can be done by twisting it, but honestly, I wouldn't wish...

I see the side step traction boards half way into the sand/mud/snow when you need them most. I did have an idea about making the bed floor of my LX45 project out of 4 traction boards at one point. Having to unload everything in the bed every time I needed them sounded like a big headache

Please don't turn this into a nomenclature debate.....pulleys do multiply the force available/generated by a winch system. When shooting videos and talking to the camera slip up's can be made....or his terminology is just different.

Let's talk about the concept of being able to double rig recovery rings for 4-5:1 mechanical advantage I've gotten asked a lot since releasing my own Recovery Ring design why I made it a chunky 2 inches thick with such a large center hole and gentle ID radius, well this is ONE of the reasons...

I would have been tempted to weld that together or drive out in 3wd ( with the rear locker on ). Great story, thanks for sharing!

This is the new factory Jeep 8k Wrangler winch setup.

I cede some of Fred's points, but I find most hooks really bad at doing hook things. Most winch hooks we see on aftermarket winch lines are not even large enough to fully accept both ends of a good size tree strap. You usually have to cram them in there and the gate almost always never closes...

'UV' damage on modern synthetics is blown a bit out of proportion. Sampson has some good studies on this. Generally speaking, once the 'fuzz' develops on a working rope, they act like a micro shade for the underlying load bearing fibers. All the fibers of the rope do not degrade equally. Most...

Sure.....but if you want to have a large swing in payload vs ride quality, it's viable. Order some spare bags if you are worried about it. A few million semi trucks make it work for hundred of thousands of miles.

Yup, my F350 rides like a tank with it's 3000lb payload empty. It would be pretty cheap and easy to offer a high GVW package and have the aftermarket cover the spring rate/lift/ride quality side of things. On new Ram 2500 linked rear suspension, don't they have an air suspension option? That...

I'm surprised we didn't see the Hurricane during the 2024 refresh. Maybe it is a soft refresh like the 2011(?) wrangler when they just changed the interior and then changed from the 3.8 to the 3.6 the following year? I do think the Hurricane SO will force them into using the larger 8HP70 auto...

I would postulate that in real world use, especially on modded Wranglers, there would be no real difference in mileage IF driven responsibly. The modern Hemi, done right at the factory, is going to have a 4cyl cylinder deactivation mode for steady state cruise. There would be a slight cost...

The modern 5.7 VVT Hemi would have been the perfect ONE engine for the JL/JT platform. I think it would have forced them to use the 8hp70 in every Jeep along with the larger axles though. People would have lost their mind if the standard motor was a V8 in the Wrangler. Then they could have done...

That payload number is pretty depressing