Soooo....I got stuck! Any recovery advice?
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Silmarillion
Observer
How does a snatch block work / what does it do? I didn't see it mentioned in the recovery videos I've been watching.
DiscoDavis
Explorer
it doubles the pulling power of a winch or hand winch, same principle as a pulley making it easier to lift a load.
Instead of anchoring to a tree with the winch line, the winch line goes through the snatch block attached to said tree and doubles back to the vehicle and secured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxLh8shMu8 He's got some great videos, all around good guy to watch.
Instead of anchoring to a tree with the winch line, the winch line goes through the snatch block attached to said tree and doubles back to the vehicle and secured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxLh8shMu8 He's got some great videos, all around good guy to watch.
Silmarillion
Observer
Just watched that video! Thanks. How do you anchor it if you are using a come along? These all seem to have the starting vehicle with the built in winch.
What other recovery point is there in the front/back of the LR3 besides the trailer hitch loop and the sump pump area recovery point up front? Looks like the double line tow requires two recovery points on the vehicle?
Ok, thinking this through, you attach the snatch block to the LR3's recovery point?
What other recovery point is there in the front/back of the LR3 besides the trailer hitch loop and the sump pump area recovery point up front? Looks like the double line tow requires two recovery points on the vehicle?
Ok, thinking this through, you attach the snatch block to the LR3's recovery point?
Silmarillion
Observer
Well said! Looks like there is an Atlanta I4WDTA instructor http://www.4wdschool.com/ It would be great to set something up with him and the Atlanta LR crowd. Until then, it's y'all and Ronny Dahl.
Silmarillion
Observer
We did try that. First vehicle wasn't getting enough traction - check the video link posted earlier.
Yup
Longer kinetic strap, blanket/rug to dampen strap failures, shovels to remove mud damns created, align steering, get-er-done.
chet6.7
Explorer
You will probably get a high lift jack,check this video out.The More Power Puller has been around for a long time,there is also the Lug All,I just read about it on another forum,don't know much about it.
I prefer a real shovel,the leverage is better and I can dig under the vehicle without being under the vehicle.
http://www.wyeth-scott.com/index.asp
http://www.lug-all.com/
I prefer a real shovel,the leverage is better and I can dig under the vehicle without being under the vehicle.
http://www.wyeth-scott.com/index.asp
http://www.lug-all.com/
DiscoDavis
Explorer
If the stuck vehicle is the one being pulled (you have no winch), the snatch block would be attached to the front recovery point. The come along/hilift/winch would be attached to a tree or other vehicle as an anchor. There are no other recovery points on the D3 as far as I am aware. The double line tow does not require two points, you see Ronny do it like he did because he is winching himself. The snatch block he is using for the double line pull is only anchored to one thing, the treesaver/tree.
LR Max
Local Oaf
Hi-lift jacks do nothing but scare the crap out of everyone involved. A bottle jack or the stock jack can accomplish the same thing easier and safer.
I echo what was said earlier. You don't look too bad stuck, and the entire truck was rocking back and forth. If the cruiser gave it a bit more oomph, he probably could have pulled you out.
I echo what was said earlier. You don't look too bad stuck, and the entire truck was rocking back and forth. If the cruiser gave it a bit more oomph, he probably could have pulled you out.
Kevin108
Explorer
Are you sure you know what a Hi-Lift is? A bottle jack cannot be used as a come-along. A bottle jack cannot reach up to 60" heights. A bottle jack is just as heavy as a Hi-Lift. Maybe you just need someone to show you how to use one.
Kmrtnsn
Explorer
Clearly you don't come from that time when EVERY car and truck had a jack that functioned just like a Hi-Lift. It's an ********** tool for Christ's sake, it is not imbued with mystical qualities, it is not alive, and it is not inherently evil. Good luck getting your rig unstuck with a bottle jack.
DiscoDavis
Explorer
Yeah x2. This is the third or fourth time someone wandered into the thread and heard hilift, only to keep talking about using it as a JACK. What has been suggested (and justly so) is using the hilift as a winching device... Read the thread people :ylsmoke:
Another HI-Lift Use
Heh, heh...
When I was in college, mud was frequent when wheelin. We would occasionally (commonly) lift one end of a vehicle with a hi-lift and then push it over sideways so it fell off the jack and out of the ruts. Repeat at other end and then drive away.
As a fair point, we made sure bystanders were clear and not many of us had rigs nice enough to worry about body damage.
That was my first thought when I saw your pictures.
Heh, heh...
When I was in college, mud was frequent when wheelin. We would occasionally (commonly) lift one end of a vehicle with a hi-lift and then push it over sideways so it fell off the jack and out of the ruts. Repeat at other end and then drive away.
As a fair point, we made sure bystanders were clear and not many of us had rigs nice enough to worry about body damage.
That was my first thought when I saw your pictures.