What Winch?
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I haven't looked much into winches yet but from what I've read is that you want a rating 2x that of the vehicle weight. Since these vehicles weigh ~5k depending on load and options that's at least a 10k rating you'd want.
I've always been iffy of that suggestion though because basic physics shows that using a block you need HALF of the force required. So an 8k winch should be able to pull 16k if blocked to an anchor (ie tree), and pulled the correct angle. It's another story doing a direct pull and assuming added force due to being stuck (it wouldn't surprise me to see a 5k vehicle stuck in deep mud requiring 10k+ to be pulled out)
I've always been iffy of that suggestion though because basic physics shows that using a block you need HALF of the force required. So an 8k winch should be able to pull 16k if blocked to an anchor (ie tree), and pulled the correct angle. It's another story doing a direct pull and assuming added force due to being stuck (it wouldn't surprise me to see a 5k vehicle stuck in deep mud requiring 10k+ to be pulled out)
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I've had one of these: , Its been super trusty for me. It's helped me out (and a few other people) in some sticky situations.
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