Winching Tips & Recovery Eqiupment Advice For 4-Wheeling
Practical tips from 4-wheelers for buying the right winch for your 4wheeling off road needs. Plus, how to compare various makes and models of winches, and advice for using winches and vehicle recovery gear offroad. Learn from others who've been there, done that!
4x4 Winches
An excellent site for anything you want to know about winches! You'll find technical info, tips for buying a winch, manufacturer's data, reviews and evaluations of various winches, tips for using a winch safely, and MUCH more.
An excellent site for anything you want to know about winches! You'll find technical info, tips for buying a winch, manufacturer's data, reviews and evaluations of various winches, tips for using a winch safely, and MUCH more.
All About Winches
Excellent information about winches here, including tips for buying your first winch. Also, comparison charts for 8,000+ lbs electric winches made by the two most popular manufacturers: Ramsey and Warn.
Excellent information about winches here, including tips for buying your first winch. Also, comparison charts for 8,000+ lbs electric winches made by the two most popular manufacturers: Ramsey and Warn.
ATV Winch Tips
The basics of winching for ATV off-roaders.
The basics of winching for ATV off-roaders.
Broken Winches
Is your winch broken? Here's a fix. Included is a thorough description of a winch teardown and rebuild.
Is your winch broken? Here's a fix. Included is a thorough description of a winch teardown and rebuild.
Comparison Chart of Manufacturers
Here's a winch performance and comparison chart that highlights each manufacturer's detailed specifications to help you get the right winch for your needs.
Here's a winch performance and comparison chart that highlights each manufacturer's detailed specifications to help you get the right winch for your needs.
Getting The Most Out Of Your Winch
Some tips and pointers from Superwinch for getting the most out of your winch and accessories.
Some tips and pointers from Superwinch for getting the most out of your winch and accessories.
Hand Winching
A visual and verbal demonstration of the muscle-driven Tirfor hand winch.
A visual and verbal demonstration of the muscle-driven Tirfor hand winch.
Hi-Lift Jacks
Tips and instructional photos for using the Hi-Lift Jack.
Tips and instructional photos for using the Hi-Lift Jack.
How to Choose A Winch
From the winches available on the market today, which one is for you? Here are some factors to consider in their fitting and using a winch.
From the winches available on the market today, which one is for you? Here are some factors to consider in their fitting and using a winch.
Installing A Milemarker Winch
Here's one 4wheeler's tips for installing a winch on a Jeep Cherokee XJ build-up.
Here's one 4wheeler's tips for installing a winch on a Jeep Cherokee XJ build-up.
Installing A Superwinch S9000
Product specifications and details for doing the installation yourself.
Product specifications and details for doing the installation yourself.
Jacking Your Vehicle
A description of the best jack for four wheel drives: the Hi-lift type. It can lift virtually any vehicle and, with the aid of chains, it can be used as a winch. The exhaust powered bag type of jack is also discussed here.
A description of the best jack for four wheel drives: the Hi-lift type. It can lift virtually any vehicle and, with the aid of chains, it can be used as a winch. The exhaust powered bag type of jack is also discussed here.
Kinetic Energy & Its Effect On Recovery
What is Kinetic Energy? And why should you care? The effects of kinetic energy on winch recovery efforts are explained here in layman's terms. Great photo examples too.
What is Kinetic Energy? And why should you care? The effects of kinetic energy on winch recovery efforts are explained here in layman's terms. Great photo examples too.
Recovery Strap Capacities
A chart comparing recovery strap capacities to vehicle weights and pulling forces.
A chart comparing recovery strap capacities to vehicle weights and pulling forces.
Snatch Recovery
A snatch recovery is where a bogged vehicle is recovered by using a mobile vehicle to pull the stuck vehicle free. Here are the do's and don'ts for a safe snatch recovery.
A snatch recovery is where a bogged vehicle is recovered by using a mobile vehicle to pull the stuck vehicle free. Here are the do's and don'ts for a safe snatch recovery.
Snatch Straps and Kinetic Recovery
Snatch straps have revolutionized 4x4 recovery. Here's how to do it properly.
Snatch straps have revolutionized 4x4 recovery. Here's how to do it properly.
Tow Hook Mounting
How to securely mount tow hooks to the frame of your truck.
How to securely mount tow hooks to the frame of your truck.
Tugging Basics
If towing is dangerous, then tugging is treacherous. It requires a crawl, walk, and then finally the deadly "run" approach, only when absolutely necessary. Here's how to do it with as little damage as possible.
If towing is dangerous, then tugging is treacherous. It requires a crawl, walk, and then finally the deadly "run" approach, only when absolutely necessary. Here's how to do it with as little damage as possible.
Tugging One Vehicle With Another
An excellent guide to towing one vehicle with another. Everything from where and how to hook up to some little-known tricks for getting unstuck.
An excellent guide to towing one vehicle with another. Everything from where and how to hook up to some little-known tricks for getting unstuck.
What NOT To Do With A Winch
A graphic photo and detailed description that shows precisely what can happen when a winch is defective or used improperly.
A graphic photo and detailed description that shows precisely what can happen when a winch is defective or used improperly.
Which Winch?
The pros and cons of winching using various winches and winching methods.
The pros and cons of winching using various winches and winching methods.
Winch Accident Photographs
Actual photos of a winch recovery maneuver gone wrong. These pictures show a mangled finger that resulted when this offroader failed to follow basic safety precautions when attempting to use a winch off road.
Actual photos of a winch recovery maneuver gone wrong. These pictures show a mangled finger that resulted when this offroader failed to follow basic safety precautions when attempting to use a winch off road.
Winch Basics
Excellent diagrams depicting the proper way to use a winch, and how to get the most out of your winch and recovery accessories.
Excellent diagrams depicting the proper way to use a winch, and how to get the most out of your winch and recovery accessories.
Winch Bumper Fabrication
If you want to put together a steel bumper that will look good and be tough enough to deal with the forces imposed by the winch, here's how to do it.
If you want to put together a steel bumper that will look good and be tough enough to deal with the forces imposed by the winch, here's how to do it.
Winch Tips
Winching and set-up tips to help you get the most out from your vehicle winch setup.
Winching and set-up tips to help you get the most out from your vehicle winch setup.
Winches and Winching
A great primer on winches, including a description of the three common gearing systems: worm gear, spur gear and planetary gear.
A great primer on winches, including a description of the three common gearing systems: worm gear, spur gear and planetary gear.
Winching vs Hoisting
Tips from SuperWinch and some things you should know about winches versus hoisting. Did you know that winching means pulling and hoisting means lifting? Here's how to do both properly.
Tips from SuperWinch and some things you should know about winches versus hoisting. Did you know that winching means pulling and hoisting means lifting? Here's how to do both properly.