This is the cleverest 4WD product I have ever seen. I was looking at getting a traditional winch and bull bar but all up it was going to cost me around $4K installed. For my money this is better. No weight on the front and WAY cheaper. I will definitely be getting one. Cheers!
Excellent they used a similar sort of system during the war to pull wagons out of the sort sand as well as sand mats and rails . Soft sand ,like quick sand.
its a good idea, but it has some serious limitations. theres a reason it hasnt cought on. i see this as more of a diy / in a pinch / on a budget solution than a replacement for a traditional winch. a regular winch is better in every way. would be usefull for getting occasionally unstuck, would not want to use it regularly
Hey, great. Being an ex farmer, I thought of this a while ago, but, you beat me to it. Some improvements? Ok, make a guide ring mounted on the side of the bullbar. Much better than feeding through the moving front wheel! Further improvements? Ok, make a second rope guide in the middle of the bullbar. That way you can use just one rope, (through both guides) centrally located for even pull, AND, you can use just one rope that way. How good is that! You can patent this. All the best. (Now, I want 1 hub kit with just 1 hub please :) Thnx)
BTW, to get my Ford500 heavily bogged tractor out of a hopeless mudhole I used a big fence post strapped to the rear wheel and walked my way out of it.
An excedllent idea to use in the "road" through the jungle in BR-319 in Brazil. From the city of Porto Velho up to arrive in Manaus (Amazon) is a challenge. See the movies. An adventure of 800 Km with few asphalt but mud for everywhere...
Make a deep small hole with something like a straight bar, about 2 and half 3 feet if you can get a long rope 25 feet , tie a large knot or weight to one end drop down hole and pack in tight. Its important that you pull the rope flat, it needs to be on ground as much as possible. Then try pulling the rope out. Simmple and easy . You can buy ground anchors but all work on the same principle.
Patrick, what would the scenario be if you had no trees. where I will be going there will be no trees. Could you have used the sand anchors in this case.
UNA EXCELENTE IDEA... YA SE ME HABIA OCURRIDO ANTES.... SOLO QUE NO LA PUSE EN PRACTICA POR CREER QUE HARIA EL RIDICULO O ME HARIAN BURLA POR IDEAS TONTAS.
Hello. I would like to inform you. Is this helper bought in Europe also? Tires for pneumatics are universal? I have RENAULT DUSTER. Tire size 216/65 / R16. Thanks for the answer.
There are several problems with this system which he intentionally didn't address. For example, how the rope rubs against the tread on the front tire when the wheel is turned slightly. Rope is elastic. Should the tread abrade that rope, it's going in both directions in a hurry. Very dangerous.
Modern Dynema ropes have overcome a lot of problems , no stetch for a start. I agree with you though. If you know you are going to face such conditions, get the vehicle properly equipped, which makes this superflous.
tollik25 Устанавливается ДО заезда в грязь по стекла, о чем и было сказано. Это называется заблаговременным использованием мозгов, чего тебе к сожалению не хватило.
мы давно используем, если вперед, передние колеса, если пытаемся выехать назад то задние колеса, не понимаю зачем он поставил на задние колеса если можно использовать только передние и сильно не крутить рулем.
