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WKidder
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Looking to get a come along to put in my truck in case i get stuck. I have a 1500 gmc 4x4. Whats a good brand? How many ton capacity do you think i need?
Thanks, WKidder
Thanks, WKidder
Paradox
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I would get a decent Hi-lift jack and an assortment of straps. It will take up a little more room, but a lot more versatile. If you have a decent bumper, you won't even have to crawl under the truck to change a tire!
Ed
If you ain't the lead dog,
the view never changes
Ed
If you ain't the lead dog,
the view never changes
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WKidder
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Thats funny, I just bought a hi-lift jack today. The only bad thing is that with these new plastic trucks you can only use them in the back hitch cause the bumpers are like a pop can. Thats why I wanted to get a come along so i can pull the front. I have some straps, chains, and tire chains. Has anyone ever used one of those "Earth anchors" that cabelas sells?
I carry a hi-lift jack and come-a-long in my Tacoma. Straps and chains, Tire included. I keep a form stake in the truck too to have something to pull against. The hi-lift is handy for all kinds of things,but not much good on the bumpers or sides for lifting on the newer trucks,not like the old ones.
I keep a come-a-long and a hi-lift jack in my Tacoma,straps and chains,tire chains too.I also have a steel form stake for pulling against when needed.Hi-lifts are handy for all kinds of things,but not much good on the bumpers and sides of trucks theses days as stated.I go prepared but seldom get stuck .....knock on wood!
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WKidder
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Yeah my dad had one hit him in the side of the face one time. They are good jacks but they are dangerous.
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pirogue
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I've tried to find a good come-a-long also. My dad bought one several years ago, that I wish I could find. Lot of cheap flimsy crap out there now. I've used a "deadman" in the southern swamps, but I would'nt attmpt to put it in the ground in a lot of places out west.
I've gotten myself out of any number of situations with a come-a-long and some chain or cable. Generally if you look them over you can tell the difference between junk and a sturdy well made unit. Even a cheap one is usually better than none at all when needed.
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bucklover
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Hank4elk, I also drive a Tacoma. Sounds like we're pretty closely matched up on "getting unstuck supplies". I do have a suggestion for you. Go get a piece of flat iron about 30 or so inches long and 4 or 5 inches wide. It doesn't have to be very thick, just so it has a back bone. Cut a couple holes through it just bigger than your steel form steaks. When you need an anchor point, lay this down and hammer your steak through the furthest away hole. That way when you pull against it, it spreads the pressure out and won't pull out of the ground as easy. I also have a portable electric winch in my box that I can hook to from front or back of my truck. It's the kind that hooks over a trailer ball.
>Hank4elk, I also drive a Tacoma.
>Sounds like we're pretty closely
>matched up on "getting unstuck
>supplies". I do have a
>suggestion for you. Go get
>a piece of flat iron
>about 30 or so inches
>long and 4 or 5
>inches wide. It doesn't have
>to be very thick, just
>so it has a back
>bone. Cut a couple holes
>through it just bigger than
>your steel form steaks. When
>you need an anchor point,
>lay this down and hammer
>your steak through the furthest
>away hole. That way when
>you pull against it, it
>spreads the pressure out and
>won't pull out of the
>ground as easy. I
>also have a portable electric
>winch in my box that
>I can hook to from
>front or back of my
>truck. It's the kind that
>hooks over a trailer ball.
>
Bucklover,That sounds like a good idea to me!I have pulled a stake out before.And I have been looking for a portable winch to use on the truck and around the ranch.My old 82 Toy.4x4 had Smittybuilt bumpers and recievers,I was going to get a Warne for it,but never did,sold it w/560k mi for more than I paid for it....But I do like my 98 Tacoma.Have only gotten stuck a couple times ,so far.I'm getting smarter and more cautious in my old age,that and you have to wait a while here in NM before driving on the roads I've found,sometimes a day or so.
>Sounds like we're pretty closely
>matched up on "getting unstuck
>supplies". I do have a
>suggestion for you. Go get
>a piece of flat iron
>about 30 or so inches
>long and 4 or 5
>inches wide. It doesn't have
>to be very thick, just
>so it has a back
>bone. Cut a couple holes
>through it just bigger than
>your steel form steaks. When
>you need an anchor point,
>lay this down and hammer
>your steak through the furthest
>away hole. That way when
>you pull against it, it
>spreads the pressure out and
>won't pull out of the
>ground as easy. I
>also have a portable electric
>winch in my box that
>I can hook to from
>front or back of my
>truck. It's the kind that
>hooks over a trailer ball.
>
Bucklover,That sounds like a good idea to me!I have pulled a stake out before.And I have been looking for a portable winch to use on the truck and around the ranch.My old 82 Toy.4x4 had Smittybuilt bumpers and recievers,I was going to get a Warne for it,but never did,sold it w/560k mi for more than I paid for it....But I do like my 98 Tacoma.Have only gotten stuck a couple times ,so far.I'm getting smarter and more cautious in my old age,that and you have to wait a while here in NM before driving on the roads I've found,sometimes a day or so.
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Carlc
Guest
most come alongs are only rated for 2 ton, less than the weight of even a tacoma, not including the drag from snow/mud. yeah you can put a pulley to double your power but then youre over the limit on the come along. hilifts do work surprisingly well for pulling, but be careful. the best thing to get is the chain winch/hoist/comealong things. I have one that we pulled a 95 cummins that was stuck up to his floorboards in some nasty mud. it pulled it out no prob. that pickup even burnt up a 12k winch with a pulley to double the power.
Mallards_Only
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Are you guys using the hi-lift in place of the come-along? Never seen or done that. Please explain.
You put your hi lift in line and connect one chain or strap to the top clamp and one chain or strap to the runner. Then jack it up/closed. This gives you about 3 ft of pulling distance.
I carry a hi lift in my tacoma also, but as said previously there are no jack points on newer trucks so the hi lift is mostly just a come along. I tried to use the rear hitch one time in the sand and it slid while in the air, now i have a nice gash in my tailgate....
I carry a hi lift in my tacoma also, but as said previously there are no jack points on newer trucks so the hi lift is mostly just a come along. I tried to use the rear hitch one time in the sand and it slid while in the air, now i have a nice gash in my tailgate....
Mallards_Only
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Thanks. Never really paid much attention when using a buddy's hi-lift. Are there holes in it to accomodate hooking a chain and cable at the points you talk about?
