Jeep Winch

[goingbush]

Wasn't sure weather to put this in Recovery or Humour so I'll put it here.
A mate is touring USA , saw this at Yellowstone NP.

180312

[windsock]

My first thought was a pull cord so it made a roaring noise when the string was released.

[V8Ian]

It's a camping, washing line.

[BMKal]

It's a camping, washing line.

That was my first thought too.

[Saitch]

Wasn't sure weather to put this in Recovery or Humour so I'll put it here.
A mate is touring USA , saw this at Yellowstone NP.

180312

Oh! Look! 'HT' tyres. [tonguewink]

[1950landy]

I thought it was the pull cord for the kill switch , they just forgot to put the sticker next to it.180338

[spudfan]

I think it is what the dog lead attaches to when he takes the owner for a walk...

[1950landy]

I think it is what the dog lead attaches to when he takes the owner for a walk...

Or towing the Jeep through a bog

[RANDLOVER]

Maybe the Jeep owner thinks it will only get mildly stuck and only need a few pounds of force to free it? The bow shackles however are for other vehicles to winch off when they get stuck.

[B.S.F.]

A 3/16" wire rope has a breaking strength of about 4000 lbs.
A Land Rover capstan winch is limited to about 2500 lbs. Any comments ?
.W.

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[RANDLOVER]

A 3/16" wire rope has a breaking strength of about 4000 lbs.
A Land Rover capstan winch is limited to about 2500 lbs. Any comments ?
.W.

Okay I'll bite, the working load rating is 1/5 of breaking strain so 800lbs, but that might be all one needs to get out of trouble, say cross axled over tyre ruts, so a lot of the time a capstan winch would suffice. Different story if bogged to the roof racks in mud.

[Xtreme]

It's a camping, washing line.
Too low for anything but his jocks ................. which he must need to wash often due to the constant trouble (aka bog) he'd get into driving the Jeep

[BMKal]

Well he's only running highway tyres, so the worst he's probably gonna get stuck is on a slippery lawn at the local park. [bigwhistle]

[Tombie]

If it’s Dyneema it’s good for 5t.
And like many here, probability is there’s a huge set of swampers in the garage for play days.

[windsock]

Despite the theories of capacity, materials or uses, that fairlead won't last very long at all and neither would whatever rope it is if the pull has any angle whatsoever.

[trout1105]

My theory is that this is just a ride on lawnmower that looks like a jeep and that rope hanging out of the front is the pull start cord for the briggs and stratton motor that runs the mower[bigwhistle][biggrin]