High Lift Jack Winching

Any Armstrong method of recovery will be a pain, hi-lift or Tirfor. The Tirfor will allow a longer pull, they are available on the 2nd hand market for approx $300+, and come in handy for all sorts of things. I have squared up a barn, pulled car wrecks out of the bush and pulled garden bushes out with it. I know that if I wanted to sell it there would be a market for it.

The drag chain you will get use out of, it gets heavy pretty quickly specially if you have to carry it any distance (same for the Tirfor). Most 4 we owners get a hi-lift early on but they get very little use.

Good idea not to go out by yourself if your going to play with your 4wd. A snatch strap can usually get you out if you have a mate with you.

Sounds like you want that chain and it is unlikely that you're going to change your mind about the hi-lift. Save up for a winch, get a snatch strap and go out with a mate.

while you can recover with a tirfor to do is successfully requires a heap of additional gear. you'll want at least 3 chains and a pair of dogs as well as the hi lift.

While I carry the gear to do it I only usually do it

1. to demonstrate it can be done
2. i only have to go a very short distance (and then I usually have the bar mouted directly to the object or try to setup for a ground push)
3. I need to take up tension on a system under load to change out a part of or reposition part of the system.

a come-a-long, or tifor are better options and by the time you count the total weight of all the gear you need to do it properly and safely both the tirfor and the come-a-long are lighter and pull further.

if you're going to use a come-a-long for recovery work, I suggest making the effort of getting on that reverses easily and while under load.

I have a Hi-Lift Jack and a Tirfor.
I use the Hi-Lift for jacking, I use it with the Lift-Mate (attaches to wheel rim), no more lying in the mud to put a jack under the car - no need to fit special jacking points to be able to use the Hi-Lift.

As for the Tirfor, no dead weight on the front, no need for a Bull Bar.
Simple maintenance, lasts several lifetimes (yes your grandchildren will be able to use it) and not to be underestimated - the ability to pull yourself backwards, out of trouble, rather than further in. Good exercise as well!

Interesting,
I am guessing the integrated pulley halves your effective pulling distance , cable is 8 mm, price looks about the same as a magnum winch unless you can buy it locally, due to freight, (Magnum is 298 plus handle 30 + cable 127 ). If my vehicle was lightly laden probably worth considering. Fully loaded then the magnum with a block.

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Originally Posted by AndyG

Interesting,
"I am guessing the integrated pulley halves your effective pulling distance"

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Doubles the pulling distance, halves the effort.