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I used to do a lot of deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico...it wasn't uncommon on extended trips to get caught in blows that made it too rough to run in so we would have to ride it out on the hook...
...It is really something that has to be experienced first hand to see but when the boat would ride up on a massive swell...the one inch braided nylon rope would stretch so tight it was no bigger than about 3/8"... chaffing blocks had to be constantly monitored...

wild times...

 

[ovrszd]

I heard rope is the worse on recoil breakage.

Depends on the type of rope.

A tow rope that stretchs is extremely dangerous.

The rope we use on our winchs doesn't recoil at all.

 

[ovrszd]

Does the blanket trick work as well as some claim it does?

Yes, very well. A light jacket will do the trick.

 

[Jstpssng]

a trick which I haven't seen anybody use in years is two tow chains with a tire (sans rim) between them. If you need to "jerk" the stuck vehicle a little, the tire absorbs the initial shock yet you will still give them a "snap."

 

[ning]

Does the blanket trick work as well as some claim it does?

Seems to work ok, as long as the blanket/jacket/whatever is between the break and what you don't want it to hit...

 

[Diggin It]

"Tastes like chicken"



(OK, so why would I try this whatever it is instead of having chicken?)

 

[ovrszd]

a trick which I haven't seen anybody use in years is two tow chains with a tire (sans rim) between them. If you need to "jerk" the stuck vehicle a little, the tire absorbs the initial shock yet you will still give them a "snap."

My Dad used that method when retrieving a stuck tractor with multiple tractors being driven by 10yr old boys. Saved a lot of broken chains.

 

[Industrial Toys]

As long as it doesn't taste like FISH.

 

[oosik]

When in AK, I belonged to a four wheel drive club. We ALWAYS draped an old Army wool blanket over the winch line. You DARN WELL better believe the blanket will absorb the recoil.

You want to see a "deer in the headlight" look. Have a winch line snap - come whizzing back - split the windshield on the winching vehicle right in half.

 

[kco]

Don’t leave a car battery directly on a concrete floor.

According to Snopes there was a time when this was true:


Do Cement Floors Ruin Car Batteries?