So I was thinking that the FL rally might be a good time for me to sell the "street" tires that came on my truck (Goodyear 286s 11X20) . . . . but I, being a single guy with no strapping sons to help, was in a quandary as to how to go about getting into the truck.
I have a loader at work . . . but trailering it home to lift 6 tires 5 feet into the air seemed overly complex . . . I have a chain hoist at work too . . . but that would take FOREVER . . . so I decided on using a good ole fashioned block and tackle and my oak tree.
So I posted up on my Jeep club site hoping to borrow one, but no one seemed to have one to lend.
I decided to check the Northern Tool site to see how much they run . . . after all . . .what self-respecting man should be without a block and tackle?
The first picture that came up was a snatch block - and I thought, "Well heck, I have one of those in my off road kit . . . you know, the one sitting in the back of your Jeep . . . the same Jeep that has an 8K winch with synthetic line on the front of it. DOH!" I then slapped my forehead in v-8 fashion, put on a jacket and headed outside. (The jacket came off about the time I walked across the yard to open the gate.)
Knucleboom, smuchleboom!
I used crapcam to take the pics, but you get the idea.
I have a loader at work . . . but trailering it home to lift 6 tires 5 feet into the air seemed overly complex . . . I have a chain hoist at work too . . . but that would take FOREVER . . . so I decided on using a good ole fashioned block and tackle and my oak tree.
So I posted up on my Jeep club site hoping to borrow one, but no one seemed to have one to lend.
I decided to check the Northern Tool site to see how much they run . . . after all . . .what self-respecting man should be without a block and tackle?
The first picture that came up was a snatch block - and I thought, "Well heck, I have one of those in my off road kit . . . you know, the one sitting in the back of your Jeep . . . the same Jeep that has an 8K winch with synthetic line on the front of it. DOH!" I then slapped my forehead in v-8 fashion, put on a jacket and headed outside. (The jacket came off about the time I walked across the yard to open the gate.)
Knucleboom, smuchleboom!
I used crapcam to take the pics, but you get the idea.
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