I did something simmilar, but with much different results. A Silverado 4x4 with honk konkus big tires was in a pond here in NC. in about a foot and a half of water. A place where all the youngsters go to party it up a bit (they actually behave to some extent.....really) The Silverado was up to the doorjam in the water, the wheels/tires completly burried, with about 8 inches above the sand which it was mired in, so over three quarters of the tires were under sand with the remaining 8-10 inches in water. Now mind you these were probably 40's 0r thereabouts, boggers mabe 12-14 inches wide, and all four underground. I hooked up the winch and almost imediatly lost the shear pin, I expected that.... oh well. So I turned around with the rear to him and about 15 foot of chain.....yea chain..... Bottom line, I got him out and didn't break/tear/or mangle anything......but.... If I had a snach-rope or flat-strap it would have been SO SO SO much better than the instant jar/jerk of a chain, which by the way I streached straight a hook similar to whats on a Deuce winch, yea straightened it right out. What I'm getting at is, the proper tool is a strap/rope designed to streach and contract, a chain is only going to jar-tear stuff up. In all that back and forth with the Deuce, it must have took 20-30 pull/jerks to finally free him. During that I'm thinking this cant be good for the Deuce, I only lost/damaged one thing, I lost a tail light bulb fillament due to the snach-jarring of the episode trying to pull him out.....not bad I guess. I dont think I'll attempt those type recoveries anytime soon again. I see here they were useing a strap. Boy would a wreaker have been the ticket, up and out, mabe it would still have an axle under it, (Pointed the right dirrection, not right angle)
Thats great, thanks for posting.
