Winching techniques beginners to Advanced

Winching techniques beginners to Advanced, this video is a crash course on winching covering pretty much everything you need to know including, general winching, rigging up single line / double line winch pull / directional pulls / double directional pulls, gear required and 15 tips.
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[cristopherflores]

I’ve seen a winch snap and fly right back toward the driver, completely deforming the poor dudes face almost went through him. I’m glad you emphasized how important it is to use a blanket

[AghashQ]

Brief, to the point, knowledgeable, clear, no-nonsense, no silly show off stuff - exactly what I was looking for. Your fan from now 😉

[Towing]

I certainly don't want to start an argument, there is absolutely more than one way to skin a cat! With that being said using a shackle with an adequate working load limit is far safer than hooking your recovery strap directly into your winch hook, the hook is designed to pull at the thickest part not at the tip (which is what the recovery strap will do). Shackles are much much stronger than the hook as it is a "closed loop" ie there are no open sides... we all know how strong a circle is and if you remove part of the circle the strength is severely reduced. Just my 2cents from a towing and recovery operator of many many years! Other wise excellent content and awesome advise keep up the great work!

[dylandunne]

Thank you for putting a video out there to help people, most of it was good. I am a heavy wrecker operator and have training in heavy recovery. First thing I disagree with is putting your hook in the strap. 1st-most hooks get hooked to hard objects causing burs that will cut the strap and 2nd-tbe radius of most hooks and small winches such as the ones on our personal vehicles is to small to properly hold both ends of a strap. Also I will NEVER go strap to strap without a connecting device, the heat and friction will burn/cut them. Also VERY important when running a double line... To keep it simple math, if your winch is pulling 9, 000 the 2nd line is also pulling 9, 000 therefore that snatch block and it's connected rigging as well as the tree are seeing 18, 000. That is going to be where it fails. Your information was pretty good and will help many people that have no experience, but add this info for your use as well.

[robertgiangregorio]

I am a newbie to off roading and I have found your video really helpful for someone who has never owned nor operated a winch in his life. Thanks for the well made videos, subscribed and will be checking out more.

[gregoryhavensii]

This is one of the most thorough videos I've found on anything. You are awesome. Everything is very well explained. Thank you.

[davesstillhere]

1 week ago: ain't gonna watch this because it's gonna make me want to spend a heap of money on a winch
1 week later: almost broke watching with a 9.5k mounted on my homemade bullbar about to go for some rock crawling.

Great content mate! Thanks very much!

[skycarp]

I haven’t read all the comments so far but here is mine. The setup in the video is not going to give you any mechanical advantage and will just add unnecessary friction to the pull. With the pulley attached to your anchor it becomes a change of direction pulley. To gain mechanical advantage the pulley must be moving, ie. attached to your stuck vehicle. An easy way to calculate your mechanical advantage is to count the number of lines entering and leaving A “MOVING” block, minus the friction. Example, with a single block attached to your stuck vehicle, one line into the block, one line out of the block equals a 2 to 1 advantage, minus the friction. You will need twice the line to the necessary distance.

[whatsongisthis]

Do you think when Ronny sleeps he covers himself with all his winch blankets?

[Velcro_Ninja]

Ronny,

Thanks for the great explanation here. I just mounted my first winch ever (Warn 9.5 cti-s) and your videos are great.
No music or fluff, just thorough explanations and great tips!

Keep up the good work!

[MackaOZ]

Hi Ronny, thanks for taking the time to explain all of these things carefully, especially helpful for newbies and up and comers like me! All to often people are just "expected" to know how to use these things and quite often are afraid to ask for help. Much appreciated mate!

[robertlinva]

Great job with this, Ronny. I realize it's five years old but the concepts are still the same. I agree with you regarding the double blankets - especially with the two line - it just makes sense. One thing I don't think people do enough of (from talking to them) is practice winching. The time to figure this out isn't when you're stuck - it's when you know you can just drive out if needed.

[useryggfdcc]

Very helpful information 👌.
Recently I bought a Toyota Tacoma and we had to use a winch multiple times during a 16 hour trek on a very difficult trail.
Thanks again.

[brentdyer]

Thank you for the video, I am going to use it to help train some members of our special operations division of an emergency medical services agency. Our personnel frequently use heavy duty trucks with 16, 500 Warn winches to recover ambulances stuck in snow or mud, along with other rescue situations. This is a great starter video for me to introduce these tactics to new members, thanks again! - Deputy Chief of Training, Sumner EMS, TN

[billmartin]

Thank you Ronny for taking the time to do this. I learned a lot that I did not know.

[jebjeb]

About to buy my first winch (Tundra) and have never used one before, this video was great. I am much more confident now. Thanks!

[patdu]

Great posting! Just purchased my first winch for my new Jeep and have it installed. Never have used a winch before. I have watched this posting a few times now and I now feel I can use it safely and know what accessories to put in my storage bag.
Thanks for posting!

[wavygravy]

This is a very good vid. You have an excellent "delivery". I would love to see you doing more videos about everything you know.

[paytonransay]

Being a firefighter and seeing a lot of things I think it’s a good idea for the shackle to be around the tree protector because the hook could cut the strap

[norsefalconer]

Excellent video! I will add that I was a crane operator for a few yrs in the military. I used to spool out the stainless steel cable and thoroughly clean it once a quarter (degreaser and hose). Let dry, then apply a light coat of (motor) oil with an oil damped cloth.

This also allowed for a detailed inspection. If there are any links or frayed cables, you'll find them quickly doing the oil step.