Snatch/kinetic vs tow rope/strap

I'm looking at getting a winch, just ordered my front bumper (SSO hybrid, with bull bar, & 20" S8 cutout, raw steel (looking to do a raptor lining, or similar))... was looking at the smittybilt xrc gen3 12k comp... not a bad featured winch for $700... synthetic line, 7.0HP motor, sealed solenoid box, sealed motor/gearcase, lighted spool, forged gearsets, positive reading clutch lever, pull level indicator, and a 12k line pull.. more than sufficient for my tacoma that weighs just over 5klbs loaded with all my camping gear (and eventual sliders/skidplates, lift, tires, etc...).

 

Just make sure it'll fit. Most tacoma bumper manufacturers design around a 10k winch because that's what the majority of people run. Other smittybilt winches, the 10k and 12k are the same exact thing, minus the gearing ratios, so it'll bolt up just fine. Don't know about the new XRC though.

 

Check your pics, I just did.

But I say leave the 4x4, you wouldn’t be any less of a poser as most those instagram feeds anyway.

 

Nice

OEM axles and all

 

Who am I kidding, I’m a huge poser myself, haven't even driven my truck offroad in seveal moths.

Need to finish that damn skid plate.

 

I just went 2 weeks ago; went through a mud hole but only because it was even more sketch going uphill on loose dirt in reverse; trail was too narrow to turn around in

You're making a skid plate?

 

Yep

 

Only so we can deviate more from this thread; what gauge and how much does it weigh?

 

Thick enough, and a lot.

Check my buildthread. I’m working on it today, so i hope to have a few updates soon.

 

Such details; don't let those numbers get out and into the wrong hands! Next thing you know you've got someone mass producing your design and they put a patent on it

*turns phone sideways*

Ah, build is in your sig.

 

Hey revovery guys, I just bought a MasterPull snatch block, is the pulley in the middle suppose to spin free?

 

Yuperdoodles.

I have

$27 Smittybilt 17600 lb. Snatch Block - 2744

this one. "The block's bearing is shipped dry...Get a block rated at twice the capacity of your winch" snatch block basics

 

Ok then ive got to check this out, bought it from a guy it looks new, made in USA, good stuff.

http://www.masterpull.com/snatch-block-sbo30000/

 

Cali or NC lean

 

It spins, just really tight had to adjust the center bolt and nut.

 

His channel is awesome, and until he said something about it, I just assumed my Tacoma could snatch most vehicles out like that...but alas, he has a lot of custom built suspension under that Jeep to deal with that kind of work. Still a lot to learn from his channel though.

 

That is called Carolina Squat. Went to Atlantic beach NC a month ago and they were ALL OVER. I asked a cousin and he explained that it's a local thing to the area we were in but mostly found in NC. Another cousin said he was at a gas station when a kid pulled in to fill up. He said to the kid..."You forgot the other half of your lift..."

 

Is the ARB 30' strap a good snatch strap?

$70 ARB 4x4 Accessories ARB705LB Recovery Snatch Strap Orange 30' x 2 3/8", Load capacity 17600 lb, NATA approved, 20% Stretch

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H5M6BM6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_JSAK7VSQB9KA41Q2KBVX

 

I have it, works great, there's a lifespan (compared to Bubba Ropes), so keep pulls to a minimum.