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Winch for hire?

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by LonghornTaco, Jan 13, 2009.

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Do you winch people that are stuck?

  1. Hell yeah, it pays for all my mods!

    5 vote(s)
    6.2%
  2. Yes, and I charge a nominal fee

    4 vote(s)
    4.9%
  3. Yes, I help people out of the goodness of my heart

    65 vote(s)
    80.2%
  4. No, too much liability

    6 vote(s)
    7.4%
  5. No, just too lazy....

    6 vote(s)
    7.4%
  1. Jun 25, 2009 at 6:31 PM
    #41
    Ktaco

    Ktaco Well-Known Member

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    Grey wire mod, Deck plate mod, diff breather mod. K&N air filter. Toytec coilovers. AAL. Custom rear lift shackles. diff drop. Centerforce clutch. Superwinch LP8500 with custom "behind bumper" mount. Winch solenoid relocation with in cab winch control. 33x12x15 Duratracs. Aisin manual hub swap.
    Hell i do this for fun in the winter,

    we get storms of 40 cm of snow and 80km/h wind gusts. The plows are not even allowed on the road. I'll wake up at like 6am just to go driving looking for ppl that are stuck. There always ends up being some ppl in the smallest cars that somehow made it as far as they did before burrying it in a drift. I don't ask for cash, the looks on there faces when I pull out their 1/2 or 3/4 tons then casually drive on threw the place they got stuck is enough for me :D.
     
  2. Jun 25, 2009 at 7:08 PM
    #42
    12Btaco

    12Btaco Well-Known Member

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    I do charge a nominal fee of whatever they have in their cooler and maybe a smoke
     
  3. Jun 25, 2009 at 9:30 PM
    #43
    RelentlessFab

    RelentlessFab Eric @Relentless Fab Vendor

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    Relentless Armored! Too many others to list.
    I went out 4 wheelin a few weeks ago and on the way out to a mountain, there were few high school age guys who flagged me down and said they had a truck stuck in a mud hole. I told em i'd see If I could help. Turned out it was a old ford ranger with stock size street tires and no bed and stuffed nose first into the hole. It looked easy enough, so I pulled out my tow strap(they had nothing to use and didnt want to mess with my winch) and gave em a little tug out in 4low. Turns out, I probably could have just done it in 2wd as easy as it was. haha.
     
  4. Jul 21, 2009 at 7:13 PM
    #44
    fireturk41

    fireturk41 I like to break shit!

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    yes i do, but i keep release forms i make them sign before i will, and im always pullin out stuck stuff at work
     
  5. Oct 2, 2009 at 9:53 PM
    #45
    HBMurphy

    HBMurphy Ban Pending

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    Maybe he meant a guy from Tacoma...
     
  6. Oct 3, 2009 at 12:16 AM
    #46
    sil3ncer7

    sil3ncer7 Gimme some mud n ull have a good time

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    3" Toytec, 285/70/16. Installing, sliders, cb, firestik antenna, Workin for 285's, BedBox, and undercover winch when weather gets warm.
    Smart, maybe ill do something like that this winter.. Just in case.. you never know
     

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