Shredder, next time get it real tippy (aka *almost* roll it) ... maybe it will be "maybe you should get one of the cage thingy's"

    

Shredder, next time get it real tippy (aka *almost* roll it) ... maybe it will be "maybe you should get one of the cage thingy's"

    

Good idea.    She is so understanding. 

I have a 4 ton come-a-long, 20' of chain, 150' of cable, about 90 feet of straps, and didnt have enough today when I needed it!  drove into a swamp field with a hidden hole that grabbed me.   Finally dug my way out and plowed backward just enough to make all my gear reach and ratchet winched my way back out of the swamp!  A come-a-long gives somewhat more reach than a hi-lift.  Mine reaches about 6 feet and can be undone from the snatch block for about 10 feet of reach at half the pulling power.

Gotta get a wicnch myself.  Thinking of about a 3,00 lb model on a reciever mount to use front or rear.  If 3000 lobs isnt enough pull then I can snatch block it and double the pull to 6.000.  If thats not enough then I can still throw the come-a-long into the job for another 4 tons of pull.  If thats not enough I  hope theres a nice H-1 Humvee around somewhere! 

I'll just have my jeep friends pull me out, saves me money and I'm usually going places they can only dream about going.

Well, my main reason for not having a winch/hilift/anything besides a shovel and a tow rope... I'm 17 and still paying for my sammy.

Someone else mentioned it already, but airing down can do wonders!  similar to sand, when deflated to 10psi or so, you often get more floatation and grip.... just something to try before call the tow truck.

Besides I don't have one of those Power Tanks or onboard compressors so airing back up for the ride home would be dificult. BTW- Why do those little "scuba" tanks cost so much?

I've had this problem before.  Nothing like driving on the shoulder of the road for 5 miles to find the one gas station in some little town that has free air.

Powertanks cost so much because they have fancy black and yellow paint and the less than $100 worth of hardware on them.  I'm going to eventually get a scuba tank and peice together something similar for a lot less.  I've seen it done before and it won't cost $350 like my buddy paid for his Powertank.

Oh yeah, check out MileMarker's electric winches.  Good prices and work great.  Thinking about a 12k for my Ranger.  I've also heard good stuff about the T-Rex and Harbor Freight winches.  The HF one isn't fast but I haven't heard one complaint about them.  Everyone says they're slow but they work.

Air Compressors are getting cheaper
4WheelParts sells one for only 70 bucks thats suppose to be as good.
http://www.4wheelparts.com/4wp/products/productline.asp?cat=ACC&man=GTA&prodline=4039&catName=General Accessories

just bought me one for X-Mas for my 4dr.
Dang, I can't play with it till X-mas tho.

That's not bad at all.  What all's included in it?

Does it give any specs on time to inflate certain sizes and such?  The thing I like about my buddy's Powertank is you just connect and inflate, no having to wait 15 minutes between tires or anything as slow.

Derp, found the specs...hmmm...might have to get me one of those.

Just use a bike pump, a lot cheaper. Takes a while, but works.

Using straps with a hi-lift is cumbersome. The strap will stretch while using the hilift to a pulling point and you really don't move very fast or much. Chain is very useful but heavy. Wire cable (like a winch cable is not that bad, but handling is a little difficult due to how it's stored. Although, wound up it can be stored easily on the spare tire carrier between the rear door and tire. Rope is probably best. Make sure it's rated for more than the truck's weight.

As for air compressors, especially the no-tank ones, best modification is a tank and knowing what the duty cycle is for it. Lots of the smaller air compressors or pumps usually don't have a high rate of duty cycle. The tank adds lots more capacity to the system.