Rocky Mountain Rescue

Carrie showed me a post about someone requiring a tow truck because of a flat, broken valve stem. Owner said factory jack won't lift their new gladiator with bigger tires.

A factory jack is still useful even with a lifted rig. A simple block of wood to compensate for the lift will be the answer, no tow truck needed.

This application really grinds my gears, why put an underrated open loop FIXED clevis pin hook on a synthetic winch line rated at 16,000MBS. You just made the steel hook component the weakest point of the application, in the event of breakage that steel component becomes a lethal projectile. This winch is a Warn M15 and has the power to break that 2ton wll hook like it was made from clothes hanger. If you have this set up it would be advisable to cut that hook off in favour of a less lethal projectile like a soft shackle or thimble.

Here's some video literature to back up why I do not trust or use clevis hooks.

https://youtu.be/W3kAEcJX3C8