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william127:
indeed, ive only lifted the landy with it once, just to check that it worked, its much more of a puller than a lifter to me

J.D.:

--- Quote from: Disco Matt on May 28, 2009, 23:28:04 ---The other trick for the hilift re-rigging is to get a shortening chain. They seem quite tricky to find, I got one on ebay recently after about three years of searching. It's a length of chain with hooks that clip back onto the chain, enabling you to make pretty much any length you need. They are heavy though - mine is currently stored in a small old ammunition box as a demonstration of density, it weighs a lot more than a box that size has any right to!

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Or one of the 5 tonne ratchet straps. I double them up to make them 10 tonne SWL, and then use the ratchet to take up the slack.

NOTE: Not all of the ratchet straps available come with a label with the SWL on them, if you are going to use one for this purpose make sure A) it is new and B) it is rated.

Saffy:

--- Quote from: J.D. on June 05, 2009, 11:59:46 ---
Or one of the 5 tonne ratchet straps. I double them up to make them 10 tonne SWL, and then use the ratchet to take up the slack.

NOTE: Not all of the ratchet straps available come with a label with the SWL on them, if you are going to use one for this purpose make sure A) it is new and B) it is rated.

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I'm guessing you *could* use a pair of ratchet straps by themselves for recovery if you really had to.

william127:
you can just use lorry rachets but it is incredibaley slow. when my range rover was stuck over the side of a byway we used highlifts front and back to work it out and big ratchets to stop it sliping when re rigging

highlifts are king of offroad toys :)

dxmedia:
What about the rope and wheel adaptor technique? Use the diff on the axle as a winch.

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