Originally Posted By: NightHiker
I won't leave the pavement without one. Vital piece of rescue/recovery gear IMHO.


I couldn't agree more. They can (and I have) be used for many things from lifting a vehicle over a rock, winching over a dead fall tree and re-seating a tire bead.

A word of advise; at least once a year grease the parts on the lifting mechinism. Then it will last you a life-time.
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Bill Houston