Using a pickup-mounted winch, electric or hydraulic, is the simplest means of self-recovery be it your own vehicle or another’s. Using a winch creates a very dangerous working environment just by the ...

Now that you have a fancy new winch bolted to the front your 4x4, you need to know the ins and outs of safe use. As cool and trick as they look, recovery winches are easy to use, but they aren't toys ...

Just because your winch can pull you out of jam doesn’t mean you can take it for granted. Yes, they’re rugged fighters, but neglect the maintenance on one and it could be down for the count just when ...

The main reason anyone buys a winch for their truck, SUV, or other vehicle is to have the ability to recover said vehicle from a loss of traction event. That’s a fancy way of saying you use a winch to ...

One of the many modifications hardcore off-roaders make to their vehicles is a bumper-mounted winch. It's a spool of rope or metal wire with a motor that, when tied to something solid like a tree or ...