Winching Tip of the Week: Never use your winch to tow another vehicle.
The shock load of a sudden jerk can exceed the capacity of the winch and cable. Abusing your winch in this way will eventually damage the winch or cable and could create a dangerous situation. The braking system on your winch is not designed to stand up under this sort of abuse, and sudden jerking may cause the winch rope to snap.
Never jog the winch cable under load. If you want to snatch out a stuck vehicle by jerking it, use a recovery strap designed for this purpose. The snatch strap should have loops instead of hooks on the ends. Unlike your winch cable, a recovery strap is designed to stretch and absorb the shock of jerking out a stuck vehicle.
Tags: Towing Another Vehicle, Using a Tow Strap, Winching Tips
