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come along - 5/30/2008 10:37:36 AM    jimmyboy Posts: 387 Joined: 9/17/2006 From: southern pines/raleigh, nc Status: offline anyone ever used one of these out on the trails? i used to use dads alot when we did the work on the farm but i was just wonderin if people that dont have winches take one with them? jimmyboy _____________________________ Post #: 1

RE: come along - 5/30/2008 10:42:24 AM    TripleBlackBlazer ROTM & Chop Shop Moderator Posts: 1826 Joined: 2/13/2007 Status: offline That's what a local Amish man used when I first got stuck trying to cross the embankment on his road.  Worked like a charm. _____________________________ AAZK4LIFE I davtak: milk and marshmallow - yum - strap me in to the john lol (in reply to jimmyboy) Post #: 2

RE: come along - 5/30/2008 11:12:05 AM    WolfPack Posts: 2168 Joined: 10/30/2007 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline Yep.  It's a poor man's winch.  I helped my buddy unstick himself in his 1st gen blazer with one when he dug frame into a mud pit.   _____________________________ 2000 Blazer 4d LS 4x4 - 265/70/15 General Grabber AT2s - Hunter Brush Guard - Surco Roof Rack with IPF 868s - 1.5'' Shackle + Tbar - 2'' BL (in reply to TripleBlackBlazer) Post #: 3

RE: come along - 5/31/2008 9:22:23 AM    blazinloud Posts: 2423 Joined: 2/8/2006 From: Saskatoon, Canada Status: offline Not on the trails but I use them at work all the time I may have to 'misplace' one _____________________________ (in reply to WolfPack) Post #: 4

RE: come along - 5/31/2008 10:23:19 AM    NVANZEE Posts: 133 Joined: 1/13/2008 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan Status: offline I used one once when i got stuck in the snow (funny story) it worked great  _____________________________ 99 2 Door 4x4 31x10.50 BFG A/T''s clear corners 2 12" 1300 watt Sony Xplod subs 1200 watt sony amp (in reply to blazinloud) Post #: 5

RE: come along - 5/31/2008 3:39:32 PM    jimmyboy Posts: 387 Joined: 9/17/2006 From: southern pines/raleigh, nc Status: offline quote: Not on the trails but I use them at work all the time I may have to 'misplace' one what do you mean you may have to 'misplace' one? jimmyboy _____________________________ (in reply to NVANZEE) Post #: 6

RE: come along - 6/13/2008 9:09:37 PM    tjwiens91@hotmail.co   Posts: 236 Joined: 3/4/2008 Status: offline i think he means steal one. _____________________________ 2000 4dr. 4wd. Blazer 2in. body lift (as soon as i get money) An then a 2" suspension (in reply to jimmyboy) Post #: 7

RE: come along - 6/15/2008 7:34:58 PM    Idriveachevy Posts: 902 Joined: 10/9/2007 Status: offline He means a ''sorry boss I cant find it''  when its really in the back of his truck. _____________________________ 1997 4door 4x4 thrush glasspack 31" bfg mud terrains 2 in. shackle lift and TB crank Soon to come - 2 inch body lift. (in reply to tjwiens91@hotmail.co) Post #: 8

RE: come along - 6/16/2008 2:25:13 PM    fst450   Posts: 25 Joined: 2/28/2008 Status: offline I used one and had no luck two guys reefin on it and it was kinda scary so we quit wouldnt move the truck a inch depends how stuck you are i guess (in reply to Idriveachevy) Post #: 9

RE: come along - 6/16/2008 3:30:22 PM    drperry Posts: 3852 Joined: 1/12/2007 From: GP AB CA Status: offline They work great, so long as they''re in good shape... They rust easy. lol Or at least the ones my dad had did... Then again, they''re over 20 years old... _____________________________ (in reply to fst450) Post #: 10

RE: come along - 6/17/2008 8:47:48 PM    AJBert Posts: 159 Joined: 10/27/2007 Status: offline I used to carry one all the time when offroading until I got a winch.  _____________________________ 2000 BlaZeR2 1998 Camaro SS 1990 C1500 2006 Monte Carlo LS (in reply to drperry) Post #: 11

RE: come along - 6/18/2008 6:29:12 AM    blazinrebel   Posts: 91 Joined: 3/26/2008 Status: offline i never used one on the trail. i guess i just dont trust mine, but i have used it to pull the axle out of my buddies 00 mazda 626. for some reason the axle wouldnt slip out like it should so we bolted the come along to the wall and the other end to the axle and ripped it out. worked out pretty good _____________________________ '93 Chevy Blazer (Full-Size) two-door 350 small block 4x4 JL Audio Sub and Amp Custom Camo Interior (in reply to AJBert) Post #: 12

RE: come along - 8/20/2008 10:51:14 AM    schnarr   Posts: 3 Joined: 11/29/2007 Status: online i used to of them hooked together attached to a 40 foot nylon rope to pull my blazer steep hill covered in mudd took awhile but i got there (in reply to blazinrebel) Post #: 13

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