A wheel winch is a steel cable drum that attaches to a vehicle’s wheel to pull it out of a stuck situation. The winch is attached to a solid object, and as the vehicle drives, the cable winds onto the drum, pulling the vehicle out. The process is time-consuming but faster than seeking help. No jacking up is required, and the winch is compact and transportable.
A wheel winch is a device that can be mounted to a vehicle’s wheel to assist in pulling the vehicle out of a stuck condition. Made of steel, the typical wheel winch is a drum wound with steel cable that connects to the nuts of a wheel. Once attached to the vehicle’s wheel studs, the cable is pulled back from the reel a distance that allows the cable to connect to a solid object, such as a tree or another vehicle. Once attached to the solid object, the vehicle is cranked and driven, the cable winding onto the drum of the wheel winch as the tire rotates. This effectively gets the vehicle out of whatever type of obstacle it was previously stuck in.
A wheel winch is a compact device that can be transported in a vehicle to help out in a stuck situation. The process of installing a wheel winch is somewhat time consuming and complicated; however, it is much faster than walking to find help in most situations. The first step in attaching the winch to the vehicle is to remove the wheel nuts. This should be done one nut at a time to avoid losing the wheel nuts or the wheel coming loose from the vehicle.
The vehicle does not need to be jacked up to remove the wheel nuts and it does not have to be jacked up to install the wheel winch. Once the wheel nuts are removed, the wheel nut extension, which is commonly supplied with the wheel winch, is installed onto the wheel stud. Once all the extensions are installed on the studs, the winch is attached to the wheel. The cable is pulled from the wheel winch spool and attached to a solid object, preferably a tree or other vehicle. The object must be strong enough not to come loose when pressure is applied from the winch.
Once the winch cable is attached to the tree or other object, the stuck vehicle is started and underway. As the vehicle accelerates, the wheel begins to turn, winding the winch cable back onto the winch reel. As the cable is wound onto the reel, the vehicle is pulled out of the swamp and back onto dry land. The wheel winch is removed from the wheel and the original lug nuts are reattached to the wheel studs. The winch can be reattached to the vehicle to wait until prompted again to free a stuck vehicle.
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