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what not to do when winching

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvIY3...eature=related
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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They're very lucky someone didn't get hurt... I kept waiting for that "oh shit" moment, which thankfully never came.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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man I was cringing waiting for it to snap and take that guy out.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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At least he was wearing gloves
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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Good thing he was wearing that hat to protect his head!
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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I would not want to be the newest member on that group!
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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At least with synthetic rope it would have just torn off the skin. Can't imagine what a steel cable would do. Probably change his name to Stumpy.
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:54 AM
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I was convinced that either the line would snap and we'd have a faces of death moment where he takes a hook to the head or that later once the Jeep was out and the guy was removing the hook from the bumper that the genius driving was going to back over him.
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:39 AM
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I cant imagine how bad the second winching was after he burried his Jeep even deaper in there, maybe thats why they didnt show it
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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Well I have a semi-serious question here: Obviously that guy is nuts for standing there. However, are you saying that the mud was to deep to attempt winching him out at all? I ask because I am getting a winch and plan on getting buried in mud pretty good.
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