A few months back, I recoved a box truck with my recon winch.. Here's a link to the thread:

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...on-Winch/page3

Today, a friend called, and informed me that while trying to widen a creek, he got 'stuck' and needed someone to winch him out.. I gleefully accepted, grabbed my camera and went for it!

I tied off to a tree, and hooked up my winch cable... then realized that the bobcat isn't stuck.. it's dead. Probably hydro locked.. as the engine is 75% under water... and the hydrostatic transmission can not be disengaged either... Dead weight with tracks.. extreme ground contact... not the best conditions.. Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-wydLZDgZI

 

Pretty cool video....Like someone mentioned somewhere around the 7 min mark, don't want to be close to the chain in case it breaks.....really surprised you didn't use a dampener just in case, can never be too safe. Especially with many people around....tough winch though and great job on the recovery...

 

welp.. that made up my mind for me.

 

Me to.......don't take a Bobcat into a creek!

 

Nice vid. Good to know my recon was a good choice. Just curious why you didnt just strap on and pull it out with the jeep?

 

They had already tried to strap on, and pull with a one ton F350... it didn't move an inch..

 

There's part of the issue Can't knock the recon. All I have done with mine is horse around a bit.

 

Time for me to patent a bobcat snorkel.

 

i would be so confident with a winch like that in the mud!!

 

No doubt... Reminds me of dodge ball... "If you can Dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!"

"If you can dead pull a bobcat, You can get out of a rut!"