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Your vehicle is stuck - really stuck. You
should have bought that expensive winch but regret is always too
late.
Even if you had a hilift jack, you would
have been able to use that as a windlass. It is a very handy piece
of equipment, you can lift up, pull and even compress with it. But
now there is not one of the two and there is not another vehicle to
help you. All that you have is a long strong rope.
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Find two strong wooden poles, as thick
as your forearm and a little longer than a human.
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Tie the rope firmly on the chassis of
the vehicle. Pull the rope till it is nearly tight and tie the
other point onto a suitable anchor point like a sturdy tree.
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One person must keep one of the poles
upright against and in the middle of the rope. The second person
hook the other pole into the rope (see sketch) and swing the
pole around.
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The person holding the upright pole
must then trample the rope down and beyond the turn pole.
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 Dr
Wallace Vosloo is an Engineer and Scientist by
profession. His family has lived in Africa since 1696
and he has a deep love for the continent. He is a
practical outdoorsman and loves traditional hunting, axe
and knife throwing, longbow shooting, black powder
rifle- and cannon shooting, salt and fresh water fly
fishing and tracking. The art of survival is Wallace’s
main field of interest and his passion is to transfer
these old forgotten skills to young hunters. |
With the turn pole as lever the
rope must now be wind up around the vertical pole. See, a
pole and rope winch.
NB: Be extremely careful when
using this technique – if that pole comes loose you might
not have a leg to stand on ...
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