Favorite-Trade Self-Towing Wheel Winch 84ft, Duty Recovery Strap Kit - Heavy-Duty Gear Rope 6000lb for 4x4 Offroad Car, Truck, ATV, UTV, Vehicle - Professional Off-Road Auto Accessories

A good solution for a stuck car, it often happens to me, I get stuck in the pits. I don't have an electric winch on my car, so this solution has saved me more than once.

The Self-Towing Wheel Winch, Duty Recovery Strap Kit is a high-quality and heavy-duty towing kit suitable for 4x4 off-road vehicles, trucks, ATVs, and UTVs. The kit is well-constructed and made with high-quality materials, making it durable and long-lasting.The winch rope is strong and capable of towing vehicles weighing up to 6000lbs. The 84ft length of the rope provides ample length for towing vehicles in various off-road situations, ensuring that you can get out of any situation without trouble.The recovery strap included in the kit is also well-made and durable, providing additional support when towing vehicles. It's easy to attach and detach from vehicles, making it a convenient and practical tool to have on hand.Overall, the Self-Towing Wheel Winch, Duty Recovery Strap Kit is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a heavy-duty and reliable towing kit. Its well-constructed winch rope and recovery strap provide ample support for towing vehicles weighing up to 6000lbs. The kit is easy to use and well-designed, making it a practical and convenient tool for offroad adventures or towing needs.

While many in the USA may not be familiar with this type of winch, it's actually a pretty old design that's a variation of the famous bush winch. While most of you that have heard of a bush winch are probably thinking of disks mounted to your lug nuts outside the wheel, but the original bush winch was actually a tow strap that that had 3 cross straps on one end and loop on the other. The 3 cross straps would be secured to your rim/ tire and the loop to a tree, and the vehicles power turned the straps. Typically these are always used in pairs.This kit is a modern update to the original style and it's very common in other countries. They might seem like they are too small or thin, but they are supposed to be this way to allow them to wrap the tire and flex onto it, just a a pulley or drum, when we wrap more area we reduce load at the ends and tension in the middle. As the wrap is going around your tire it actually acts as a drum and effectively distributes the weight across and around the tire that also keeps the tire at its maximum width by loading the sidewall, and increasing your footprint to help flotation.I have seen other comments about how it might hit the vehicle or bumpers, but it seems like the users are thinking that to reverse the direction of pull you could just change gears and go. This is not the case and will damage your vehicle. These are designed to be used one way only, laid out on the ground in the direction you want to travel. You will mount it to the wheel and then choose forward or reverse only for the pull, if you need to change direction you'll need to unwind it all the way, and rewind it the opposite way.All in all a nice kit, but it should be used in pairs with one on each drive wheel in a 2x4 or one on each wheel on the she axle on a 4x4. Using 2 is key if you have open diffs, without a locker this will tighten up to the wheel, then the one without traction will spin.

Okay, full disclosure. I got this because I just had to see it. Would I actually use it in an emergency? Not likely, but that's just me.PROS:Comes in a nice sturdy carry bag with draw string.It's plenty long for use.Does come with instructions.Could be used in an emergency recovery.CONS:The instructions are hard to follow.The strap itself is on the thin side (My opinion) compared to other recovery straps.The stitching is plentiful, but unlike most I have seen before.The ladder portion reminds me more of a soft caving ladder, and again the strap material is thin.Conclusions:The concept is to attach the ladder section to the wheel of a vehicle, the problem I see is that will be very hard to do if you are already stuck. The long strap is run to a tree or other anchor point. You then place the vehicle in gear and with forward or reverse of the wheel the ladder section wraps around the tire and pulls the vehicle free.I see various issues with the ladder section and or the strap coming into contact with the wheel well, or bumper when in use. As most care bumpers are now plastic, I don't see this ending well. Then provided you are no longer stuck, you have the chore of getting this mess off your wheel! I can see several safety issues with the use of this, especially with someone who is not familiar with using recovery gear.You can imagine my shock and then gut busting laughter as I read the last paragraph pf the warning at the bottom of the page!Attention!!! Violations of steps 1-5 may result in vehicle confiscation and also be harmful to health!What can I say, that was enough for me! I'm sure I can find a use (Non critical) for the strap. However I can't see, ever using this item as it was designed. Your mileage may vary, this is simply my opinion use at your own risk.

A seemingly great idea, this product will not deliver for almost anyone who attempts to use it unless you are in an extremely specific type of stuck scenario.The tow strap:It is a nice little kit which includes a very low-capacity static tow strap rated to 6,000lbs. Given that exceptionally low rating, that static tow strap cannot be safely used for vehicle recovery and could very likely snap if used to pull a truly stuck vehicle. As a point of reference, I've got my snatch strap next to it, my strap is rated to 25,000lbs and has some elasticity to it. The tow strap might be good for pulling a car on flat land, but you cannot use it for recovery.The "winch" ladder:You are more likely to damage your car with this than you are to self-recover. First off, the vast majority of cars are open differential, with a few exceptions where some form of traction control or a limited slip can be found; those are generally trucks or SUVs of some sort. Whether in the case of a car or truck with an open differential however, what will happen is exactly the same.With an open differential if one tire has traction and the other does not, the tire with traction will not move and the loose tire will spin freely. In that single scenario, if you put this ladder on the free spinning wheel, both wheels will then have "traction" and you *may* pull yourself out. You may also find that your stuck wheel is pulled out just enough to become the free wheel with no traction, and now it is spinning. The main point here being the only way this will get you out, is if one of your wheels has good traction and keeps it.If you are high centered or find that both wheels are spinning, like if you drove into deep mud, hooking this thing up will simply make one wheel spin and will not pull you out. In fact, it puts you at risk of wrapping this around your axle, potentially tearing a brake line, bending a steering rod, breaking a u-joint, or getting tangled up in your brakes.Overall, this self-recovery kit is most likely not going to work to get anyone out. The only reason this didn't get 1 star is because the included static 6,000lbs strap which may not be useful for recovery, is at least functional as a tow strap. I've been off-roading for 30 years, and any other four-wheeler will give you the same answer as I have. I hate to give such a harsh review, but honestly this product as marketed could put a lot of people in a dangerous situation.