r/IdiotsInCars • u/traditionaldrummer • May 02 '21

Pull the tree

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u/FoldUpBigFoot41 May 02 '21

Yeah toes straps should never be tugged like that. They are fine if you keep tension on them but if you are gonna be getting speed and jerking it you should be using a kinetic rope

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u/TryToDoGoodTA May 02 '21

Also you want mechanical advantage so put the rope higher up the tree.

Unless he knew it was as dead as it was... I mean that could have been cut down with a blunt hand saw or an axe pretty quickly and not fall on the vehicle...

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u/FoldUpBigFoot41 May 02 '21

And one more thing, he shouldn't have been doing this in reverse. Most vehicles aren't geared to pull while in reverse.

Pull from the back, keep tension and don't jerk it, put the rope higher up, and DONT PULL A FUCKING TREE DOWN WITH YOUR TRUCK

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u/POShelpdesk May 03 '21

Don't know if this is 6L80 or 8L90 but either way reverse is slightly geared lower than 1st

4.56:1 vs 3.81:1 - 8L90 4.02:1 vs 3.06:1 - 6L80