Ranger: 0, Explorer: 1

[janolsson]

The other morning i got a call from a colleague saying can i go and see if i could help. His better half had managed to pop her car into a ditch scenario and they had tried to pull it out with a ranger (with 8 people in the back) but got not enough traction.

Off i trot to him and get out my tow rope and immediately snap it
So out comes the tow pole and yank that baby out

Sometimes you can't beat displacement and low range

The angle was a bit worse than it looks in the photo

recently i have pulled over and towed 5 stranded motorists just because i can!

What have you been upto with your ex's ??

 

[Ilikemice]

What have you been upto with your ex's ??

Breaking it. New hubs and ball joints all round

 

[Maniak]

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So out comes the tow pole and yank that baby out
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Just a question.. What is a "tow pole"? I know what tow strap, and tow rope is, but never heard it called a pole.

~Mark

 

[janolsson]

Just a question.. What is a "tow pole"? I know what tow strap, and tow rope is, but never heard it called a pole.

~Mark

If you look in the photo you can see behind the car a red and yellow metal bar. This is a tow pole. Basically a solid or 2/3 part bar with u bolts or hooks at the end. Theory is you can tow a car without all the yoyo action from the rope going slack.

Se also here

 

[damarble]

That makes a lot more sense than a rope actually.

 

[dezufo]

Thats a neat bit of kit. If it snows heavy I might get one and charge for getting people out of the crap.

 

[Luis696]

my record is ford transit - long wheel base stuck on a icy car park, pulled one without problem, 4x4 on low is the best for this!!!!

 

[vincent]

pulled a mercedes vario out of muddy field last weekend with my explorer, low range and a long chain helped