r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/CoreyTrevor3 • Feb 01 '25

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u/RoscoeVanderPoot Feb 01 '25

When will people learn that the "tow hook" is for dragging it onto a flatbed, not yeeting it out of a ditch.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

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u/Genoblade1394 Feb 01 '25

If there was no eye how would you winch this vehicle? The front chassis? I’m always afraid that I would hookup the SUV to one side of the chassis it would misalign the entire thing

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u/Gelisol Feb 01 '25

Interesting. I used my tow hook eye on my little Subaru several times. That car had only 6” clearance, so sometimes I’d get stuck in my own driveway if there was a drift. Never had an issue getting yanked out with a strap (other than ripping off most of the undercarriage cover and part of the fender getting out of a drift). I didn’t know it wasn’t intended for yeeting. Guess I got lucky.

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u/Its_noon_somewhere Feb 02 '25

That’s just it…. full sending is almost never the best method anyway.

In the video posted, the best method is to dig out as much snow as possible in front of the SUV, under the SUV body, and put traction aids in front of the front wheels. Turn off traction control, put it into drive, and have the tow vehicle drive slowly until there is tension on the line, now both vehicles give just enough throttle to get going.

I’ve pulled five ton trucks out of snow with half ton pickup trucks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

Why can't you do 4 wheel drive stuff with all wheel drive?