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Originally Posted by Kramer
Patrick - I was thinking the same thing......
A couple quick questions:
1. Does everyone load the car front first or back first or does it matter?
2. I am guessing no one uses the rollbar or the front jack pads as a way to connect the winch cable/rope?
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1) You first try loading the car from the front and then realize it's a bad idea. You then try from the rear and see that it is easier. There are two dangers involved: 1) Scraping the car against the ramp; and 2) The chain or strap marring the car itself.
2) I have pushed the car (with two other guys' help) up a ramp via the roll bars. Pushing or pulling the car via the roll bars (remember I have two
) I think is pretty safe, but if your winch is located down low then the strap will mar the car if hooked to the roll bar. If the winch is up high four or five feet then pulling it via the roll bar from the rear would make sense to me. Most winches that I've used are way down low or on the floor -- then you use that hook in the picture I posted.
BTW, I wouldn't trust the jack pads for pushing or pulling -- they're only cosmetic jobs.
