After the Spring Rains

Have had quite a bit of wet weather recently which has given us our green landscape, finally. Poured rain overnight again. Checking things on the north end this morning and took a few shots.







Went down to where the trout live but did not fish





The blue one gets us wherever we need to be



Across the mucky stuff



Through the trees





Passed the barn



And headed to town

Good shots.

That YJ looks to be set up nicely and in good shape.

Thanks, yes that rascal does very well for a 25 year old. Notice the pretty colored winch line. Two winters back I got lost in a snow drift with open space directly ahead and the sides. Yup, ran the wire rope line under the axles and used every extension I had to get out. No way was I snow shoeing 16 miles just to bring someone else out to get stuck. Ruined the wire line so bought 500 feet of the amsteel, built some extension and wrapped the spool. Nylon rocks for such things.

Moab Man said:

That YJ looks to be set up nicely and in good shape.

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Bourbon Neat said:

Thanks, yes that rascal does very well for a 25 year old. Notice the pretty colored winch line. Two winters back I got lost in a snow drift with open space directly ahead and the sides. Yup, ran the wire rope line under the axles and used every extension I had to get out. No way was I snow shoeing 16 miles just to bring someone else out to get stuck. Ruined the wire line so bought 500 feet of the amsteel, built some extension and wrapped the spool. Nylon rocks for such things.

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Very familiar with all of the winches on the market and the various lines. I used to own an off-road publication and we did a never before head-to-head comparison from every winch manufacturer. It was such a big deal that we had the president, vice-president, and head of research from each company on the trail with us so they could personally watch their winch perform or die. Superwinch after that test actually changed their warranty policy to exceed Warns.

The article is old as winches and technology has changed, but here is that original article.

Jeep Articles / General (Winches In Hell) - MoabJeeper Magazine

Here's my Jeep.


Shot by my friend Larry Davis.

That is sweet stuff ya have there, and of course beautiful Utah too. So, after your involvement with the winch battle, what are you using?

That winch on the YJ is a 10 year old Summit Racing winch bought for $300, it is a relabeled T-Max 10,000. Very pleased with it over these years without one failure despite its regular use.

By random luck of the draw as to where we placed the winches on our different magazine vehicles - I'm using the T-max.