flat tires and down in a swamp is no problem my friend You just gotta have the right equipment buddy LOL my biggest problem is how much do i have to pay Bobo to go hook the cable for me down in that there swamp LOL...... 10k lb winch has been unstoppable so far.... nothing it can't do, keep a snatch block just in case... ain't needed to yet, but can chain the truck off to a tree and its for sure no problem then LOL......