how to drag heavy items uphill,out of ditches,etc.

Chains and boomers (on 2 lines if it is a car etc) gets er' done safely, especially if it is very heavy. Snapped cables can be very dangerous. It seems slow, but after some practice you can move really heavy stuff reasonably fast. I always carried 2 x 28' chain and 3 x 10 chain and 5 boomers.

Originally Posted by Area67

Chains and boomers (on 2 lines if it is a car etc) gets er' done safely, especially if it is very heavy. Snapped cables can be very dangerous. It seems slow, but after some practice you can move really heavy stuff reasonably fast. I always carried 2 x 28' chain and 3 x 10 chain and 5 boomers.

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