woodsmith
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That's sort of what I was suggesting.
Looking at the wheels, rope could be passed through a few turns, more easily then the hooks on the straps I think.
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That's sort of what I was suggesting.
Looking at the wheels, rope could be passed through a few turns, more easily then the hooks on the straps I think.
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i have a hi-lift jack but none of those accessories and looking to do this w/o spending a lot of money.
those do look like they would work though.
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That's an idea, rope or even a synthetic sling but I don't think I have one small enough in diameter. I could certaintly get some 1/2 or 5/8 rope through there. I might look at trying that out today if I have time.
woodsmith
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You could lay a wide sling on the side wall of the tyre at the top and bind it on with the 1/2" rope, round and round the tyre through three or four of the 'spoke' holes. That would spread the load on the 1/2" rope and allow you to use a decent sling to lift with.
There won't be that much weight maybe just over 1/4 of the car.
A stout board laid under the lifted wheel to bridge the hole would be easiest and saves needing to lift too high.
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find an owners manual ( or check where spare tire and jack is) CONFIRM where the EXACT jacking locations are on the side of the car or rocker panels, make sure you won't bend/ collapse anything ( some cars factory jack straddled the pinch weld on the rocker panel, A piece of 2x4/ 2x6 with a groove cut in it should compensate if needed to keep from smashing pinch weld with forks) slip front few inches of fork (single fork or both if moved tight together) under jacking point and/or 2x? on jacking point, watch closely, lift a bit at a time, ( if wanted to- lift a bit one side - SUPPORT under tires, then the other side, back and forth a few times just to pick the car up as as evenly as possible, (as someone previously noted fieros will apparently lift whole side of the car from the jacking point) then fill or plank under tires as you go or needed,
roll it away...... or hoist up on a trailer .....
Renze
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just tie it to a tractor and pull it out... A car should be able to withstand all four wheels to be locking when braking on dry asphalt, so it can withstand being pulled out of soft dirt too... And if you only get a piece of the car out when pulling, its not worth the rebuild anyways....
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Timster2. Be careful where you attach your tow cable/chain etc. This tow strap was attached to the factory tow point! Here is a quick video of how not to tow a vehicle out of snow. And this was on pavement with inflated tires. How to tow a car out of Snow - YouTube Very funny to watch unless you owned the car
Some people regard those as towpoints, whereas in actual fact they are tie-down points for transporting. Big difference. Funny video though.
Some people regard those as towpoints, whereas in actual fact they are tie-down points for transporting. Big difference. Funny video though.
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Alien said:
...And BTW, that wasn't pavement the car was on, it was thick ice crusted snow piled up by the plow, that the car's frame was high-centered on....
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When the video starts the left front wheel is on pavement and the left rear is on packed snow the right side is however in a snow bank. They were just too lazy to dig it out. I know the convenient loops under the car are tie down points but are widely regarded as tow points and do function as tow points for the most part, however, you cant use them as the guys in the video did.
My point in posting this was to warn just where you attach a chain or cable is important and significant damage can result in trying to drag a vehicle, as the OP mentioned, that is down on the chassis in the dirt. Don't remember if the Fiero has tie down points that could be mistaken for tow points. It is way to easy to do damage while attempting to recover a vehicle that is stuck in mud, snow, dirt, sand etc. Towing on flat ground requires a whole lot less force than trying to yank a vehicle that is stuck. Towing and recovery are two different tasks requiring different methods and equipment.
I made this video required viewing when my son wanted to borrow my jeep to get his friends car out of a snow bank.
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