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Trail Recovery Vehicle

DoctorPhate said:
a duece and a half with a wrecker crane arm on it. then you can tow your rig wherever you want and you know damn well you can not only get it out of any spot but you can put it on the back and bring it on the duece so you dont have to work on it on the trail.

100dollarman rigs would easily do this and he sells them for 6500$ or something in that range.
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Go BIG: http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/eng/M578.html
 
I do indeed, I have a couple of utility company spot/flood lights I got from a buddy of mine that I plan to mount on the rear roof. They have a standard on/off switch. However, they can by controlled from inside the vehicle with a controller. They have internal motors that control the pitch/swivel, and can go from standard spotlights to flood lights just by flipping a switch. Then on the front I plan on getting 4 HID foglights mounted to the roof rack, with 2 more mounted in/on the bumper. I also want to put the standard pillar spotlight on the driver and passenger a-pillars. I think that should be enough illumination...:smoker:
 
Who you gonna call when there's something strange in the neighborhood?

Who you gonna call if you're all alone?

<insert pic of jeep here>
 
Better upgrade your alternator and think about upgrading your wiring to match. Joe_peters had a link to a page with some really good advice on that.
 
jeeperjohn said:
I would like to have a bobbed deuce and a half with the hydraulic winch and tow/recovery gear.
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I've been kicking that idea around for if my brother opens a shop up here. Bobbed deuce with onboard welder, air, generator or inverter for power tools, plasma cutter, etc, along with the PTO winch up front and a 10k in the bed with ramps to drag disabled vehicles into it. Something like that would be awesome for JV, Truckhaven, and other such wide open areas.
 
I agree on going with the afore mentioned winch brands. I have a Warn on the front of my Jeep with a Custom 4x4 front bumper and they both do a great job. I thought I was going to tear my Jeep in half trying to get an 80's suburban unstuck once. I have heard that it is pretty easy to bend your frame while winching too. I think a heavier vehicle would be more suited for recovery, then again you wouldn't be able to go the same places as your Cherokee can. Seems like a balancing act with what you want to achieve. I think I would plate my frame first if I were building an XJ for recovery.
 
OkieXJ said:
I agree on going with the afore mentioned winch brands. I have a Warn on the front of my Jeep with a Custom 4x4 front bumper and they both do a great job. I thought I was going to tear my Jeep in half trying to get an 80's suburban unstuck once. I have heard that it is pretty easy to bend your frame while winching too. I think a heavier vehicle would be more suited for recovery, then again you wouldn't be able to go the same places as your Cherokee can. Seems like a balancing act with what you want to achieve. I think I would plate my frame first if I were building an XJ for recovery.
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K5 Blazer would go most places an XJ can and be a bit stronger. I'd probably start with something larger if I was looking specifically to build an all-around recovery vehicle, but hey, we work with what we got. :)

Check these guys out. Dually tow truck making backwoods recoveries. :D
 
@OkieXJ: That's awesome, however, I don't really want to tow guys out of the back woods. Mostly I want mine equipped for simple, and some major repairs. and when other vehicles get really stuck. Now if someone really needed to be towed off a trail, of course I would oblige, but that's not the main purpose for this rig.

@Darky: I plan on adding some extra cross members to certain parts of the frame, like the front and the rear. and i probably will box the are around the bumper mounts and what not for the extra strength at the mounting points.
 
CamoChero said:
OK folks, well after looking at my moderately built XJ for about 4 months now, I have decided to purchase a second vehicle which will allow me to go nut's with my Jeep. I want to turn it into a recovery vehicle. Now what that boils down to is I want my jeep prepared for everything. I have already decided on my basics, but I'm sure I have overlooked something. Here is my list, let me know what you think, and what you would add to it. Keep in mind, I don't have unlimited resources, so if you suggest a $5000 addition, I'm gonna let you know it's not gonna happen...

1. 6" lift
2. 33" tires of some sort
3. 10 gallon water tank/air tank
4. 2 Highlift jacks
5. Fully stocked tool box/w pneumatic tools
6. Welder of some sort
7. Misc. spare parts (since I run with other XJ's, it will be mostly XJ parts, however I will throw in some universal parts) Suggestions?
8. Multiple tire patch kits
9. Winch (front and rear)
10. Fluids of all varieties -brake, coolant, power steering, tranny, blinker ;)
11. Hoses and tubes
12. Standard recovery gear bag (d-rings, pulleys, extra rope)
13. More to come...

Now, I know I have missed something, so please feel free to add any suggestions, or even add your list of things you would want on your recovery vehicle. Tell me things you have seen on other recovery vehicles. Also, any suggestions on bumpers, wenches, roof racks, lightbars, and other upgrades would be appreciated. Thanks guys in advance.


This is what I already have:
1988 XJ Laredo
3 1/2 lift
32" swampers
stock rims
rock sliders
CB radio


Also on a side note, I am trying to find the tutorial about using your stock antenna mount as a CB antenna mount, but after reading it the first time, I can't seem to find it. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as well...
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sounds dumb...
 
Art101 said:
sounds dumb...
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Wow, thanks for quoting the longest post and adding such an insightful helpful opinion. Would you mind expanding on what you think is dumb? Otherwise you might be the first troll I've encountered here.
 
@Art101: I don't think I could have put it any better myself, and I wrote the damn post. You sir, are the reason people don't want to post on our site. What kind of half-assed response is that? What exactly makes it so dumb? Maybe the fact that I want an all around capable trail rig? Or maybe the part where I would like to help people that have broken a part out on the trail without having to spend an arm and a leg to get that rig off the trail? Maybe the fact that you didn't come up with it first is your problem? Either way, please refrain from making such, oh what's the word, DUMB responses. You are just making yourself "sound dumb"...
 
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