What is the purpose of a winch for jeeps? and what are its uses?

-ThanksA winch is used to recover stuck vehicles, or 'drag' them up and over obstacles they would not ordinarily be able to overcome. It can be used on either the vehicle its mounted on or a 2nd vehicle.



They can be very dangerous - please google 'how to use a winch' and watch the videos on youtube and other sites to make sure you destroy the vehicle you're trying to winch, sever an appendage or kill somebody.you could pull yourself up out of a ditch by hooking it up to a tree