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I'm going to try to return it. If they won't take it or only give me a portion back then I may keep it and mount to the deck or tree and use for dragging a sled of firewood to the house, or other projects. They can be quite handy. I don't think I would bother trying to hook it back up to another vehicle after that experience.

I had a 17 foot long Walnut tree truck that a guy use one of these winches he bought at Tracker Supply to pull up on his flat bed trailer. Worked great with no damage to my grass.

Good to hear!