Allegedly the proper use of tow straps involves some
back-up-and-run-for-it approach. A farmer friend of mine swears he's
seen tractors unstuck by pickup trucks with this method. Mind you these
are the 3" wide by 25 foot long tow straps and fastened on to VERY
STRONG  PARTS on each vehicle. It takes a lot of force to pull out a
heavy tractor buried in mud to the axles!
Al Brase

mark drillock wrote:

>  Since we could
> not pass we all got out to watch as they hooked up a tow strap. They
> looped it over the bumper and then down to the front suspension, putting
> the hook onto a tie rod of all things. They did not seem to want any
> input from the VW hippies so we just stood back and smiled. The lead
> truck put it in gear and gave it gas.