You can drag trees. Not redwoods.
Warn winches say to never use your winch to tie down a vehicle in lieu of a strap. Sudden shock loading can irreparably damage the winch gears.
If the winch motor is to hot to hold your hand on, you need to let it cool, or you may permanently damage the motor. Warn winches can use their HUB which transmits to their app on your smartphone. It allows you to run the winch, monitor motor temperature, and battery voltage on the screen .
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