Spent some time on the beach with the truck the last few days.
Pulled two guys out using the winch, once on Saturday and once last night.
Had only used the winch once before, so operating it was somewhat of a learning experience. I had not aired down my tires either time I drove down the beach because to be honest the m715 does not need to for a short easy drive. But when trying to pull someone out that has gotten stuck aired down tires would have worked better, but I just hooked up the winch and used that.
Last night was pretty impressive, I had driven down to go for a run and a swim. Full size chevy pickup has buried himself to the point that his frame rails were sitting on the sand. I noticed him a as I ran by, someone was already helping him. As went to leave the beach guy was still stuck and his help had left, I hope that guy had somewhere he had to be.
Rule of the beach is you help each other out, and the guy stuck seemed to be a decent guy.
Winch worked well but the parking brake did not hold my truck in place that well and trying to keep my foot on the brake and work the clutch and gas for the winch was difficult.
Bottom line the winch pull him out pretty easily once I got the process down.
Picture is me and my brother and his daugthers on Sat.