Lost Jeep Cherry.... and a ???

[HammerG26]

Had the chance to take the Jeep out in about 10" of snow today to get some pizza for my pregnant wife.  On the way home, I happened upon a guy and his wife who had put their 2wd Dodge P/U into a ditch.  What great feeling it was to be able to help someone out while snowing so hard and being about 20 degrees.
I took some doing, but we finally got him out.

Question is this:
I had it in 4wd Low and in D... we looped a strap around his frame and placed both ends onto the back of the Jeep (rear tow hook in the receiver).  Several times the wheels spun hard trying to get traction on the snow and ice and trying to pull him out... can I damage my Jeep by over-revving the engine / tires (within reason)?

Anything I could have done better?

TIA
Hammer

[Krawler00]

Good way to b reak ring gears for sure. Where you backing up or going forward?

[HammerG26]

Trying to go forward... did want to go backwards.. heaven forbid I got traction and lurched toward him..
Nothing seems to be wrong, for the record... just asking...
And also looking for future advice.

[Krawler00]

You're good. An elastic strap is best for those situations.

[HammerG26]

Had a strap I bought from Quadratec... KEEPER RECOVERY STRAP 30'X3"(30K LBS) 02933
Wonder if a winch would have helped... if so, maybe I can make that argument to my wife (along with a slight lift and more aggressive tires)...

[Krawler00]

Winch is the best way to recover somebody like that. I always think, man, I am gonna break my stuff helpin this guy out. Get a winch!!

[Matt]

I have question. Where do you find 10" of snow?

[HammerG26]

50 miles NE of Detroit...
Love those holiday travels...
HO HO HO

[Matt]

LUCKY

[Krawler00]

x2!

[BigJerm]

So you were spinning and giving it more gas? I don't think you got to much to worry about esp with the stock tire sizes. I mean if that did damage then the mud jockey guys would be in some serious trouble. The only problem with snow/ice and trying to pull someone is traction. Even with front and rear lockers all 4 tires on ice will just slide. The nice part about a winch is as long as you have enough traction to hold the Jeep stationary the winch will do all the pulling.

[Krawler00]

Thus why I asked if he was in reverse or forward. Reverse can tear some crap up!