The Hoist Puller (also known as a Ratchet Puller, Hand Winch, or Come-Along) is a tool found in some Vehicles that can be used to pull a stuck or stranded vehicle out of a ditch, deep water, or any other place it cannot be driven free.
To use the Hoist Puller, locate a vehicle containing one, and equip it using E. Then, plant the Hoist Puller on the ground away from the vehicle that needs to be freed, and attach its cable to the stuck vehicle. Return to the ratchet handle, and a prompt to Crink it will appear. Each successive Crink will draw the cable up tighter, and eventually pulls the vehicle free.
After the vehicle has been freed, enter it and set the handbrake before removing the hoist puller; otherwise, it might roll backwards and become stuck again. After it's set, it is safe to remove the hoist puller from the ground, return it to its holder, and drive away as normal.
Two Hoist Pullers can initially be found in the trunk of the Konig and the bed of the OlTruck, but three more can be found by obtaining Le Missile and Racecar, as well as one on the Small Cruiser. The Buggy and Smoll ATV don't have a hoist puller because they lack the storage space for it.