Trying to pull a safe from a building, and if the plank doesn't detach because the safe brushed against the wall, there's a pretty good chance that it'll break when the safe actually falls. Of course one might think that multiple planks would help distribute the load, but nope. 8 planks are just as fragile as one.

just dont let the safe fall

Still doesn't help with the fact that they seemingly break just for encountering a tiny bit of scenery. Heck, I tried pulling a boat up the ramp once, and it just broke right off. Wasn't even a big boat. A little engineless dingy. Ended up being way easier to just pull it up by hand, especially since once it's detached, that's it. Can't reattach it or anything.

use the unwritten rule for this game: your imagination

This post just gave me an idea: Steel beams. They'd be a more durable variation of wooden planks, but in much more limited supply. Sometimes, you just wanna A-Team your van into a building and for that, i need a good ramp.

Originally posted by relax:

use the unwritten rule for this game: your imagination

You mean like trying to drag something into a more advantageous position so it's quicker or easier to do something? Funny, I've been trying to do that but the planks regularly snap off when used for literally one of their stated purposes.

i feel like this game sorta leaves you with more tools, than your actual weapons inventory, like stuff around the map, take the island for example, the vacation island? theres a handful of ramps in there, like steel ramps that you can drag around. idk

its just kinda the beauty of this game to me: everyone will solve the problems in different ways, and im just saying that they have provided ways thats all my friend.

Well, at least cables can take some abuse. So there's that. Managed to drag two safes daisy chained over rough terrain without either cable breaking. The tool tip says you can tow stuff with planks, but really it's cables you use for towing. Planks just don't cut it for anything but the lightest of loads.

Also if you don't think I can be creative, nobody said that you had to race around the whole track. 13 second lap time!

sorry didnt mean you were not creative. the daisy chain thing seems brilliant i never thought of that, thats why i like this game tho, different ways