Overheating

Had to tow a buddy's ranger out of the woods yesterday and my ranger started overheating. When it was overheating it started spitting and sputtering a little. I shut it down to let it cool off for a while. It quit sputtering after it cooled down and seemed fine. Is there anything I need to go thru to make sure I didn't mess anything up? That's the first time that it's happened and I've pulled a lot of people out of the woods including a truck one time. Thanks.