Chain or strap?
11-07-2008, 12:53 AM
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11-07-2008, 02:57 AM
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points. Get a class 3 hitch so you can at least get pulled out from the rear and a good hitch mounted clevis.
the thing about chains is that most organized trail runs will not allow chains to be used for recovery.
11-07-2008, 03:29 AM
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Here's a safety tech. that I used to do when I had my F250 with a toolbox with a full hinged lid. I always opened the toolbox, covering my whole back window as added security that nothing was coming in a cab. A friend of a friend died when I was 16 after being struck with a broken strap at a mudbog. He passed away after spending 6 weeks or so in a coma. SAFETY FIRST!!!
11-07-2008, 01:21 PM
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If you wanna go off road you need to have adequate recovery
points. Get a class 3 hitch so you can at least get pulled out from the rear and a good hitch mounted clevis.
the thing about chains is that most organized trail runs will not allow chains to be used for recovery.
points. Get a class 3 hitch so you can at least get pulled out from the rear and a good hitch mounted clevis.
the thing about chains is that most organized trail runs will not allow chains to be used for recovery.
Thanks!
11-07-2008, 04:22 PM
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so anyhow....
chains are good for static recovery/no sudden load shock... personally, I'd go wire or synth rope with a winch and some pulleys for the compound pull / multiplication factor, but that's just me...
straps are good for getting pulled out by another vehicle.
and either way, if something breaks, it WILL cause damage.
and as for hooks... with a 2wd, I see no need for anything up front- you can wrap a strap around the front strut bars and thread it through itself so it's centered, and in the rear, you can strap around the rear bumper mounts the same.
chains are good for static recovery/no sudden load shock... personally, I'd go wire or synth rope with a winch and some pulleys for the compound pull / multiplication factor, but that's just me...
straps are good for getting pulled out by another vehicle.
and either way, if something breaks, it WILL cause damage.
and as for hooks... with a 2wd, I see no need for anything up front- you can wrap a strap around the front strut bars and thread it through itself so it's centered, and in the rear, you can strap around the rear bumper mounts the same.
11-07-2008, 04:28 PM
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Oh I see what your saying! I could just wrap it around and back through itself. Sounds good! Cuz I spent $20 on hooks and maybe I just might mount one...or not. Thanks for the help!!!
11-08-2008, 10:54 AM
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Try to avoid doubling a strap back on itself at all costs. Straps are made to be pulled in a straight line. If you double back on itself, you are side loading the material and it is easy for it to tear.
Think of it like this: take a piece of paper, grab each end and pull. You're unlikely to tear it if you have a straight pull. Now, if you fold it over something and pull, you're likely to tear it along the fold.
Think of it like this: take a piece of paper, grab each end and pull. You're unlikely to tear it if you have a straight pull. Now, if you fold it over something and pull, you're likely to tear it along the fold.
11-08-2008, 12:37 PM
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i have a strap with hooks in the back of my runner use it to pull out my friends 01 frontier lol and sometimes when i bottom out
its never let me down and i love the hooks without them my friends frontier would still be in a whole
its never let me down and i love the hooks without them my friends frontier would still be in a whole
11-08-2008, 12:41 PM
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where is a good place or link to get a decent strap. I have one we have been using on the ranch for years but it is kinda hammered. Time for a new one.
11-08-2008, 01:00 PM
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Try to avoid doubling a strap back on itself at all costs. Straps are made to be pulled in a straight line. If you double back on itself, you are side loading the material and it is easy for it to tear.
Think of it like this: take a piece of paper, grab each end and pull. You're unlikely to tear it if you have a straight pull. Now, if you fold it over something and pull, you're likely to tear it along the fold.
Think of it like this: take a piece of paper, grab each end and pull. You're unlikely to tear it if you have a straight pull. Now, if you fold it over something and pull, you're likely to tear it along the fold.
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