saw a ad on craigslist (toyota on 50")

 

so of course i had to take a 25 min drive and get some pics very nice setup???

 

FYI, most mud bogs around here use chains as a recovery method to get trucks out of the pits. As well as most towing companies when they recovered wrecked vehicles. Nothing wrong with a chain as a tow strap. As long as it is the right grade.



and to stay kinda on topic. notice chain hanging on back of first photo. 2nd guy has one too.

 

Chain is okay for static loads. Such as using it on the end of a winch line. It is not okay to use for a snatch where momentum is used to gain kinetic energy. Chain doesn't stretch.

 

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Not to mention.. reverse is the weakest gear in the transmission. It isn't smart to pull in reverse.

 

i do not see a problem in that photo as long as the guy wasn't yanking at him. Although I do somewhat agree with the reverse comment.

 

chains are NOT recovery "vehicle - vehicle in motion " . on a winch yes .. ok but NO WAY on puling another vehicle out in motion .. there is no question the tow vehicle will "jerk" as it hits the ruts , and spins .. IT IS NOT SAFE

 

Really? I know its the lowest, making me assume it would be better for a pull?

 

tell that to millions of towing companies that use chains to drag vehicles off the sides of highways and not recovery straps.

or how about dragging another rig off the highway with another rig.

I guess there are pros and cons to using a chain, as well as a winch or strap. Yes a chain should probably be used as a last resort, but a winch line has just as much potential to break as a chain does. With worse consequences then a chain break especially if not using synthetic line.

 

yes "WITH WINCHES"

ANYWAY , to each ther own I guess .. i'm not going to argue with you about it ..
as i have said .. I have seen carnage and broken bones .. if you want to do it .. good on you !!


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ya know what, now that I think about it, with our mud bogs even though it's a backhoe pulling us out with chains hooked on the back of us, the backhoe is hooked to the chain by maybe a 1/2" steel cable. Pretty much simulating a winch I guess, which is why they allow the chains.

and you do have a point with the towing companies using their winches as well. And rig to rig yanking is usually a last resort with chains.

But as far as vehicle to vehicle towing I know DOT allows it on the street. But like you said with rut's etc etc off-road is a different story.

anyway

 

I see the problem with chains in a break, all that energy stored and wam, thats a problem. I think a broken strep would just be a big OUCH.

 

In this situation I slowly pulled it taut, then proceded to keep tension at low rpm's for maybe 3 feet. No tugging and bouncing. Bought a winch since then.

 

I like that a lot,verry nice

 

x2 on that blue 81! that thing is cleeeean



put a bumper/stinger and some 32's on the 79. still have some work to do on the bumper....
and i need a bigger motor or some gears asap!

annnnd ill be painting it soon...don't ask

 

SPARKS,,,,,,,, I am VERKLEMPT..... that is a nice truck.

 

My New Yota

 

Who is that guy???
Oh yeah. It's me..

 

Yes that's you! Good looking truck! Have you set up a photobucket account? It's pretty cool cause you can link photos right on the page.

 

im kinda a newbie at this but lets see if this worked! my 1982 toyota with 33's