Rear Recovery Points without aftermarket bumper
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Rear Recovery Points without aftermarket bumper
I'm looking at a easy way to mount a couple rear recovery points on my truck until funds allow to get a rear bumper with recovery points on the bumper. Can't always expect to be able to get pulled out from the front.
Just curious to see how everyone else has they're set up. Simple D-ring shackles through the rear frame holes or something else.
So let me know what you've got, pictures of them would be a great help as well.
Just curious to see how everyone else has they're set up. Simple D-ring shackles through the rear frame holes or something else.
So let me know what you've got, pictures of them would be a great help as well.
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I was going to say if you have a trailer hitch then you could buy one of those D-Ring mounts thaat plug into your reciever. I can't remember who had them, but I'm sure someone will chime in here shortly.
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what about something like the shackle hangers sonoran steel makes? i know his don't fit your truck but maybe you could make some that do fit yours...
http://sonoransteel.com/store_shackle_hangers.html
http://sonoransteel.com/store_shackle_hangers.html
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I don't have a tow hitch on my truck, don't even know if it has a tow package. It does have a hole in the bumper to mount a ball hitch but I don't think you could pay me to try towing something off that.
This is from another thread I found researching:
But I was looking for other options besides this. I have a feeling this might be the best way to go for now, till I have the money for a good bumper. This going to be good enough and handle a good tug?
This is from another thread I found researching:
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there are two points on the rear frame that are pretty stout and can be used for recovery points. should look like the one that is on the front opposite your single hook.
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From what I understand, though, if you tried a snatch recovery from just one frame rail, you can tweak your frame. It's better to have both frame rails tied together, IE, a bumper, or a class 3 hitch. That way, the stress is distributed more evenly across both frame rails...
Does that make sense?
PM Rob (WATRD) about it. I believe he teaches classes on off road recovery techniques. At the very least, he'll be able to dial you in.
Does that make sense?
PM Rob (WATRD) about it. I believe he teaches classes on off road recovery techniques. At the very least, he'll be able to dial you in.
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From what I've seen the stock bumper does pretty well. I've yanked a couple trucks by it and last year my buddy towed a full yard of concrete with the one on his Taco.
OTH, my neighbor's old pickup tore it off trying to pull his wife's 'Burban out of the snow - but it was really rusty.
OTH, my neighbor's old pickup tore it off trying to pull his wife's 'Burban out of the snow - but it was really rusty.
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if i tried to tow anythng with my rear bumper it would be gone in seconds lol. i would assume as long as you tie the two rear frame rails together you could use those as recovery points
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It was ghetto BIG TIME, but it worked ....
I used a short piece of chain between the two tie downs once when I didn't have the rear bumper on my truck ... The guy I was pulling out was stuck BAD and I was wailing on it.
I don't think I would recommend that method, but in an emergency, it seemed to work OK.
I used a short piece of chain between the two tie downs once when I didn't have the rear bumper on my truck ... The guy I was pulling out was stuck BAD and I was wailing on it.
I don't think I would recommend that method, but in an emergency, it seemed to work OK.
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be careful if you have to yank someone out with the hitch. At least try to use a strap instead of a chain...check out this thread for the carnage.https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116/ever-broke-hitch-108008/
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Using the bumper on a 1st gen is a really bad idea. The bumber ties to the body rather than the frame and it's really weak.
A trailer hitch seems like the best idea.
A trailer hitch seems like the best idea.