Recovery Strap question
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I generally take it easy. I find a hole in the frame and hook my tow strap to it. yes...tow strap as the hooks are small enough to hook into any hole in the frame. OR i find a crossmember to hook to, or a control arm. And i'm very careful when that strap it hooked up. And if i'm able to use a recovery strap, i use it whenever possible.
I've got something similar to those too...
I've got something similar to those too...
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He didnt have a rear recovery point, so I just hooked a hook through a random hole in the frame and did a nice easy pull. Most cars have a loop or something in the back to pull from. if not there should be an oval hole at about a 45* angle that is reinforced that you can pull from. Its the same hole that a tow truck J-hook would go into.
And I towed a chevy 2500 3 miles home with a strap just like that.
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gently pulling someone out of a ditch isn't putting nearly as much of a load on the strap compared to yanking someone out of a mud pit.
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I use my clevis hooked tow strap for vehicle recoveries all the time (about 7 so far). I just make sure that I do not use the hook to pull. I wrap the strap around the crossmember or tow hook and put it in a slip know and back up til everything is taught and I readjust it if I need to, and then I pull out carefully in 4Lo.
I always tell the people I'm pulling out that I'm not responsible for any damages.
I always tell the people I'm pulling out that I'm not responsible for any damages.
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