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Tow bar & recovery options
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Needing to fit a tow bar on my Jim. Also see it as an opportunity to fit a set of 'proper' recovery shackles. Anyone know what options there are out there for a good tow bar with mounting points for shackles? I've checked the wiki but it only appears to list self fabricated options from Bosniak and a couple of other guys, is this still the only way of fitting recovery ? I can't weld to save myself. I've noticed the Jimnybits HD recovery point, but they don't seem to mention if you can fit a tow bar on around it.
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As for combined tow and recovery I think it is not an off the shelf option it will require some custom work.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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just fitted a small tow loop/strap to one of the mounting points. Works well and its cheap.
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www.gsproducts.co.uk/12mm-120mm-stainles...long-shank-eye-bolt/
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A 50mm towbar is rated to 3500kg, if you like you can fit a ring type, or a combi like I have with jaws that you drop the ball through as a pin.
Don't like snatch ropes, I've seen then cause damage, and youtube is full of snatch recoveries leaving axles behind in the mud.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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With that being said, you should NEVER recover by a tow ball, they are not designed for the type of load presented during recovery, even with a weight rating well in excess of your vehicle they can still easily fail, and when they do they tend to rather dramatically, there has been cases of tow ball failure resulting in injury and even death to people in the immediate proximity.
Will look into the suzuki detachable, I've seen a pic of yours before 1066 and I really like how it looks with the electrics relocated into the bumper. Will take a look at the witter and see if towtrust do a removable.
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And snatch recoveries are just something to stay away from as a general rule. They are effective, but the risks are just too high. A friend sent me a video clip of a guy getting hit in the face during a snatchpoint failure, and disturbing doesn't even begin to cover it. I've always though I've got a strong stomach for stuff like that, but that's a clip I'd just rather not have opened.
But if you anyone is interested and aren't familiar with it, google 'tensionless hitch', it's something that will come in handy for people doing what we do...
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because that made me never want to be stuck
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dixon-bate.co.uk/products/gb/130-bradley-jaws
Obviously cheaper from other sources.
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I'd wager that far more people are injured in winch recoveries than by failing towbars. But mostly people are injured by being idiots and getting caught up in the manly-man atmosphere that vehicle recoveries seem to create.
19 tons and 230hp pulling this one out. To give you an idea of how far in it was, the rear tyres are near enough 6ft tall.
Using a long cable enabled us to use the hard surface of the track to get enough grip for a safe pull. Traction is much safer than momentum!
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kirkynut wrote: Look at Dixon Gate tow hitches. Perfect for towing and recovery!
dixon-bate.co.uk/products/gb/130-bradley-jaws
Obviously cheaper from other sources.
Kirkynut
I have the one called JAW-E40TC-3500K, the ball is on top of the pin, so I keep the ball & pin part out, and then you can read my numberplate. It is a towsure bar
the 5 tonne ones have 4 bolts
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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