Thread: Attaching a bridle to Jate rings ...

AS a dogger and a crane operator I wouldnt be worried about that little contact patch...

On a regular basis I see shackle to shackle doing exactly what your worried about doing and not with the paltry loads that a bogged rover is likely to generate (well maybe if it was down to the roof but then how are you going to hook it up anyways?)

on that note chain does pretty much the same thing anyway.

The ADF doesnt get paniced about it either and they do things like strap em down in aircraft using shackles and straps to the same points...

If its good enough to hold it in a multiple gazillion dollar star lifter, galaxy or hercybus I reckon it'll do ok for a recovery job.

Thanks for your opinion Dave.

Cheers

Sean

arent jate rings slipped over a pin and held with a spring clip....?

you cant thread the ring through the ends of....say...a tree trunk protector........?


got a pic of the jate rings.....?

No, Jate rings are generally attached to the chasis as a recovery point - most people use two of them, with a bridle hung between them to equalise the load, and the snatch strap then attached to the bridle. My query is how best to attach the bridle to the Jate rings.



A jate ring ...



On a defender ...



and a Disco ...

Sorry Defenderzook, I just re-read your post and I think you might be thinking of these? I would like to use one of these but it's going to be alot simpler for me to mount the Jate rings to the chasis than one of these suckers ...

I agree with Dave .. there is very little chance of a rated shackle breaking before the actual recovery strap or rope.

The problem with running a loop through the jate ring is with water and mud it might pull so tight that you can't release it again without effort.

I've used shackles on my jate rings on a number of occasions without issue. The only place where you don't want to use a shackle is to attach the bridle to the main strap. This increases the risk exponentially as you now rely on the strength of a strap to keep a shackle in place.

Dont see any option but to use shackles on that setup. As said should be Ok as long as its a properly rated shackle and you don't go silly with the snatching.
You can use a tree trunk protector as a bridle - thread it through the loop on the end of the snatch strap - then there's no third shackle needed.

Originally Posted by waynep

Dont see any option but to use shackles on that setup.

You could unbolt the ring from the chassis then thread the snatch strap through the bridle and the bridle through the rings and then bolt them back on again.

You'd have to be keen though.