Thread: Snatch recoveries using ARB bullbar tow points?

I've had my fully loaded 130 snatched out using the delux bar points and dragged plenty of others out using it with no issues.. I am confident because of the material strength of the bar and the number of fixing points to the vehicle..to date, no issues.

What vehicle is that picture from? Defenders don't have front mounted sway-bars.

Originally Posted by Dougal

What vehicle is that picture from? Defenders don't have front mounted sway-bars.

Well spotted

I think that one was from a Prado (google images found it for me), but I have found a somewhat similar offering for a Defender.

Pros:

- Simpler
- One bracket per side, so able to do equalised recoveries
- Very solid steel bolted directly to the chassis

Cons:

- Lower down than the ARB bar recovery point (but not by too much)
- Requires one new drill hole per side in the chassis for bolts (but the same holes that the ARB bar needs anyway)

To eliminate your cons from the first post, it's a winch bar therefore must be engineered to a point suitable for winching loads.

The debate is normally always based around snatching, my opinion is always snatch as a last resort and always use both bar points with a bridle (run through the eye of the strap do not use a shackle) to spread the load.

Always use common sense when snatching and if the thing is bogged to the axles then come up with another solution.

I had the same Q about my ARB bar a while back. Those tow points look pretty strong to me, and the bar is attached to the chassis with about 8 to 10 bolts if i recall.

Still, i fitted genuine LR jate rings (widened version), just to give myself another option. I like that the jate rings bolts are loaded in shear, whereas the bolts that hold the bullbar on would be loaded in tension.

... not that i've had to be recovered yet

Iv had arb bars on most of my 4wds over the years and used them as snatch points with no drama. My last Landcruiser wagon weighed in at over 4 ton with gear. That had 33's and a locker. So trust me when it got bogged it got really bogged. And I would use the winch as a preference but snatching off it was done many times. Tho that said I do think one time I may have stretched the bolt holes after a rather nasty snatch recovery and I had to run a spanner over the bolt as they would work loose. But my light little d1 the bar is the only recovery point on the front and used many times

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Those recovery points are roadsafe ones.

Im with everyone else, just use the 2 points on the bar for the odd chance you will be (Aggressively) snatch recovering. Start small and work your way up till your free

Jate rings as mentioned are also good, but I think these get in the way of the 6 point mounting of the ARB bar?

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I mounted some huge rated lifting eyes to my bar mostly as good anchor for a double line pull but I have no doubt they could be used to snatch off