Thread: Using (sturdy) brush bar connector as recovery point - advice appreciated

This is personal opinion rather than engineering fact... but no way I would risk snatching off it.

It's designed to hold the brush bar to the vehicle - not take the pulling force a snatch strap can apply.

I'm not saying it would not work... but having seen in real life the damage that can be caused by a failed recovery point, I would not be willing to risk it if I was involved in your recovery.

As a point to potentially connect a winch to .... I would look at if far more favourably.

Lets see what those with stronger technical credentials than me say....

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Mate, why take the chance... Get a proper plate to match the bolt holes..open out the brush bar and stick in some high tensile bolts...
James

Cheers James.

The option I'm looking at now is how I might fit one of Philco's recovery points/plates alongside my brush bar connector.

Problem is my wombat bar is mounted on the outside of the chassis and brush bar connector. meaning I'd need to cut more colour-coded bumper and pad out the wombat bar groove to fit Philco's plates on the outside. Inside the brush bar connector I don't think there's enough space for Philco's RP02 plate (due to the wombat bar height), and I don't seem to have access to the third, rear-most bolt hole for Philco's RP04 plate.

Don't get too excited about Philco's recovery points.

Last time he posted about guards and recovery points was in April 2011 when he said he was putting sales on hold due to an overseas trip.

He's posted once since then, in September 2011, and it appears from the comments he was/is in New Zealand. He hasn't logged into the forum since early January.

Originally Posted by DiscoBarny

Cheers James.

The option I'm looking at now is how I might fit one of Philco's recovery points/plates alongside my brush bar connector.

Problem is my wombat bar is mounted on the outside of the chassis and brush bar connector. meaning I'd need to cut more colour-coded bumper and pad out the wombat bar groove to fit Philco's plates on the outside. Inside the brush bar connector I don't think there's enough space for Philco's RP02 plate (due to the wombat bar height), and I don't seem to have access to the third, rear-most bolt hole for Philco's RP04 plate.

Okay no worries... I could trace a recovery plate and send it to you so that you could get some plate and make a couple up... At the same time just get some steel bar and replace the fitted bar by welding it between the 2 new recovery plates.... Easier than trying to fill in or Adapt the shaped wombat groove.... My photos I posted don't seem to work?!... So I can send the pic again via return mms if u wish. 0427 445 677 james

Thanks for the info and offer!

Sadly, I have neither the ability nor the gear to weld anything. I might just scale Philco's photos up to size and cut them out in cardboard to see what fits... should probably have done that in the first place

I do like the idea of having a bar between the recovery plates though, as it means you can use a sling connected to both plates when recovering (to share load) without worrying about them being pulled inwards towards the centre of the sling.

looks more like a tow only point, not a rated snatch point