Thread: D2 Recovery Points

Nah I dont think so mate. You should have gotten 4 upgraded longer bolts which means you do put one on each side of the wombat bar/chassis rails. Just hope you havent dinged your bar...I had a big V in mine and it made it a B!TCH to fit...got there in the end. Should take about half our to fit otherwise...

Angus

Yep mate - they supplied the bolts. They told me that they bolt on either side of the rail, but they are so solid I reckon with 8 bolts you could fit one on left and right rail...they are very close to being as thick as my rated recovery point that fits into my hayman reece tow hitch at the rear!

Ok - read the instructions. It is one plate per chassis rail...so 4 bolts and 2 plates and one plate per side of the vehicle with a tree protector slung between them...nice.

Good to see you sorted it out. They are very good points...very very solid. I got towed in Tassie and the tow truck guy was very impressed by them and he said that a lot of 4wd's he tows dont have proper points.

The recovery points also fit very well with the bash plate that 4x4intelligence make as well. They are made of 4-5 mill steel and look a lot like the Bearmach ones.

Post some pics when you get em fitted!

Angus

Those are exactly the points in the photo I posted earlier in this tread.

Damn solid, easy to fit and frankly if you damage the points or vehicle trying to snatch with those... you should be looking for a different recovery method than snatching anyway.

Good luck with them.

Mark

Yes recommend you use a bridle always rather than snatching off the one point ( I did bend one doing that ) -- a tree trunk protector is OK, with the loop of the snatch strap threaded through it and the loops of the TTP shackled to your recovery points. That way it sort of "self equalises" to the angle you are pulling at. I cut the arm bit of one of those welding gloves and put that in the centre of the TT protector beneath where the snatch strap is threaded through.

I've heard some people say that TTP straps shouldn't be use for this purpose, but they are actually two layers of woven material laminated together, so I wouldn't see there being an issue. Happy to hear thoughts though.

I've seen you can now get one that is made out of "stretchy" material like a snatch strap, specially made as an equaliser strap.

Thanks fellas - I will see if I can get a black snake.

Cheers

Scott

is the black snake a bridle? I am thinking of getting one...but then again its been ages since I needed snatch (not blowing my own trumpet too much am I? )

Angus