Thread: Snatching - How not to

What bothers me is not my vehicle so much (as long as I dont drive the *&&^%$ thing into a rock!). I have all the recovery gear, the strap, the bridle for the front and the reece adaptor for the rear and a couple of rated shackles.

I am worried about the other vehicles. I have some mates with soft roaders and it is possible that I might one day be snatching them out.

I WOULD have used that ring on the front of the Kluger not knowing it was a tow ring not a recovery ring.

So if I can't use that what can I use? Do I dig under and find some chassis or what?

Originally posted by JamesH
What bothers me is not my vehicle so much (as long as I dont drive the *&&^%$ thing into a rock!). I have all the recovery gear, the strap, the bridle for the front and the reece adaptor for the rear and a couple of rated shackles.

I am worried about the other vehicles. I have some mates with soft roaders and it is possible that I might one day be snatching them out.

I WOULD have used that ring on the front of the Kluger not knowing it was a tow ring not a recovery ring.

So if I can't use that what can I use? Do I dig under and find some chassis or what?

Gees I would think that was very dangerous! I'd hate to see you heading off in the fender with kluger front suspension dragging along behind in the sand! 8O 8O

I've thought about this a bit too as I also have friends with softroaders. I guess you try everything you can to snatch them from behind (with towbar), and if that doesn't work try digging. I just can't see any way that you can snatch them forward. I think I'm still in trouble with a friend after telling him that he shouldn't take his x-trail off road until he fits front recovery points, which is of course nearly impossible

I also have a mate with a landcruiser sahara, all 2700+kg of it. What would happen if I tried to snatch it with the 1900kg defender? That's like a suzuki vitara trying to snatch a defender. I've never seen it... what happens?

I belong to the WA Suzuki club and we have a strict policy that any vehicle going on a club run HAS to have approved recovery points back and front.

Some of the Jimny owners weren't too happy, "we never get bogged", but they had to get them installed before they were allowed to come.

It is just TOO DANGEROUS to go out without having solid recovery points on you vehicle no matter how "unboggable" you think your particular vehicle may be.

Good one Bushie

Reminds me of when we learnt to use snatch straps at Coongie. No damage of course, just a controlled recovery.
Since when could you drive on Garie Beach?
Perry

I think that snatching should be used only when the car is 'mildly bogged' and not 'fully stuck'. I also think that too many folks do it without doing any digging first to clear the sand from around the tyres etc.

I've fitted proper recovery hooks to the Suby, but only snatch when all I need is a little help to get moving again. if I'm properly bogged, I dig or use the exhaust jack to clear sand and fill up the wheel ruts.


Harryw, why do you need to snatch a Jimny? Couldn't you just get a bloke on each corner and lift it out??

Originally posted by Perry
Since when could you drive on Garie Beach?
Perry

We used to drive on it 40 years ago in my mate's VW.

Ron

It is not easy to lift a bogged Jimny with your tongue in your cheek, that is why they need recovery points :wink:

regards

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Hey Jamo, how do you find the exhaust jacks??

Regards

Stevo