Bow Shackles

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

I saw the rotating RUD eye bolts a while back and thought they'd be great but was advised that they couldn't recommend them. They aren't rated that highly have issues in cruddy conditions with seizing.

I just use some 6.5T bow shackles, which are differently colored to the chart above but are rated and eye bolts rated higher. I spoke to xrox about their bar as it's drilled for smaller eyebolts than I have but is plated behind and they have no issue drilling it out up to 1.1/8" for larger eyebolts. They just do it that size as it's the size for the most common sold in 4WD stores (3T). I also use a spanset endless sling (20T) as a equaliser between the eyes, long enough to get the correct minimum angle between them to maintain the rating on the points, and to stop the shackles twisting too far in the eyes.

The weld on points are great looking things too but rely on good parent material which can't be satisfied by the bar plus even better welding than we could probably afford.

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If the eye bolt holes are vertical it doesn't matter how far they "twist", are the eye bolts collared, Regards Frank.

The rotating RUD ones or mine?

Non rotating, yours, regards Frank.

They're collared, big enough to fit a 6.5T shackle pin, 10T rated.

I've been wondering about the effects of drilling the threaded end behind the nut(s) and fitting 2 nuts and a split pin as a safety and having it just loose enough with nylon washers to allow rotation.

Opinion?

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

They're collared, big enough to fit a 6.5T shackle pin, 10T rated.

I've been wondering about the effects of drilling the threaded end behind the nut(s) and fitting 2 nuts and a split pin as a safety and having it just loose enough with nylon washers to allow rotation.

Opinion?

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Yes, the safety feature sounds good, Iwould just use a metal washer or two behind the collar to adjust which way you want to orientate the pin hole

You wouldn't allow rotation?

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

You wouldn't allow rotation?

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It really doesn't matter, if the eye bolt hole is in the Vertical plane the shackle will swivel and follow the load, even at 90 degrees either side to the bull bar. If you wanted to rotate the eye bolt hole to horizontal (Which would be only useful if you were being/or winched/winching up a vertical cliff) then you could loosen it off and place a washer the same size (dia.) as the collar and tighten up in the horizontal plane, Regards Frank.

Yesterday I bought two 3.2t shackles from TJM for $20.00. The sticker price on them was $11.00 each.

The larger shackles were more expensive.

I bought two 4.7t shackles from Coventry Fasteners a couple of days ago and they cost me something like $9 each. And yes, they were more expensive than the 3.2t.