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  1. 29th June 2009, 04:04 PM #11
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    Bit hard to see in this pic, but I have the standard D-rings fitted to Military IIAs, which work well and can be bought aftermarket (you can just see them in the pic - recessed slightly behind the bar. However, when recovering on an angle, thay are a bit of a PITA when you have a military brush guard as well, so when I made up a custom bumper, I made the side plates double as recovery points. I designed them so they connect to the front spring bolts as well. I also designed them to protect the front dumb irons from rocks and logs.



    Since I don't have a rear tow bar, I made a rear recovery point using two pieces of 15mm thick angle iron welded together, to make a t-shape. It works very well. I can take a pic if anyone is interested.
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  2. 29th June 2009, 04:52 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzurover View Post
    I can take a pic if anyone is interested.
    Nice truck - pic would be good mate if you can...
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  3. 29th June 2009, 04:52 PM #13
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    Or you could try this approach - hook a winch rope through the rear trailer hook and pull.
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  4. 30th June 2009, 09:33 AM #14
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    Rear recovery point

    This is the current set up at the rear of Basil.. Can I remove the tow ball and use a pin in place for a recovery point?

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  5. 30th June 2009, 09:57 AM #15
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    Plenty of people just put a shackle through the tow ball hole.
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  6. 30th June 2009, 12:22 PM #16
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    Just make sure that your rear crossmember is sound and not full of bog. I nearly lost the back of one of mine once due to a previous owners devious repair!
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  7. 30th June 2009, 01:22 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by foz.in.oz View Post
    Just make sure that your rear crossmember is sound and not full of bog. I nearly lost the back of one of mine once due to a previous owners devious repair!
    Now that is sketchy!
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  8. 30th June 2009, 01:30 PM #18
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    Excellent - only one way to find out - will post pics if it all goes pear shaped

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    Plenty of people just put a shackle through the tow ball hole.
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  9. 30th June 2009, 11:15 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by MickS View Post
    Nice truck - pic would be good mate if you can...
    Here are some closeups of my recovery points. (Landie is wet and dirty so pics look a bit crap...)

    Rear (2 pieces of angle steel welded together then galvanised). Holes are just large enough to fit the pin of a 4.5T SWL Shackle through.



    Front - D-rings are great, but these are easier to use and protect the dumb irons.

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  10. 21st September 2009, 08:55 AM #20
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    Finally mounted the gunnebos onto the front of Basil - a mate at tech made up some steel plates to bolt in behind the bumper - should go ok. Also got the towball off the back so will use a shackle there.

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