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If they are made for the military you can bet they are stamped and have a paper trail a mile long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bytemrk
I just emailed Paddocks asking if they are rated for snatch recovery, what is the rating and are they stamped. Will let you all know the answer.
Expedition Exchange don't have an email address on their website so I didn't email them.
EE's e-mails on the site are: hochung@expeditionexchange.com and johnlee@expeditionexchange.com
This forum link may be of interest too: http://forums.lr4x4.com/lofiversion/...php/t7481.html
Thanks Utemad,Quote:
Originally Posted by Utemad
Mark
Thanks. Just emailed them the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by dm_td5
see if you can find out what they are rated at, and of course the price
I just received this in an email from EE.Quote:
Originally Posted by dobbo
EE have them for US$95ea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Expedition Exchange
Why is it so hard to find a properly rated recovery attachment for a Land Rover?
Maybe they think that if a LR gets stuck then there will be no one able to recover it. Since everyone else got stuck miles back.
So from what I can tell the only way to get these rated points would be through Bruce Davis in Sydney, or rated lashing points which do not get sold direct to the public.
We need to find someone, who works with heavy equipment to buy these rated lashing points.
These are photos of the front tie down points on my 1994 Disco with an ARB non airbag winch bar.
This is the standard welded onto the chassis tie down. Obviously this isn't a snatch point. You can also see a leak from my radiator. I only had it out about 4 months ago to have a leak on the other side welded up :censored:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...007/02/298.jpg
This one looks like a recovery point. I always thought it was a relocated factory point but it goes over the bullbar which is over the chassis so it would be too wide to fit directly over the chassis. It actually bolts to the bullbar only and is forward of the chassis although the holes look like they would line up with chassis holes too. Plus on closer inspection the colour and finish seems to match the ARB bar better than the chassis.
So is this an ARB recovery point or is it a relocated factory point?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...007/02/299.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...007/02/306.jpg
Utemad - that's the factory towing point which someone has relocated to confuse you. They've just spread it a bit to fit. I wouldn't use it as a recovery point. (However if you have two of them and use a bridle I might).
What's wrong with using a couple of those "4WD recovery" hooks? They are rated (stamped) and just require a couple of holes drilled through the chassis rails. You may have to replace the supplied bolts with longer ones of appropriate strength. I've seen plenty of vehicles with them fitted. :confused:
Thanks for that. I do have a bridle from Incisor but if it is a towing point then I'm not too keen to use it. I noticed it was not stamped with anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDave
As far as I know the reason for not using these is that the bottom of the chassis rails is the same or higher than the bottom of the bullbar. Unlike my previous Rodeo which had the standard recovery type hooks mounted inline with the chassis rails on the bullbar brackets which were lower than the bottom of the bullbar.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDave