Thread: Disco recovery points

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Originally Posted by Utemad

If they are made for the military you can bet they are stamped and have a paper trail a mile long.

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.

Thanks Utemad,

Mark

Originally Posted by dm_td5

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Thanks. Just emailed them the same.

see if you can find out what they are rated at, and of course the price

Originally Posted by dobbo

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.

Originally Posted by Expedition Exchange

They aren't "rated" or stamped with any ratings.
They are meant for aiflifting military vehicles.
But suitable for vehicle recovery as well.

EE have them for US$95ea.

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


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?

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.