Recovery Hooks - Tow Hooks

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Originally Posted by spudboy

Yep - see post 4 above.

D1 - used them on this for over 10 years.
Puma - only had them for 1 year, but no problems

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Ooops sorry - thanks - last post edited.

Garry

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Originally Posted by garrycol

So getting back to the 4500kg/10,000lb recovery/tow hooks - other than Rudolf and Spudboy - any one actually using these. I am tempted to get two from Supercrap and mount each one on my front spring hangers with crush tubes and use the tree protector as a bridle.

Cheers

Garry

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Yes I have one bolted to the front. There's no way I'd give it 4,500kg worth, but it's better than the factory towing loop I've seen used.:eek:

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Originally Posted by garrycol

So getting back to the 4500kg/10,000lb recovery/tow hooks - other than Rudolf and Spudboy - any one actually using these. I am tempted to get two from Supercrap and mount each one on my front spring hangers with crush tubes and use the tree protector as a bridle.

Cheers

Garry

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Yes, on an old 110. One on the rear chassis frame where the tow ball draw bar would be bolted. And I used to have two on the front custom bar. Now I have changed this I am yet to fit them back on. All three used in the past with no problems.

Cheers,

Phil

Bushie uses 2 of these on the front of his Defender and I had 2 on the front of my old Stage 1. Also never had a problem with them.

2 hooks yes, but they're off a 4WD Mitsubishi truck, got a couple more in the garage to fit somewhere.

Martyn

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Originally Posted by numpty

Bushie uses 2 of these on the front of his Defender and I had 2 on the front of my old Stage 1. Also never had a problem with them.

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I have two on the S3 ! Was planning to use the tt-protector as a bridle - no shackles (a bit of tape can help if you're worried about them slipping off).

have one under the front of each chasis rail bolted right thru the rails with spacer tubes. only ever been used to pull the Rangie onto a tow truck or trailer

So it looks as if two hooks with a bridle is the way to go. Thanks or all the replies.

Cheers

Garry

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Originally Posted by garrycol

So it looks as if two hooks with a bridle is the way to go.

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Got the hooks and they will be going on my front spring hangers. I have been looking at the issue of bridles.

What do people suggest?? My snatch strap has a swl of 5t and a min breaking strain of 10t so I want my equipment to have similar load capabilities.

On the front the bridle will go over the two hooks but at the rear it will be going through a hole in the rear X member and will be subject to tight angles that may cut into something made out of fibre.

ARB have a nice plasma rope bridle but I assume it is expensive and I am not sure the rope has the abrasive resistance. People have suggested using a tree protector but it does not have the load capacity.

I was thinking of getting a short length of 10t rated chain securing it with rated shackles.

Open to suggestions but it does need to have a SWL of about 5t.

Thanks

Garry

Garry I think you got right the first time with using the front spring hangers.
I have nothing against the hooks pictured, as they were used for years on the front of toyotas and never gave problems.
On my 101 the front bull bar is bolted straight on the chassis at different points and is super strong and I will use that.
If I didn't have that I would use a strap from the front and around the back of both front spring hangers and then back onto itself.( to form a bridle)
The weak part of the above is not the hangers, but the sharp bends in the strap at the hangers.
My first choice in bridles is a chain or tree trunk protector.
A tree trunk protector usually has almost double the rating of most snatch straps and this makes up for increased loadings cause by working at a angle as a bridle.