Thread: Warning on snatch straps and damage

Snatching has become the first choice for recovery these days but i hate it prefer to get tow veh on solid ground and use low range or a winch much less strain and damage to either truck. I am old fashioned did my recovery course ( 3 weeks full time with the army) 30 years ago before snatch straps become so popular. But just to many accidents and damsge by them.

We used our new strap on the weekend and it copped a caning IMO.

What's the go? Same deal as bike helmets? Use 'em and chuck 'em?

Makes sense to me.

Not just the strap but look on this forum for the number of posts about bent recovery points and shackels and the funny videos where whole suspensions are ripped out of 4x4s each one was an accident that just might have killed someone. Its personal choice, most of the time snatching is ok but lets not forget basic recovery methods

Looks like I have a new tree protector strap then !

it should make a great winch point, I think straps will last longer than one go but check your recovery points carefully after each use

Hi,
No experience yet with snatch straps, but perhaps people are using too much power to 'pop' the bogged vehicle?
I think I would aim for a slow assisted recovery where the bogged vehicle was given only the 'pull' to get it moving under its own power.
cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
No experience yet with snatch straps, but perhaps people are using too much power to 'pop' the bogged vehicle?
I think I would aim for a slow assisted recovery where the bogged vehicle was given only the 'pull' to get it moving under its own power.
cheers

That it is the old way back on the 50s and 60s before all this new gear come along.
I remember in 1977-80 on the rice farms using chain or a lenght of pipe with a shacle on each end. No very pratical for 4wd but very good to rescue bogged tractors

I think people are getting lazy, and not assessing the situation fully before commencing the recovery. Alot of the strain can be removed by a bit of manual labour and moving some sand or rocks or what ever out of the way that may have been the original cause of the bogging, and also as mentioned before using too much of the loud peddle on the vehicle executing the recovery. It has been proven many times that a slow take off and using the snatch strap in built elasticity to do the work is very effective.
The worse part about common sense is that it is not that common.