tow rope
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 8:20 pm
What tow ropes do you recomend for when ya stuk i had a 3ton towing strap but it snaped pulling a car out a ditch what do u lot use
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Re: tow rope
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 8:21 pm
Minimum 6t. If your gonna rag it a bit when recovering 10t
Re: tow rope
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 11:37 pm
my strops its rated to 4t and my shackes are 6 plus i think!
Re: tow rope
Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 11:41 pm
Always use a rope that is rated more than the vehicles weight and less than the shackles and recovery point on the vehicle.
If something goes wrong then you want the rope to be the first thing to fail as that will cause the least damage.
If something goes wrong then you want the rope to be the first thing to fail as that will cause the least damage.
Re: tow rope
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:39 pm
4t rope and 6t shackles.
Re: tow rope
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 6:33 pm
10t rope. Huge shackles that hopefully are well rated........ DUCK!!!
Re: tow rope
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 1:17 am
Vehicle weight is irrelevant, depends how stuck you are. I worked it out if the SJ had locked axles and was in think bog or clay it would require 3.75t of force to remove it.ScottieJ wrote:Always use a rope that is rated more than the vehicles weight and less than the shackles and recovery point on the vehicle.
If something goes wrong then you want the rope to be the first thing to fail as that will cause the least damage.
http://forum.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/vi ... mated+pull
That relates to choosing a winch but the force applied remains the same. Unless you are snatching, in which case you should use and approved kinetic recovery rope, appropriately rated.
Re: tow rope
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:32 am
I found an excellent guide to winching that showed the effects different types and amounts of mud/stuckness and how much it effectively increases your vehicle weight.
I think it works out that if you are stuck over halfway up your wheels, then it effectively doubles the weight you are pulling... Usually when I get stuck its normally a case of mud up the doors so climb out the window
That's got to at least quadruple the weight!
I think it works out that if you are stuck over halfway up your wheels, then it effectively doubles the weight you are pulling... Usually when I get stuck its normally a case of mud up the doors so climb out the window
That's got to at least quadruple the weight!
Re: tow rope
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:47 am
i always tie a small piece of rope loosely around the tow rope and the shackle also so if the rope does snap at either end it doesnt spring away and rip off your genitals.
Re: tow rope
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:58 pm
I always aim for rated ropes and shackles at least 3 times the weight of the vehicle most of my kit is 5ton+ rated.
Personally i'd leave kinetic ropes alone, unless the stuck truck and the recovery truck have very strong recovery points. However when attached and used properly they are very good pieces of kit.
see here >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoKrPAMx6Dk
Lucky escape with just a smashed window!
However when attached and used properly they are very good pieces of kit.
Personally i'd leave kinetic ropes alone, unless the stuck truck and the recovery truck have very strong recovery points. However when attached and used properly they are very good pieces of kit.
see here >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoKrPAMx6Dk
Lucky escape with just a smashed window!
However when attached and used properly they are very good pieces of kit.