Patrol Recovery point ?

[Woof]

if that loop at the back of the car is not rated for recovery what is it there for

I would not recommend using the loop for anything other than a tie down point, that is my personal opinion.............better to be safe than sorry.

[dan&tamspatrol]

I would not recommend using the loop for anything other than a tie down point, that is my personal opinion.............better to be safe than sorry.

so is there a rated recovery point at the back at all i dont have towbar

[Woof]

No there is not as far as I know, well not on my last 2 Patrols.... I would recommend that you purchase a Hayman Reece tow bar, having said that, if you are purchasing the Patrol from a dealer ask them to throw one on your Patrol for free as a condition of sale, never know they may do it for you.

[Winnie]

I would not recommend using the loop for anything other than a tie down point, that is my personal opinion.............better to be safe than sorry.

My uncle told me he saw an ad for the GQ when it was brand new and it was towing from that hook.

[Clunk]

so is there a rated recovery point at the back at all i dont have towbar

Unfortunately not mate............ Some one will correct me if I'm wrong but you could attached recovery points to the rear chassis as you would on the front. I've seen guys make a new rear bumper and incorporate recover points......failing that, time for a tow bar...... All options cost a little money but would rather pay out now than pay for it with something else later

Tap Tap Tap with me hammer, saw saw saw with me saw......

[Silver]

I have seen one of the factory hooks fail (lucky no one was injured) and the dent it put in the steel tray of the ute recovering the Gq was unbelievable.
The problem with the factory hook is it's welded to a plate and where it is welded it cracks then snap's.
It maybe right for a few recovery's but are you willing to risk your life or someone else's life?

Well that's the first reliable eye witness report of the hook separating that I've heard. I've heard of a few straightening - which in a way might be better than a separation.

In any event, I don't have one any more.

[dan&tamspatrol]

already got the car man looking at getting towbar but there are other things need doing to it first before i get one

cheers

[Clunk]

My uncle told me he saw an ad for the GQ when it was brand new and it was towing from that hook.

Pretty sure it's ok to tow with the hooks but I wouldn't do a snatch recovery with them

Tap Tap Tap with me hammer, saw saw saw with me saw......

[Silver]

My uncle told me he saw an ad for the GQ when it was brand new and it was towing from that hook.

yes, there was. There was a TV ad where a GQ towed a car ferry across a river.

Note, 'towed'. Not with a 12tonne snatch strap and several metres of flat out run up :-) Or even a 6 or 8 tonner with the recommended short and steady run up.

[Winnie]

Yeah that's probably the one.
But as said definitely not a recovery point, but I believe that it is perfectly safe for towing.