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    Quote Originally Posted by the evil twin View Post
    Snatch strap rating should be 2 to no more than 3 times the actual weight of the lightest vehicle in the snatch. If you haven't used the 11,000 Kg one I would take it back as they haven't upgraded you at all. All they did was find a way to take your money when they were out of stock of the item you needed rather than get you one in or have you go elsewhere.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Well done ET, makes sense :-)
    Rare, but I try on certain subjects... dangerous shit like Kinetic Recoveries is one of the subjects (Dom electrocuting himself is not)

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    Quote Originally Posted by the evil twin View Post
    Snatch strap rating should be 2 to no more than 3 times the actual weight of the lightest vehicle in the snatch.

    If you haven't used the 11,000 Kg one I would take it back as they haven't upgraded you at all.
    All they did was find a way to take your money when they were out of stock of the item you needed rather than get you one in or have you go elsewhere.

    And probably sold you stock they couldn't move off the shelf.
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    Quote Originally Posted by the evil twin View Post
    Rare, but I try on certain subjects... dangerous shit like Kinetic Recoveries is one of the subjects (Dom electrocuting himself is not) See what I did there?
    I believe, there's always method to your sanity :-)

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    Thanks guys,

    Appreciate the replies, you're all a wealth of knowledge.

    Next time I'm in town I'll head in and change it over for an 8,000. Haven't even opened the box yet.

    Cheers all.

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    I think of a snatch strap as being a "fuse". If, at worse case, something breaks - I would prfer it to be the strap rather than rip a piece off a vehicle. That's why I never use a strap for a Patrol or "normal" size 4WD larger than 8000 kg. With smaller cars, as already stated, use their strap (recovery protocol implies that the stuck vehicle supplies the gear but this is not always possible) or just tow them out rather than snatching them.

    A snatch strap if used properly is a very effective, quick and useful device - but in the wrong hands it can be a WMD!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD View Post
    Here is a recovery hook off the front of my GQ that failed during a heavy snatch.



    This hook broke and launched via the snatch and fortunately pierced straight through the Long Range Fuel tank of the GQ Ute snatching me. Lucky it hit the diesel fuel cell and not through the rear wall of the ute cab.


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    Thats the first time Ive seen one of those hooks break like that,
    the ones Ive seen tended to stretch after the two bolts.
    When I used the troopy and 350 chev I only towed most ppl cause
    unless its a long bog hole you are normally stuck for only 1 mtr
    after that you're fine.
    Same as a 6.5 chev powered Patrol I would have thought with all that power
    a tow out would be very easy. lol
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    Doesn't matter how much Power you have TD - you still need traction when towing. That's the thing about a snatch recovery. When the ground is wet / muddy / sandy whatever, the energy contained in the strap has a chance to pull the bogged vehicle out with minimum traction required from the tug.

    Sure - always try a tow first - but sometimes it just won't work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rossco View Post
    Very true snatchs have their place but seriously can't remember the last time i used one. If you've got one, winch is much better option, much more controled safe and effective.
    It's alright for you blokes with a high mount. I can make a cuppa in the time the slow mount is out and working. Lol.

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    Last edited by mudski; 15th June 2016 at 03:07 PM.

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