Tow balls are not to be used as recovery points

[the ferret]

Hi Mate this is a fantastic thread i diddn't realise that the tow balls can come off, I would have assumed that it was rated @ 3500kg so would have been fine. I will let everybody I know the danger, Cheers Glenn

Yeah, that's the problem tadpole, there are so many people like yourself that are not aware of the danger.
It is so simple to loop the strap over the towball as it's the obvious place, but to mobilise 3 ton that is bogged, the towball is the weakest place.
There have been quite a few deaths, but many more near misses over the years that we don't hear about.
The Reece hitch by the way seems to be rated at only 2.500 kg, and that is for towing, not snatching.

It's good that you stumbled on this post as it may just have saved a life.
Cheers Rod.