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I'm greatly surprised that this is even an issue. Over here we never use the tow ball for recovery, as it is, well, a tow ball... And on most elder vehicles here, the tow ball has been mounted at the dealer, and not at the factory, in a way that strongly weakens the quality of the tow ball since it is put indirectly on the frame.
I'm greatly surprised that this is even an issue. Over here we never use the tow ball for recovery, as it is, well, a tow ball... And on most elder vehicles here, the tow ball has been mounted at the dealer, and not at the factory, in a way that strongly weakens the quality of the tow ball since it is put indirectly on the frame.
You have cast iron towball set ups dont you ??
Any pics???
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever. WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Good reminder to never leave anything in the tow hitch,
remove it clean it and store it ready for next time.
Especially you boaties, might be best to maybe zinc
plate your hitch as salt water will kill it quick as.
Also remove all your tow bar bolts and replace with some
zinc plated one torque them to the right Nm and you should be right.
Id check all bolts if reversing into salt water a lot like some here.
they would be high on the list, You never know the next big snatch
recovery may end in disaster, just saying
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
You can't win can you? No matter how many time it's published there are still going to be people that do stupid things. You can by a recovery kit from all sorts of places between $50 and $100 or so with no instructions and very little in the way of warnings either. The other thing that bothers me is if enought people get hurt or killed, somone in a white shirt and tie in an office somewhere will just ban the use of snatch straps, or legislate the use of reflective shirt, protection for the chest, steel toe cap boots, helmet and eye protection before you are permuitted to attach a tow line of any sort.
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Originally Posted by GabrielMk3
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