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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Out of interest here please good folks, I’ve got Zinc Coated Metric Property Class 8.8 bolts on my aftermarket GU bullbar currently. Is that ok for bars and recovery points? Was warned away from Stainless Steel due to its sheer loading failure possibilities? https://www.hi-tensilebolt.com.au/bo...head-markings/


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    As long as its a grade 8 bolt and above i dont see an issue with it. Which is what you have bought.
    Going back to rigging we could not use anything less than grade 8 or above to lift / pull . Very similar characteristics for what we do in recoveries.
    And your correct in staying away from stainless. Dont do it. Also dissimilar metal factors come in to screwing it in to a steel chassis.


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    Cheers Mike, appreciated mate!!


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    I bought a set of front recovery points for my GU II from Ironman. The driver's side is easy to fit. The passenger side one comes with nuts attached to pieces of wire that can be inserted into holes in the chassis (to the rear of where the recovery point fits) and then fed onto bolts which will then hold the recovery point in place - without removing the bull bar or, in some cases, bending/removing a piece at the front of the chassis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GQtdauto View Post
    Just goes to show you can learn something new everyday I was under the (wrong) assumption that the oem points were ok for a winch point but only if only skid type bogged , I wouldn't trust these points if down to the floor in sticky mud or sand etc .
    Front have been converted and rear is only used for the trailer break away cable so must update that Toyota hook .
    You could flat tow with them on a hwy but thats about it
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    Hope they are strong enough These are the specs........... Tow Point Specifications:

    Made from 10mm plate Steel
    Supplied with Hi Tensile Bolts and nuts
    Direct bolt on to your chassis
    No cutting or welding required in most cases
    Sold as a pair
    Option of using a Bridle strap
    Powder coated Orange for Hi visibility
    WLL Stamped to 5000kg

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    Each one 5000 Kg so if using bridle strap that should allow 10000kg. Should be plenty I don't usually reply to my own thread Doh!!

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    Just because your point is rated to 5000kg doesnt mean you can swing 5000kg off it.
    Many other factors can come into play. Chassis strength and the actual condition (eg rust inside) of it being one.
    Another is the other rigging gear your using like shackles , extension straps, the bolts holding the recovery point or anything else used in the recovery

    Say for instance your 8000kg snatch strap is used off one 5000kg recovery point.
    You connect to the bloke helping you out with a hitch reciever with a 4700kg shackle
    Now on your recovery point you attach a 3200kg shackle. The whole system of rigging gear thst you have just attached is effectively rated at 3200kg as that is the weakest link. Hope this makes sense.

    I have even seen recovery points put on with bog standard galvanised bolts. Bloke didnt know any different. They fit and screwed in and he used them not knowing they weren't rated for bugger all. All he said was they wont rust. So something else to check as your hooking up.

    If you bridle it depending on the angle of the pull, one side of the chassis will load up more than the other if its anything other than a dead straight line pull.
    Side loading may also play a factor depnding on the gear used.
    Once extra angles come into play and side loading etc all these factors will reduce the SWL of the recovery. But yes a bridle should be used wherever possible on both cars , not just the one being recovered.

    Its something to be very mindful of when doing these recoverys as the forces can be tremendous.


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    Personally watched an old Land Rovers cattle type bar fly seriously uphill at warp speed some 30+years ago.
    Hindsight is scary from the old mans mates bush theories!
    This great forum has saved mine and many’s lives from bad old habits unlearning :-)


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    @MB still not enough though as people are still getting hurt or killed by bad practices or misinformation/ misuse of the gear used. If this forum has prevented at least one injury or death from the discussions we have then collectively we have done well. But still more education needs to be done i think

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    I guess the one thing most people even me forget is that yeah the fourby might weigh 2.5 tonne but sink it down to the floor pan in a bog and that 2.5 suddenly multiplys depending on many factors .

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