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  1. Multiple electrical failures (4 replies)
  2. Another fatal tow ball failure (USA) (7 replies)
  3. Travel Safely, Be Prepared, Carry a PLB or better. (15 replies)
  4. Activating an EPIRB or PLB in Real Life (7 replies)
  5. How dyneema rope soft shackles are made. (15 replies)
  6. Just watched, Maybe worth watching again (15 replies)
  7. Diesel Heater Plumbing Safety Advice Please (2 replies)
  8. Dyneema Recoil - Safety Alert (1 replies)
  9. don't put on towball (1 replies)
  10. Catastrophic failures of Tow Ball Scales (6 replies)
  11. Sand Flags / Mine Whips (42 replies)
  12. Safety Recall Y62 wheels 2013 - 2017 (8 replies)
  13. Do you use an exhaust jack? (16 replies)
  14. Man killed in recovery by broken snatch strap (32 replies)
  15. Anyone used Soft Shackles? They look the goods . Light and strong. (20 replies)
  16. Front Recovery Points (10 replies)
  17. Why use a hook when winching?? (21 replies)
  18. Basics of driving a modern 4x4 (1 replies)
  19. Snake Bite First Aid Kit (22 replies)
  20. Deadly Trailer Sway. (5 replies)
  21. Fire extinguishers (20 replies)
  22. Using flame to seat tyre beads. (28 replies)
  23. Beach recovery fail in Sydney yesterday (14 replies)
  24. Recovery points on 2013 Y61? (12 replies)
  25. Slings (3 replies)
  26. MQ/MK Recovery Points Anyone? (1 replies)
  27. 4x4 Courses (0 replies)
  28. Towbar receiver pins (17 replies)
  29. Snatch strap query (63 replies)
  30. Hi Lift Jack Rating (12 replies)
  31. A little overwhelmed, would appraciate some clarification about WLL (6 replies)
  32. 4:1 Mechanical Advantage Compound Tackle system. (0 replies)
  33. Hi lift or exhaust jack (51 replies)
  34. Bullbar warning label (11 replies)
  35. Recovery Gear (2 replies)
  36. Wire Winch Cable (7 replies)
  37. Soft shackles (8 replies)
  38. GU Y61 front recovery points? (45 replies)
  39. Ark Corporation—Ark Tow Ball Mount Recall (1 replies)
  40. Reversing camera system (6 replies)
  41. Caravan reversing camera (3 replies)
  42. Snatch strap as tow/winch extension strap (10 replies)
  43. PRODUCT RECALL TigerzII 4wd SuperCetre snatch straps (22 replies)
  44. Snatch strap destruction test (17 replies)
  45. Question for the winching gurus (23 replies)
  46. what are the limitations with winches and water ? (10 replies)
  47. Emergency+ smartphone app (0 replies)
  48. Daihatsu Charade recovers Patrol Ute NOT (0 replies)
  49. Complacency! (13 replies)
  50. Tow bar recovery hitch (8 replies)
  51. Lorella Springs - Snatch strap accident - WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES (11 replies)
  52. Some thoughts on Snatch Straps, winch and other items of recovery.. (3 replies)
  53. Cargo barrier (1 replies)
  54. Cheap Rim Failure. (4 replies)
  55. Empty Rod holders (34 replies)
  56. Windows up or down (68 replies)
  57. Looking to buy a Runva 11XP Winch (12 replies)
  58. Old snatch strap (16 replies)
  59. How? (11 replies)
  60. Car jacks (0 replies)
  61. This could have gone pear shaped.... (9 replies)
  62. LPG Tank damage ? Maybe/ Maybe Not?? (4 replies)
  63. What can you say :( (9 replies)
  64. 8 Tonne rated recovery gear OK for a Patrol or go bigger? (5 replies)
  65. When idiots are involved in recoveries (13 replies)
  66. Epirb Recall GME (3 replies)
  67. A snorkel won't save your engine (11 replies)
  68. Rated bow shackle or rated D shackle? (6 replies)
  69. How to cross rivers in croc country? (20 replies)
  70. Winch needed (59 replies)
  71. Recovery Points, 1 or 2, and bridle recovery straps (7 replies)
  72. Recovery kills two spectactors (24 replies)
  73. Is this a safe recovery point? (6 replies)
  74. Snatch Straps Compo (2 replies)
  75. Texting while driving awareness video (9 replies)
  76. 4WD training in Shepparton area (10 replies)
  77. Low Range Driving Technique ????? (20 replies)
  78. Substitute Recovery Points (2 replies)
  79. Winch rope (15 replies)
  80. Kmart—Assorted Powerboards and Double Adaptor -Recall (0 replies)
  81. Recovery straps V recovery strops (8 replies)
  82. best Breaking Strength kinetic rope for extreme desert stuck recovery (2 replies)
  83. dodgy recoveries (18 replies)
  84. Episode of "Of I shouldn't be alive." (23 replies)
  85. Tow coupling and tensile bolt breaking !!. (10 replies)
  86. It's all good until....... (10 replies)
  87. When Idiots go 4wdriving (28 replies)
  88. Exhaust Jack VS High lift (31 replies)
  89. Personel Locating Device (14 replies)
  90. Self sufficient (35 replies)
  91. cleaning snatch straps (14 replies)
  92. Recover a Tractor with my GU? (31 replies)
  93. Really what possesses people? (30 replies)
  94. popped my recovery cherry today! (9 replies)
  95. A fatality just waiting to happen (16 replies)
  96. Someones day ended bad (10 replies)
  97. Towing a boat through a river crossing. (25 replies)
  98. Sickos out there, take care all (35 replies)
  99. winch brake help (0 replies)
  100. A rant of shovelled form (17 replies)
  101. Snatch Strap loadings tested (8 replies)
  102. Safety bow shackle (26 replies)
  103. Recovery Bible in PDF and some other PDF references (7 replies)
  104. How to recover and modify at the same time (3 replies)
  105. Do not use, can and have KILLED (24 replies)
  106. Tow ball thread size (5 replies)
  107. Roof rack security (10 replies)
  108. Boat trailer tie downs (36 replies)
  109. A close call.... (20 replies)
  110. Engineering Standards And Testing Documentation (8 replies)
  111. Protecting your eyes (7 replies)
  112. Headlights in the wet (40 replies)
  113. Rear recovery points (4 replies)
  114. towball recovery ! (49 replies)
  115. how NOT to do it!!!! (21 replies)
  116. Four Wheel Drive Driver Training (22 replies)
  117. Driver training (16 replies)
  118. EPIRBs and PLBs (19 replies)
  119. Why you dont Drive When Your Tired!!! Warning, Crash Photo's (34 replies)
  120. recovery points (48 replies)
  121. Excellent 4x4 training weekend ! (8 replies)
  122. Holden Committed to Safety and Education (14 replies)
  123. 4wd safety training (3 replies)
  124. Hi Lift Jacking Points on new Patrol, is the tow bar safe? (9 replies)
  125. Recovery Bible (17 replies)
  126. Towball safety stickers. Please vote (42 replies)
  127. LPG safety (9 replies)
  128. Shows how quickly things can go pear-shaped (6 replies)
  129. Towball recovery, anyone? (73 replies)
  130. What not to do! (44 replies)
  131. Air Jack vs Lift Jack. Or other alternatives? (39 replies)
  132. Deaths from towballs (355 replies)
  133. Patrol Recovery point ? (48 replies)
  134. 4x4 driver training near Hervey Bay? (3 replies)
  135. mean mother (11 replies)
  136. Bull bar "warning" (4 replies)
  137. Length of rope compared to steel?? (4 replies)
  138. rope compatible winch? (10 replies)
  139. Does anyone know what I Y T is for in Anchors and recovery points (5 replies)
  140. winch question ?? (3 replies)
  141. Emergency Numbers (5 replies)
  142. Snatch Blocks (interesting reading) (6 replies)
  143. Chain recovery (11 replies)
  144. Storage on Cargo Barrier. (8 replies)
  145. Early Warning Network (9 replies)
  146. How to use a snatch strap for newbies! (18 replies)
  147. Dead Trees (3 replies)
  148. Dodgy Snatch Strap - Need Help with Ebay Seller (62 replies)
  149. Just thought you should know. (25 replies)
  150. Some people have know idea (17 replies)
  151. Child seat anchor points (4 replies)
  152. Tow balls are not to be used as recovery points (208 replies)
  153. Tow ball failure claims another life (43 replies)
  154. Rear Recovery Point in Tow Hitch (53 replies)
  155. Find me spot (10 replies)
  156. Bush Mechanics gone wrong... snatch strap v Toyo winner is? (33 replies)
  157. Recovery Bridles (Equalising Straps) and understanding Sling Loads (24 replies)
  158. Our first real go at a snatch recovery (61 replies)
  159. GQ recovery point? (10 replies)
  160. Guidelines for safe use of vehicle recovery straps (snatch straps) (10 replies)
  161. Wear your PPE (26 replies)
  162. Hand Throttle (Cable Throttle) in Patrol - NOT a Cruise Control (43 replies)
  163. Let's Get Smart (42 replies)
  164. Coroners Report into Snatch Strap death (20 replies)
  165. Recovery - The Fundamentals (154 replies)
  166. 4x4 Safety Section (14 replies)
  167. Safety FIRST - Another Reminder (7 replies)
  168. Safety First? (21 replies)
  169. Recovery, how not to do it. (61 replies)
  170. 4WD Skills Booklet. (45 replies)
  171. Safe Driving (14 replies)