Quality control mate. Who knows what defects are in them??Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
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Quality control mate. Who knows what defects are in them??Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
That is some serious bits of kit there.Quote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
I would suggest an off road course on the safe use of all recovery equipementQuote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
even a introduction 4x4 course,
Even get Mrs T to take a course with you, just incase something happens you, both should know how to
drive the ute properly,
It’s on the cards. Ballarat 4x4 Club do a course. They have their own training ground plus access to local forests.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
My 4x4 skills were gained from our local club guys. No formal training so I could have learned their bad habits though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
I've been lucky to be a hands on / DIY person, so job planning, logic and common sense come easy to me.
That can also be dangerous, so I stop and think about what we need to do.
Bottom line club training, campfire chat and trips add to the knowledge.
As far as I know we haven't had an accident in the 10 years of my membership.
happens with all companies mate, no matter who they areQuote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
@ Macca it shows to as you just had a complex recovery situation just last week,,,,,,,2 thumbs up
Its the bad habit bit I dont like but if you see something that looks dodgey chances are it could turn pear shaped
either say something ,if they say it always works go hide behind your 4x4 just in case this time it doesnt.
Dont get many chances if things go wrong
Interesting comments about picking up bad habits from Clubs etc.
When Snatch Strap use is being "demonstrated" one of the fav subjects is a demo on "How to join two snatch straps correctly".
If I happen to be loitering around and the dude is a certified knob I like to ask questions such as...
"If you shouldn't use straps that are rated too high or too low what happens to the rating when two straps are joined?"
"If I join two straps do I have to drive twice as fast or twice as far to get the same force?"
"If I join two 8000 Kg straps won't it halve the effort so I can use them on a Suzuki or a Diahatsu?"
"What happens if one is a 10,000 and one is a 6,000?"
"I don't have two Snatch straps but I do have an 8,000 winch extension strap so can I join my Winch Extension to my 8,000 Snatch Strap?"
Almost inevitably becomes a Beer and Popcorn moment as I slink off from the crowd like the coward I am just as the fists start to fly over the ensuing arguments
... told you mob I was Evil.
its amazing the amount of "experts" come out at the camp fire too.
I found some try and think too much about it like those straps I had
made. what type of ink was used, water based or petroleum, is the stitch pattern consistent
with the way a parachute is made WTF there is an AS to the way they are stitched and glued
same as a seat belt is stiched and glued, seems some out there know more than us.lo.
I have my broken ones re stitched to aircraft STD but only use them for snigging logs, they are way too short as "SNATCH straps
For sure. At Least they are getting on with fixing the issue. Even if it is not that importantQuote:
Originally Posted by Clunk