this may well be a stupid question but the pin doesn't look real strong to me at all, is it rated for the kind of strain associated with a snatch recovery? And this may be even stupider but what's the big solid looking hook with the four bolts just above the towbar for if it's not recovery?
on a GQ, oops
Hi Adrian, It would take a lot to snap/sheer that pin, given it's thickness and being very short.
The hook on the back is only a "U'' buttwelded to the plate and I wouldn't trust it as it's only a towing/tiedown point.
There has been a lot of discussion about that hook/loop.
Anything capable of 300km/h towards your head, has to be avoided.
A fatality occured at City View, now Scenic Rim 4x4 Park a few years ago, and involved a chain recovery - haven't looked for the other details, and a shame for the man and his family. The office bloke mentioned it when we were last there, and that it had been closed down for a while before they took over.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
Here we go again.
Picture: Seven News
UPDATE: A 29-year-old woman has been killed in a freak accident on a Geraldton beach today.
Police say the mother-of-three was sitting in a car which was reversing in an attempt to pull another car out of sand at Drummond Cove, about 12km north of Geraldton, just after noon.
According to officers, the tow ball on the bogged car dislodged and was flung backwards through a window of the rear car, hitting the woman in the throat.
People at the scene drove her to the outskirts of Geraldton and met an ambulance at a road house.
The woman died soon afterwards in Geraldton Hospital.
Police are still at the scene.
NOTE: I don't know why they call it a FREAK accident, snatching from the towball is a forgone conclusion, DEATH!!
Last edited by the ferret; 21st August 2011 at 04:43 PM.
city view is still city viewOriginally Posted by Silver
Tim
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Thanks for the update Tim - I went looking because the current bloke at Scenic Rim mentioned both the accident and the name change. Now I'm confused as to where it was, but the underlying message to be careful and informed is still there, I guess.
hi there. what can you use for recovery points in the rear. Don't have/want a hitch and hitch covers. That will be on the bumper. I installed the tow hooks up front but there seems to be nothing for the rear.
There are attachments that fit into your towbar like the image below. There is some debate weather to use a hook or a rated shackle however NEVER use the tow ball!!!
IF YA DONT GET STUCK YA AINT TRYIN HARD ENOUGH........OR YA TOOK THE CHICKEN TRACK
WARNING: TOWBALLS USED WITH SNATCHSTRAPS DO KILL!!
All it will cost you is $40.00 and a trip to the Supercheap auto store. http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/onl...38#Description
Cheers,
Rob
Just about to jump into my next Patrol. A 2001 GU II TB45E .
WARNING!: Do not ever use a towball as a recovery point. They are not rated and can become a deadly projectile during a recovery if they snap off, and they have done so with tragic results in the past.
belzi82 (16th September 2011)
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