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    Just thought you should know.

    Thanks a heap guys!.
    I joined these forums last weekish, and looked though a bit to find some safety facts about towing from a ball.
    No more then hours later I was rung, told to get to salt creek and found myself 3 hours from home fishing on the beach.
    On my way down the beach I was stopped and asked for a tow, the towee just so happened to sling the snatch em over the ball. Where I proudly stated, nah mate, you'll kill someone like that :P.

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    good on ya mate................ so how did ya end up towing him out?


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    Yep, well done mate. You never know, you might have saved someone life if not you're own
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    WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.

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    Well done mate with out the help of the forum there may have been another fatality
    there are many more tips and ideas on here enjoy reading them

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    Quote Originally Posted by clunk71 View Post
    good on ya mate................
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    Quote Originally Posted by clunk71 View Post
    so how did ya end up towing him out?
    or did they camp the night?
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    Well the Forum may have just saved a life. Well done to ALL that have Contributed.

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    WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.

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    A shovel and attaching it securely to tow points on both vehicles, and instead of slamming it with my car as the others said, I slowly pulled her out, I've unstuck a few people off that beach now, please note none of them were patrols!

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    Quote Originally Posted by yakumo View Post
    A shovel and attaching it securely to tow points on both vehicles, and instead of slamming it with my car as the others said, I slowly pulled her out, I've unstuck a few people off that beach now, please note none of them were patrols!
    Good to see we have another converted follower (with regard to towballs) Keep spreading the towball gospel mate, welcome to the forum too!
    Cheers, the ferret.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yakumo View Post
    A shovel and attaching it securely to tow points on both vehicles, and instead of slamming it with my car as the others said, I slowly pulled her out, I've unstuck a few people off that beach now, please note none of them were patrols!
    Good stuff mate, a ripper story
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    Well done mate and thanks for the feedback, keep spreading word everyone.

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