help for newbies setting up a patrol?

[Finly Owner]

Best tobuy your recovery points. A Hayman Reece towbar receiver style fitted solidly to chasis can be used as rear point. You can do this by either placing the eye of the snatch strap in the receiver hole and slide the tow pin through. Or buy a receiver style recovery point.

You can also purchase recovery points to bolt onto your chasis. The factory recovery has mixed beliefs as to whether or not to use them. But the QNPCI belong to, do teach you to use it.

As with all recovery points they need to be inspected for signs of fatigue after being used, including the bolts and chasis. Talking of bolts, you need to research which type High Tensile Bolts will be needed. There willbe many suggestions, but each rating and type of metal gives a different actual breaking point. Get it wrong and you could cause a death.

I did put up a full bolt listing long time ago I"ll try to find it and refresh it inthreads.


Tim

[Rhyso]

one thing iv noticed is everyone here is very serious about the dangers of recovering a vehile especially using a towball which obviously shldnt b done
but the bolt on recovery points iv seen for sale have just been folded steel
now i fab n weld heavy industrial equipment that has lifting points that have to b welded or botled and have load ratings and have to b tested so il b pretty fussy
has anyone reinforced there chassis or location of recovery point, or done weld on recovery points?

[bazzad]

Rhyso,
Glad you asked this question, I will share with you somethings I learned along time ago from an aussie icon. A standard patrol with a smart driver will get to 90% of the places you want to go. Don't be afraid to boil the billy, have a cup of tea and consider the options. Get out there and get the practice for the next 10% because its worth it.
Some sound advice from DX grunt
good luck
bazzad

[Rhyso]

Rhyso,
Glad you asked this question, I will share with you somethings I learned along time ago from an aussie icon. A standard patrol with a smart driver will get to 90% of the places you want to go. Don't be afraid to boil the billy, have a cup of tea and consider the options. Get out there and get the practice for the next 10% because its worth it.
Some sound advice from DX grunt
good luck
bazzad

love it!! haha

[Finly Owner]

I too have pointed out in one ofmy rants, that, a bolt through the chasis s only any goog if spacered in the chasis and support either side. If you can make as above I'd say go for it.


Tim

[Rhyso]

haha im not a great fan of bolts, seen to many shear and snap, even load rated i bolts, i prefer to weld, if done properly itl outlast any bolt

[MQ MAD]

Rhyso,
A standard patrol with a smart driver will get to 90% of the places you want to go.
bazzad

Most standard 4bies will be sufficient for the average punter
Its those who think either, their a better driver than everyone else,or they buy stuff well beyond their driving abilities that come unstuck the most
The first question one would ask, how much money do you want to spent ???, how far off the tarmac you want to go ???
You can spend over a grand on 4 tyres no problems, a good few grand on upgraded suspension,good winch and a decent winch bar there goes another few grand

[97_gq_lwb]

One of the first times i ever got stuck was in a patrol auto petrol when i least expected it.
Learn't a valuable lesson don't go out alone without a winch.
I bought a chinese 12500 lbs winch for about $350 and it has paid for itself time and time again since even when with others in spots they couldn't get into.
It always pulls my patrol out with ease no matter how bad i have been stuck.

[Rhyso]

definately not thinking about heading out alone
went out with a mate alone in his hilix n it started to pour heavy rain n visibility was pretty poor n we got stuck down a track with a tree across it n it took us ages to turn it around on a narrow track n head back up hill, wld of been alot easier with mates
a winch is def on the list tho iv had to use the pto on our old landy a few times where iv got stuck and another vehicle wld only get stuck tryna help me
i guess im budgetting $10g for the ute and aimimg to have enough saved to buy the basic important stuf first
it wont hurt me to wait awile before i go offroad until im properly set up
id stil have to build the tray n sliders etc. haha

[aussiemale]

You'll get heaps of ideas from Members builds mate. I'm in the process of project building (Bryans MQ/MK Build) and have found a wealth of info/tips advice from most on here.
Will repeat the above in relation to 1st aid kit and recovery gear and DON'T RUSH. If you come to an obstacle take a breather, try and look outside the square and remember Mechanical always beats physical (use the 4x4 and not muscle)