recovery points

[rottodiver]

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I found this.... Any thoughts
Scotty

[Clunk]

If was a nice easy tow out then yes I would and have done but I doubt I'd ever use them for a snatch recovery, not that I've had to do a snatch recovery yet anyway.

Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....

[rottodiver]

I have had a gu patrol since 1998 and in my earlier days( young and dumb) I didn't know anywhere near as much as I "think" I do now and I used the front and rear many many many times and that is in deep mud and very soft sand so to be honest If that is all you had it would be fine although I do now errrr on the side of caution and use aftermarket tow points!
Scotty

[rottodiver]

Yeah, I thought it said Emergency Only - recall someone posting that up the other day. And it does say not to use other parts of the vehicle (like the chassis rail) for obvious reason. This doesn't account for a good quality tow bar which is attached to the chassis on at least 6 different points.

Whilst we'll never stop genuine accidents even if every man and his dog practiced safe recovery procedures, the best method (currently for the average buyer) is to use a good quality tow receiver hitch and rated shackle (4.5T) like this one:

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Even better is to have two recovery points on the front and rear and use a bridle/equaliser if the budget allows for it. I am a believer that recovery gear (of any description) is not stuff you "cheap" out on - how cheap snatch straps, winches, shackles, bridles, chains, etc, etc, could possibly make you feel safe, I have no idea. You reckon the blokes who do abseiling up and down cliffs sit around on Sunday afternoon after a 140m vertical climb and boast about how they picked up some cheap ropes, harnesses, and gates from eBay just recently?

Totally agree, but also something that is sometime forgotton about is the tow hitch itself, I blew a transfer case up in 1997 and was getting snatched out of a hole I got myself stuck in, as my mate went to snatch me his entire tow hitch came off his patrol and ended up less than 30 cm from another friend standing near my car. The welds rusted on his hitch and he never new.(As my last post says, was young and dumb)
Scott

[Clunk]

Totally agree, but also something that is sometime forgotton about is the tow hitch itself, I blew a transfer case up in 1997 and was getting snatched out of a hole I got myself stuck in, as my mate went to snatch me his entire tow hitch came off his patrol and ended up less than 30 cm from another friend standing near my car. The welds rusted on his hitch and he never new.(As my last post says, was young and dumb)
Scott

That will be another think that folks will forget to check

What you tapin at!!!!!????

[threedogs]

You'd probably be surprised how many tow bars are mounted
using bolts that are not zinc plated or rated.then the amount of times those bolts
get wet either by bog holes,puddles or mud even and salt water.
A decent pull during a recovery may see these bolts fail.
I did check them on my last 4x4 and replaced them all as the caryard even used coach bolts.
If you ever have a chance inspect them as part of your maintenance routine

[blahjohnnyd]

Hi, I picked up my Patrol in January and sheepishly have taken this long to look into upgrading my recovery points. Can anyone make a recommendation as to where I should go shopping in the Brisbane area for this stuff? Either that or can one of the sales reps on here send me a brochure for online shopping? Cheers

[outback]

Hi, I picked up my Patrol in January and sheepishly have taken this long to look into upgrading my recovery points. Can anyone make a recommendation as to where I should go shopping in the Brisbane area for this stuff? Either that or can one of the sales reps on here send me a brochure for online shopping? Cheers

Talk to threedogs about it.
See here
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...ecovery-points

[threedogs]

What are you after Mate, PM if you like

[nissannewby]

There seems to be a very grey area here. "Rated" recovery points seem to not exist and most will sold as a rated "tow" points. There is a big difference between the loads applied while towing and the loads applied when recovering/snatching.