Do not use, can and have KILLED

[Bloodyaussie]

Do a search mate this subject has been done over again a million times!!!!!!!!!!

[Bloodyaussie]

Most of them would be Chinese pins ... the beauty of the 2.5 tonne killing machine we all have a license for is to meet the market demand for pricing, it is assembled using parts (still of high quality though) sourced from the cheapest bidder ... kinda makes you sleep soundly at night hey? lol

Lets not get into this whole "Chinese" manufacturing thing - simple fact is, the debate would be lost as a large percentage of what's used on construction sites, cranes, heavy machinery, our vehicles, etc, etc, etc comes from China and perform just as stated when used appropriately. Quality control is the difference ...

Appreciate you didn't mean it that way, but a bit over the whole Chinese "crap" conversations ... thousands upon thousands of companies there producing and just because the general Australian public are a bunch of cheap skates and have searched high and low on eBay and the like to get the next "bargain", good reputable companies have struggled and some fallen over as a result of our ignorance to quality - don't blame China for 'meeting the demand for crap' and then start complaining like sooks at the result, we need to blame ourselves.


Scotty (Bigrig)

Should have said cheap quality pin..... did not mean to offend you Scotty!!!!! he he!!!

[threedogs]

Only use graded Zinc plated bolts on your 4x4. Even towbar bolts will require inspection at least once everyyear or so
They will rip off. think of the amount of times the rear of 4x4s sit in bog holes stuck.
Bolts on my last 4x4 as fitted from car yard included two coach bolts
No short cuts on safety,

[Bloodyaussie]

It funny as I have been on two camps on this but it is as Scotty says.. Honda set up in China years ago with all there tooling and quality control but with cheaper labor and unbelievably they passed on the savings to the customer.. I worked in a motorcycle wreckers and we were quoting prices only to be told by costumers that the new part was cheaper than the 2nd hand price we were quoting??

We would ring Honda to get a price and were gob smacked as Honda were one of the expensive ones and could not believe they passed on the saving......

Then the story of me knocking myself out with a vice I bought made in China that broke in half and gave me a bunch of stitches in my face.......... faarrkk that hurt!!!

[taslucas]

Then the story of me knocking myself out with a vice I bought made in China that broke in half and gave me a bunch of stitches in my face.......... faarrkk that hurt!!!

Hahahaha! Pics! We need pics!

FanTapstic!

[ozzyboy]

Soooo. ....... Who actually makes /sells recovery points, that are actually made to snatch from. I see a lot to tow from, but not snatch?

Ozz

[GQ TANK]

The other aspect is that the NISSAN GQ Patrol owners manaul advise's to use the "recovery loop" for recoverys.

Does this leave nissan open for a law case if someone is hurt using the "recovery loop" - tie down point?

[Cuppa]

in a snatch situation the blanket should be placed on the strap close to the vehicle being recovered, centre of line on a winch pull.

Why is that? Not questioning the statement, just interested in understanding why.

Cuppa

[NP99]

We all complained about made in Japan once.......today it's a mark of quality

[basil]

I have seen blokes use a snatch strap on a towball before. I said to them that you are not supposed to do that; it is not safe. The reply "she will be rite." They got the 4wd out OK but sometimes She's Not Rite. I have seen the same attitude to safety in the workplace. It doesn't matter how much you drum safety into some people they think that bad things only happen to other people. Some people cannot be told; they think they know better. Just look at the way people drive on the fwy in Melb. Every time I go there I see cars speeding up the emergency stopping lane just to save a few minutes.