Quality control mate. Who knows what defects are in them??Originally Posted by Clunk
Quality control mate. Who knows what defects are in them??
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Kallen Westbrook
That is some serious bits of kit there.
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Kallen Westbrook
I would suggest an off road course on the safe use of all recovery equipement
even a introduction 4x4 course,
Even get Mrs T to take a course with you, just incase something happens you, both should know how to
drive the ute properly,
Last edited by threedogs; 7th February 2015 at 08:15 AM.
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It’s on the cards. Ballarat 4x4 Club do a course. They have their own training ground plus access to local forests.
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threedogs (7th February 2015)
My 4x4 skills were gained from our local club guys. No formal training so I could have learned their bad habits though.
I've been lucky to be a hands on / DIY person, so job planning, logic and common sense come easy to me.
That can also be dangerous, so I stop and think about what we need to do.
Bottom line club training, campfire chat and trips add to the knowledge.
As far as I know we haven't had an accident in the 10 years of my membership.
Last edited by macca; 7th February 2015 at 01:41 PM.
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Macca
happens with all companies mate, no matter who they are
@ Macca it shows to as you just had a complex recovery situation just last week,,,,,,,2 thumbs up
Its the bad habit bit I dont like but if you see something that looks dodgey chances are it could turn pear shaped
either say something ,if they say it always works go hide behind your 4x4 just in case this time it doesnt.
Dont get many chances if things go wrong
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macca (7th February 2015)
Interesting comments about picking up bad habits from Clubs etc.
When Snatch Strap use is being "demonstrated" one of the fav subjects is a demo on "How to join two snatch straps correctly".
If I happen to be loitering around and the dude is a certified knob I like to ask questions such as...
"If you shouldn't use straps that are rated too high or too low what happens to the rating when two straps are joined?"
"If I join two straps do I have to drive twice as fast or twice as far to get the same force?"
"If I join two 8000 Kg straps won't it halve the effort so I can use them on a Suzuki or a Diahatsu?"
"What happens if one is a 10,000 and one is a 6,000?"
"I don't have two Snatch straps but I do have an 8,000 winch extension strap so can I join my Winch Extension to my 8,000 Snatch Strap?"
Almost inevitably becomes a Beer and Popcorn moment as I slink off from the crowd like the coward I am just as the fists start to fly over the ensuing arguments
... told you mob I was Evil.
Last edited by the evil twin; 7th February 2015 at 11:58 AM.
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
its amazing the amount of "experts" come out at the camp fire too.
I found some try and think too much about it like those straps I had
made. what type of ink was used, water based or petroleum, is the stitch pattern consistent
with the way a parachute is made WTF there is an AS to the way they are stitched and glued
same as a seat belt is stiched and glued, seems some out there know more than us.lo.
I have my broken ones re stitched to aircraft STD but only use them for snigging logs, they are way too short as "SNATCH straps
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For sure. At Least they are getting on with fixing the issue. Even if it is not that important
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Kallen Westbrook
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