Attaching a Tow/Recovery Strap
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There's some info on warns sight on a winch cradle...http://www.warn.com/
Now as far as the ratings on a class 3 receiver, 9000lbs on line pull....5000lbs on vertical load. What does that mean??? I'll leave that up to the experts or the ones with strong opinions.
Now my hands on experience using this system...works pretty good. No matter which system being used there is a chace for something to go wrong, something can get damaged. No matter if you go to a reciever mounted whatever,factory tow hooks, whatever, the stress is always going back to same point...the frame. My thinking is a tow receiver is bolted to the frame forming a triangular brace acting as a frame stiffiner...catching both sides of the frame, thus able to translate the stress to multiple point versus a single factory tow hook.
Any peice of metal, regardless if it's rated at 30k pounds can break, thus becoming a deadly projectile under load. I know, as I have broken a shackle rated at this pulling out a humvee when I was in the army.
Regardless of which ever sytem is used, common sense, being familiar with your recovery gear and understanding some basic physics is a must do to minimize the danger. Being carless with what you are doing is an invitation to disaster. I'm not trying to paint this as a bleak picture, simply stating the obvious.
Ed
Now as far as the ratings on a class 3 receiver, 9000lbs on line pull....5000lbs on vertical load. What does that mean??? I'll leave that up to the experts or the ones with strong opinions.
Now my hands on experience using this system...works pretty good. No matter which system being used there is a chace for something to go wrong, something can get damaged. No matter if you go to a reciever mounted whatever,factory tow hooks, whatever, the stress is always going back to same point...the frame. My thinking is a tow receiver is bolted to the frame forming a triangular brace acting as a frame stiffiner...catching both sides of the frame, thus able to translate the stress to multiple point versus a single factory tow hook.
Any peice of metal, regardless if it's rated at 30k pounds can break, thus becoming a deadly projectile under load. I know, as I have broken a shackle rated at this pulling out a humvee when I was in the army.
Regardless of which ever sytem is used, common sense, being familiar with your recovery gear and understanding some basic physics is a must do to minimize the danger. Being carless with what you are doing is an invitation to disaster. I'm not trying to paint this as a bleak picture, simply stating the obvious.
Ed
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Ed-
Thanks again for your insight. I guess the bottom line in all of these comments is that weight bearring ability is the key to safety (better too safe than sorry). Would hate to be trying to help someone and cause more damage.
Thanks again for your insight. I guess the bottom line in all of these comments is that weight bearring ability is the key to safety (better too safe than sorry). Would hate to be trying to help someone and cause more damage.
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Ed- What did you do in the Service?
When I was in, Humvees where just starting to replace Jeeps. You didn't need tow equipment. Just some guys to pick it up and put it down on hard ground!
When I was in, Humvees where just starting to replace Jeeps. You didn't need tow equipment. Just some guys to pick it up and put it down on hard ground!
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Originally Posted by NC-Fordguy
There's some info on warns sight on a winch cradle...http://www.warn.com/
Now as far as the ratings on a class 3 receiver, 9000lbs on line pull....5000lbs on vertical load. What does that mean??? I'll leave that up to the experts or the ones with strong opinions.
Now my hands on experience using this system...works pretty good. No matter which system being used there is a chace for something to go wrong, something can get damaged. No matter if you go to a reciever mounted whatever,factory tow hooks, whatever, the stress is always going back to same point...the frame. My thinking is a tow receiver is bolted to the frame forming a triangular brace acting as a frame stiffiner...catching both sides of the frame, thus able to translate the stress to multiple point versus a single factory tow hook.
Any peice of metal, regardless if it's rated at 30k pounds can break, thus becoming a deadly projectile under load. I know, as I have broken a shackle rated at this pulling out a humvee when I was in the army.
Regardless of which ever sytem is used, common sense, being familiar with your recovery gear and understanding some basic physics is a must do to minimize the danger. Being carless with what you are doing is an invitation to disaster. I'm not trying to paint this as a bleak picture, simply stating the obvious.
Ed
Now as far as the ratings on a class 3 receiver, 9000lbs on line pull....5000lbs on vertical load. What does that mean??? I'll leave that up to the experts or the ones with strong opinions.
Now my hands on experience using this system...works pretty good. No matter which system being used there is a chace for something to go wrong, something can get damaged. No matter if you go to a reciever mounted whatever,factory tow hooks, whatever, the stress is always going back to same point...the frame. My thinking is a tow receiver is bolted to the frame forming a triangular brace acting as a frame stiffiner...catching both sides of the frame, thus able to translate the stress to multiple point versus a single factory tow hook.
Any peice of metal, regardless if it's rated at 30k pounds can break, thus becoming a deadly projectile under load. I know, as I have broken a shackle rated at this pulling out a humvee when I was in the army.
Regardless of which ever sytem is used, common sense, being familiar with your recovery gear and understanding some basic physics is a must do to minimize the danger. Being carless with what you are doing is an invitation to disaster. I'm not trying to paint this as a bleak picture, simply stating the obvious.
Ed
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Rmills--
Served four years active duty and another 7 in reserve...Took the RIF when willie was elected.
Any Rate got the humvee stuck during a TDY training in ROK....slid down inbetween a bunch of boulders.
I was in too when the M-151 were in service being phased out. I was glad to see those things go!!!
Ed
Served four years active duty and another 7 in reserve...Took the RIF when willie was elected.
Any Rate got the humvee stuck during a TDY training in ROK....slid down inbetween a bunch of boulders.
I was in too when the M-151 were in service being phased out. I was glad to see those things go!!!
Ed