Recovery hitch for Hayman Reece

I've seen them at the TJM in Sydney Rd in Coburg.

i'd like to know how safe the entire unit is?
seems like a lot of extra weight that the towbar was not designed for?I am human ...I think?
Must be....make too many mistakes!

What happened to your photo wombat?Regards Bob
Where to next

Wombat,
I picked one up from TJM last week for $70. It comes with a rated D shac, and slides into the Hitch.
Haven't had a chance (or Need) to try it out yet
Vince

Save your money wombat. One of the driver trainers at our club had some tests done and the force that was needed to bend the standard pin in a hitch was manytimes more than the rating of the snatch strap. I also saw 2 of the hitches with the pin slightly bent in one hitch. But like i said it bent at many times the snatch strap rating.

Leroy

Is there any reason why you don't feel confident enough to use the Hayman Reece tongue with towball removed? You can stick a bow shackle through the hole, no worries.
I'm also not convinced that using a towball (as long as it's in excellent nick) to attach a snatch strap is the wrong thing to do. It depends on the individual circumstances IMHO.
For example, if you are trying to recover a vehicle bogged to the belly in black mud, you wouldn't use a towball. However, I would feel okay about using it if the stuck truck is just in a shallow sand trap etc......much less stresses involved.
However, back to using the Hayman Reece ex-towball....it's not going to be any less well engineered than the $70- heavy replacement tongue you're going to buy from TJM. The weakest part of either of these choices would be the weld joint onto the box section. Wouldn't it be easier and nearly as quick to use your spanner to unblot the towball?
Cheers,
Roachie

Hi Wombat
I saw a product the other week at the Toyota Landcruiser Club meeting called the Bush Hook.
It was manufactured by a fellow club member named John Whimpey Ph 0402 267 571.
The unit fits into any RHS tow bar and has been tested by a NATA Lab to destruction.
It has a rating of 10,000LB and is being used by the Toyota Landcruiser club at this years Crusierarma event for vehicle recovery.
I forgot how much it was but it's not very expensive.
Might be worth a call for some info.

I personally have a Kaymar twin wheel carrier rear bar and one of their centre point recovery hitches, Check their web site for details, anyway I spoke to Kaymar personally about the use of this system as a snatch point and they told me it has been specificly engineerd for recoverys as the bar is better mounted than most tow bars.

Hope this helps.

Regards
John

Wombie, going back to the pin idea, If you bought a High Tensile bolt of the same diameter as the pin, the shear factor and bending factor of the bolt would be many times higher than breaking point of the snatch strap.
Personally, I still use my pin.
Alternatively, you could buy a section of RHS (about 250mm long) the same size as your Towbar Tongue and bolt a rated recovery hook to the extension using high tensile bolts.
Do not use the towball under any circumstances. You would need it xrayed to be sure it was sound.
I'd rather have my bum on a beach in Broome
Than be stuck here in this damn room.

Hi Wombat
I have seen one around a few places maybe ARB Northern
from memory like a square shaft with a heavy tongue that takes a shackle,
however I would have a good look at John's post re Whimpey's rated recovery hook
as apposed to using the shackle, I think he comes from Werribee area

CheersPrado TD Auto

Hi again
John Whimpey is at St Albans 0402 267 571 " Bush Hook" cost $60.00
tell him I sent you he may do better, I might call past & get mine today.

CheersPrado TD Auto

Mate i just use the hayman hitch, if the drop is a problem then just spin it around, with the hole for the towball de-burred and a rated shackle fitted. my spare hitch just happened to be forgotten when the last work ute went back to the lease co. :-)

The bush hooks look alright, but check a wrecker cause you might pick up a hayman hitch cheap.. then again $60 is pretty fair.Just killin time till easter...............go and play in the dirt, instead of workin in it......