Snatch Strap attachment to ARB bullbar??

Does your bar have holes for mounting hooks onto?

ARB bars have holes to mount aftermarket recoverypoints. Have a look near where the bar bolts to the chasis and you will see two holes close by where you can mount a recovery hook on either side of the bar.

Leroy

John, the safest point to mount a recovery point on your vehicle is directly to the chassis. Two points are better than one and a bridle will share the load.
Make sure that all the bolts used are high tensile.

My advice - for what it may be worth,

would be to return to the dealer who installed the Bull Bar, and ask them. Get their approval according to their judgement. They should be able to make that decision, not anyone else who hasn't actually seen the work.

It is not the strength, macho-ness, material, colour, or manufacturer of the bull bar that matters, it is how well it is attached to the chassis.

Anyway, why not use the hooks on the chassis. That (PERHAPS) is what they are for.

A Bull Bar through the back window is only slightly less disconcerting than a hook !!!

Ken

G'day Gottabjoaken.

Points taken. I will check with dealer. My confusion on topic stemmed from an article I thought I read some time ago on a 4WD site about some new model bars being designed for snatching applications??? And compounded by the fact that at the Hi Lift jack fittings on the bar there appears to be metal guides welded in place to assist placement of strap which I would then assume was to be led down and attached to securely fitted hooks.

As you are probably aware, the standard loop fittings on the chassis of 100 series are not designed for anything other than being used for tie-down points for the vehicle on it's way over from Japan. Not for any other purposes - esprecially snatching.

Thanks Des

You are probably right with loops. I had a good look at mine and found only about 15-20mm of weld on each end of of loop. I think having it re welded to add a bit of meat to it would certainly strengthen it and with high tensile bolts should be OK. Only catch is you would still need at least one shackle if you were to secure a bridle to both . Which is why I guess hooks with keerers are favoured.

Cheers

Do NOT use a tree trunk protector as a bridle, they are not designed to have the force in one particular spot which would happen if used as a bridle.
The best bridle is a short length of chain specifically made up for that use with grab hooks both ends.
If chain breaks (heaven forbid) it falls in a heap and there are no shackles involved to become missiles.
Lots of accidents are caused by the incorrect use of snatch straps, if there is a need to do more than a gentle tug with a couple of metres slack then other recovery methods should be used.
You are not meant to back up nearly to the stuck vehicle and then nail it!

I have an ARB bar on a 100 series, bought recovery hooks from ARB and found that the holes do not line up. ARB's response was that they only sell what they have on the shelf. Refunded my money. Ring around to find what you can get and use high tensile bolts.

Jim

I had a barney with ARB over use of eyes on my winch bar on my 2002 Courier. It has an airbag compliant bar on it and I was discussing use of their hi-lift jack adapter which I bought on the recommendation of an ARB dealer.

You won't believe how high up the food chain I had to get before someone finally verified what I had suspected all along. The rubber overrider blocks on the front of the bar which obstruct use of the adapter were for decoration not - as had been previously stated by dealers and the guys on the ARB stand at the 4wd show - for supposedly airbag compliance and to prevent low impact detonations.

What really surprised me, as I can find no reference anywhere to it in their literature, is that the engineering bloke I spoke to at ARB said I can't/shouldn't jack of the airbag compliant bar as they don't test it for vertical loading and you could damage the airbag crumple thingy built into the bar mount.

Hard to get good info - even worse when you find out that so many people are risking their vehicle based on the reasonable assumption that they sell an adapter to suit the towpoint therefore you can use it.

Dave