Troopie Recovery points

Hi Stevesub,
I hope so to. It is just a bit weird. If you want to use a winch block you would also have a problem. We are doing the CSR later in the year and the most likely snatch is forward.

Steve

Hi Troopyman,
What do you do if you want to use a winch block or snatch forward? We are going along the CSR later in the year so most likely snatch is forward.

Steve

The only thing i have ever come up with is a hayman reece type towbar for the front . Cost about $800 .

Ouch. Looks like I better not get stuck anywhere.

Fortunately i have a warn high mount winch , dual batteries , PRT sand anchor etc . There are 2 eyes welded under my toyota winch bar . I dont think i would like to use these as there is no rating stamped on or near them . You cannot be too fanatical about winch gear/recovery points safety .

That was the main reason I was not keen on the original ones. They looked like tiedowns to me. It is a bit odd no one has sorted this out before.

I think the eyes are more for attaching a hilift jack (another useless piece of equipment for a troopy) .

I got a bull bar with lift points in it for that reason. Still wondering where I'm going to put the jack though.

My hilift is in the shed . Tried liting off these lift points and i found apart from being dangerous , the amount you are trying to lift (engine , winch etc) is too much . Then when you try to put it back down you cannot because if you read the instructions it says that you need a minimum of 150lbs to enable the ratchet system to lower itself down . You can get it most of the way down , then it just stops ratcheting down because there is not enough weight on the hilift . Then you have to try to move the car sideways to get the hilift off . Ratchit .

HaHahhahahaahh . The car doesnt get itself bogged , the driver does . There are thousand more troopys than rodeos so it figures that there is going to be more bad troopy drivers that get themselves bogged .

I know, I know - I just couldnt resist

Hi Terry,
Hopefully the car can overcome the shortcomings of the driver! I had thought of putting the shakles through the plate the tiedowns were on and using a bridle strap. The only thing is how small the plates are and how heavy a troopy is.

Steve

Hi Matt,
I may have to resort to this idea with the chain. Have you got any details you can give me re chain length, where on the chassis you attached the chain etc.

Steve

Steve,
The chain is looped around the chassis rails on each side behind the bull bar.

If you can give me an email address I'll take a couple of pics.

Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt,
email is steve.miller@health.sa.gov.au

Steve

Hi Chopper,
I have a TJM bar. Did the bars come with the points in place or were they added afterwards? May have to go back to TJM to find out if they can be added.

Steve

No modifications were made. the bar made provision to access suitable locations on the chassis.

Cheers

Hi Phil,
I still have the towing loops. At first look it didn't look like they would fit because of a right angle on the bull bar. Mine is a TJM bar which I picked because the HID driving lights I had ended up with a better mount position without some extra bracket being required. It didn't occur to me you could end up with no recovery points on the front of the truck. So I just traded one problem for another.

Steve