Recovery Hooks

If you have the Hayman Reece type towbar... remove the tongue and thread snatch strap through bar. Otherwise a sling over chassis rails provides a good spread of force. cheers RoyceRoyce www.funshow.com.au

I dont belive you should "sling over a chassis rail".

Theres no exuse for not fitting a decent recovery hook if you plan to go out bush !

Michael, im sure you can fitt a rec/hooks to the 75 series as i have fitted them to my 80 series chassis and my old Hilux .
The chassis front and rear has threaded holes ready for such use except the hooks you buy in the 4wd shops have the two bolt holes too close together.
What i did was to visit the local 4wd shops and ask for second hand ones that have been removed from customer cars to fit bull bars ect, i bought 4 hooks to suit the Cruiser for $5 each ($30 each new).

Im not sure about welding them on ,some one else my enlighten us on that one ! but i know most trailer tow recivers are ment to be bolted and welded.

Michael.

On my GQ the ends of the chassis rails are easily visible - I imagine the troopy would be simiar in this respect. If you look underneath the front you will see there are usually some factory mounting holes for recovery hooks just behind where the the bullbar is mounted.
On the patrol there is already a substantial hook fitted on the drivers side - I picked up a second hook for the other side from a 4x4 wreckers for $3, and fitted it using high tensile bolts & washers. The holes didn't quite line up, but it was easy enough to use one, line up the hook, then drill another hole in the right spot - Total cost, about $7.
You could do the same at the rear, but I didn't bother with rear recovery points, just rely on the Hayman Reese towbar to spread the load.

Cheers, Les

Hi Michael, on the 75 series Landcruisers at the front end of each chassis rail you should find a towing eye welded to the rail to which you can fit a 'D' shackle.
On the rear chassis crossrail, (on the Troopy series) at the central position, there are 4 pre-tapped 10mm holes to which a pad eye can be bolted to using high tensile bolts and a 'D' shackle can be fitted to this for recovery purposes.
You will find using 'D' shackles to connect your recovery gear to is safer then using towing hooks, especially if the tension suddenly comes off the recovery gear. Have Wheels Will Travel

If you have a Hayman Reece towbar (CHECK ITS MOUNTED WITH HI TENSILE BOLTS, LOTS ARENT!), you have a recovery point. You can actually buy a tounge with a hook on the end of it for $50.

Front.. Most vehicles have a position you can mount hooks to the chassis.

If in doubt, goto your local Toyota Land cruiser Club meeting, and see what others have done. If your in Sydney, I can say safely there will be 50+ Troopys there.. There was when we went.

MOunting to the front is easy, there are already holes there, they may be obscured by your bullbar though, have agood loook.

I went looking for a place to mount a rear hook and could not find one that woiuld not cause the strap to rub against the tow bar.

i use the Hayman Reese towing pin myself, although i have heard mixed reports about this.