Snatch Strap recommendation

Almost any brand of snatch strap/ recovery kit would suffice.

Prices will vary depending on what is in the kit, you may find it cheaper to buy from a few different suppliers individual items to make a kit up rather than buying a whole kit.

Make sure that all the items are rated with either a WLL or SWL

cheers Kev

OI
this is the kit i just bought on e-bay.black rat

thanks for that fellas, yeh thought a kit might be the go until i know what i really want.

Hi Oi,

good words on here..........


http://www.4x4wire.com/reviews/eoprecov/

good luck

Luch



redvintage

Hi OI,

Looks like all good advice but I don't think snatch straps have a SWL or WLL. There is no standard for testing those limits on snatch straps. In QLD they are supposed to have a Minimum Breaking Strength (MBS) on the strap but again there is no standard as to how this is measured. I'd get the biggest strap available and be prepared to throw it away every couple of years or sooner if doing lots of work or damaged.

Cheers

G'Day Oi.

I don't think there is that much difference between straps apart from looks and for general recovery work they are all good in my opinion... if you have a larger 4x4 ie patrol cruiser etc make sure you get a 10t snatchie if available as they are that bit stronger.. if you have a little suzuki etc the 8t will be heaps.

While you are looking it may pay to buy a short tree trunk protector or similar to use as a safety strap. Not too many people use this method but it really does make the process a heck of a lot safer. simply pass the protector through the eye of the strap at the other cars end and to a second hitch point on their car.

This will give you a bit of piece of mind in case the initial hitch point lets go as the second strap wil catch the strap and whatever is attached to it before it gets to your vehicle.

Ideally it would be better to have this set up at both ends of the strap but if nothing else look after number on first.

When I first got into 4x4 I thought the idea of the snatch strap was to give it all the bickies and rip the bogged car out... it took a bit of learning to try a nice slow easy snatch first and then increase speed and momentum with each unsuccessful attempt. Even the most bleep weak of straps will survive a standard sand recovery that is done correctly.

cheers

friendly bunch you are. thanks for info will look around at some kits.

interesting point you make there sea dog sounds like a safe way to do it.

Did anyone think to mention that you learn how to use one? Oh yeah, they're EASY aren't they????........ And before anyone else tells me not to be paranoid.... FACT....people have died from the incorrect use of snatch straps!

Oi...... before you think about using a strap, go and join a club or at least do a course! There's a LOT that can wrong off-road, and a lot of what goes wrong can be deadly! Most 4X4 clubs should have a Driver Awareness Program to help you learn the do's and don'ts...... and the rest can be gleaned from the club members.
Whereabouts in Oz are you? Visit Australian 4WD Association Web Site HERE and then click on the LINKS page, from there you can navigate to the local association page in your state. All the clubs are listed on those pages.

Hope this helps, if you have any more questions, please ask them!

Cheers

Brian

Oi- there was a comparison done on various brands and ratings of snatch straps by a 4wd mag.They rated the Kaymar 8000kg strap as the best, with the Supercheap Auto 8000kg strap/Bushranger 8000kg strap and 4wdMegastores Megastrap 8000k all getting a highly recommended label.Hope this helps. doc.

A video that we filmed with WIN TV for the Fraser Island Fishing Expo

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P7Offroad Snatch recovery video

Get the correct strap for your vehicle. A bigger strap may store more energy than you vehicle can handle, and that can really hurt.

I avoid snatch straps wherever possible, but still believe that everyone should carry one (actually you should carry two, but never use them both at the same time, if you have to join straps to make more length, use an extension strap, but that's another topic)

Did someone mention that training was a good idea???


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Dave

taken the advice and have rung a few of the local 4wd clubs and goin to a meeting in the next couple weeks. cheers.