Equiliser strap/chain

Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:18

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Member - Mark G (NSW)

hi all
just seeking an opinion on whether a strap or a chain is best for use as an equiliser for vehicle recovery? ( attached to the recovery points)

cheers :-)

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Reply By: P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:26

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:26

Strap!

Chains have no part in a snatch recovery!

now don't get me wrong, I'm a big promoter of using a chain, where appropriate, but not when using a snatch strap.

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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:31

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:31

thanks mate,i wasnt sure thats why i thought i'd ask.

thanx again,cheers.

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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:41

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:41

P7 OFFROAD

so if its to be a strap, i presume it has to be the same rating as the snatch strap?

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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:55

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:55

Yes.
But, I must ask, are you sure you have proper recovery points and not just tie down points ?

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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:59

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:59

Kiwi Kia
im sure mate, there are 2, 1 either side & they bolt through the bullbar and onto the chassis rail.

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Reply By: On Patrol & TONI - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:18

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:18

Ken, ooops Mark,

Its a nissan, why do you need recovery straps and hooks??????

I know, silly me, it's to get those "other vehicles" out of trouble.
Cheers, Colin.

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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:57

Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:57

Colin,
What Mark is doing, is getting his stuff sorted out for if he needs me to snatch him out or if he needs to use his winch if there is no way I can get him out. ;)
This would be the result of him believing that he can go anywhere in a Nissan, which a lot of people with Nissan's believe they can. Cough.

Then again, I'm sure he will tell you it's to recover my 80 series Prado out of somewhere. ;)

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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:07

Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:07

hairs
zackery!!

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Reply By: Member - Norm C (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:32

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:32

Agreed. Never a chain. I use a tree trunk protector as an equalizer strap. Slip the snatch strap over the tree trunk protector, that attach the two ends of the protector to the two recovery points.

Norm C

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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:37

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:37

cheers mate,never thought of doing it that way.

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Follow Up By: Muddy doe (SA) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 00:25

Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 00:25

Yes, I use this method on the front of the Prado and it works quite well.

Muddy

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Reply By: RobAck - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:42

Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:42

Some interesting comment on this one. Chain is definitely OUT but the choice of tree trunk protector is sometimes too short and if the vehicle to be recovered is actually lower than the recovering vehicle the bridle can rub and/or damage the bumper/bull bar. A classic example of this is the Toyota OE bull bar for Prado. A tree trunk protector is too short in this instance.

I suggest you go to somewhere like Nobles and get what is called an endless sling. Longer and continuuosly rated for its total length.

As for having the strap rated the same as the snatch strap the answer is not really required. The idea,not recognised by many, is that the strap(s) are to break before you start ripping bits of the vehicle. A tree trunk protector is normally around 6000kg and if you are fixing it to two places on the front or rear of the vehicle then you are distributing the load quite nicely. The endless sling is normally rated at around 8000kgs and we carry both will use either depending on the vehicle, recovery points and situation.

Remember that all recovery equipment and points should be rated and that is an easy thing to check by looking for rating tags on straps, SWL of WLL ratings on bow shackles and the hi-tensile stamps on the head of bolts holding recovery points on to the vehicle

RobA

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