Snatch strap on tow ball

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'scuse me while I pop out & pop some corn in the popcorn poppin' thingy.....

Be right back...

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Greg,

Only one tip I can give you mate.
Forget any knot for this purpose.

Do not under any circumstances use the tow ball to attach a snatch strap.
The load that can be applied to the tow ball is extreme and you run the risk of propelling the ball like a missile though the other vehicle or someone else in the vicinity.

The correct method when using a tow bar mount to attach a snatch strap is to remove the receiver pin and remove the whole receiver assembly, then place the loop of one end of the snatch strap into the receiver and secure with the original pin.

The Tow ball is not designed to take the extreme shock load of a snatch recovery.

Bill.

Reef Knot.....))).






Cheers Axle.

People have been killed by flying towballs from doing this.

Tow ball is unsafe for recovery point. They make a great effective lethal missile though.
There is lot of info on recovery methods do a bit of search and research on here and some other sites,
There is probally 1/2 dozen knots. Try a search engine or library for different knots and uses, everyone has there favourite

op you going to share that popcorn
:)

Hi Greg
Like others have stated above, NEVER attach a snatch strap to a tow ball. This is a very serious accident just waiting for someone to be killed. A snatch strap should only be attached to a proper rated recovery point, end of question, period!!


Stephen

My cousin married a widow some years after the event. Not a nice thing to happen when she was trying to pull her husband out of the bog.

Mh

The beauty about this type of forum is it can be blunt and to the point and if you are not wearing your thick skinned coat maybe you should be playing by yourself.
Appreciate your replies and I do understand that using the tow ball is dangerous, but remember if you don't ask the question you don't get an answer.
As people have said before "the dumbest question is the one that you don't ask"

Cheers

Greg

Greg,
he most likely used a bowline, just google ir and you will see how to tie it.

Have a good one and don't worry about some replies, I am sure they meant well.

I'm guessing that he placed the eye of the snatch strap over the tongue of the towbar and wrapped it around several times crossing over each side of the eye, with the final cross-over stopped by the ball. Hard to explain, easy to show. :)

Andrew

I would think the rescuer has looped the snatch strap over the tow receiver section & back through it's self probably like tieing a "bowline" knot however I would not think any knot would be used by an experienced person because like tightening a rated bow shackle you back them off half a turn because when the recovery is performed the force on the "rated" shackle can be such that it is very hard to undo the shackle....knots just bind tight & probably a good sharp knife is your only answer in releasing them. The rescuer probably just looped it using the towball as a stopper so to speak to prevent strap from slipping off. I would never do this because I consider it too dangerous. The safest way would be to remove towing "sleeve" from receiver on your Hayman Reece...putting loop of s/strap into receiver & put holding pin back through s/strap loop. This method & using rated shackles for other recoveries is taught at 4X4 schools/courses. Some people have been known to use unrated D shaclkes which are only suitable to secure your dogs lead to it's collar. There is also a correct way to join snatch straps together but some people prefer to loop inside loop & use a stick or rolled up newpaper to stop them coming apart.

Gday,
I think you have probably got the idea about snatching from the tow ball by now so I wont go there......
BUT.......to answer your question.......it was probably connected like this.
I occasionly connect it like this if I'm towing (not snatching) someone out of a bog or dragging wood around. There isn't as much pressure on the ball because it locks around the tongue.

Cheers

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Greg

If you have a Hayman Reece type towbar, the correct way would to remove the towbar, from the sleeve, and then use the pin through the eye of the snatch strap, and lock it into place.

Cheers
Bucky