What the hell ???

Submitted: Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:07
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:12

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:12
Steve,

I hope it wasn't yours LOL



I embeded it for you as well :))


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Follow Up By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:17

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:17
Man, I hope that never happens to my Prado... but then I don't plan on getting stuck....
... "SNATCH STRAP FATIGUE SYNDROME">>>????
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Follow Up By: Skippype - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 21:50

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 21:50
Sounds like Lybian arabic in the background there to me.
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:37

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 14:37
Toyota has enough problems at the moment without anymore!!!! Michael
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Follow Up By: nowimnumberone - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:39

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:39
i notice is says snatched from the chassis hook
is that the right snatch point?
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Reply By: DIO - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:43

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:43
I guess the outcoem isn't really all that surprising considering the pathetic attempt at videoing. When will people learn to hold the camera still and not move it all over the place.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G Gulmarrad - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:51

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 15:51
DIO

what sort of drugs are you on???

what the hell does the video work have to do with the damage????

i'l have a pound thanx!
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Follow Up By: Guess! - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 16:06

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 16:06
Awwww Geeeze Mark dont you know! If they cant drive a video camera, how can they drive a car.............

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Follow Up By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 18:47

Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 18:47
I can always tell a bad camera operater by their driving skill too!!!

when will people learn.

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Follow Up By: Maîneÿ . . .- Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 08:06

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 08:06
without knocking the person or the video, the way to make a visual video like that is to just move from point 'A' slowly and continuously to point 'Z' without repeating any scene.
Reason being, the viewer can pause the vision at any time to get a longer look at any segment of the vision.

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Follow Up By: Wilko - Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 14:23

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 14:23
Looks like the sort of filming that id do. Pretty crappy but it works for me lol.

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 16:26

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 16:26
What a Dipstick you are DIO
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Reply By: Member Brian (Gold Coast) - Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 08:27

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 08:27
Old mate in the video says (more or less) "This is the towing point, that's where we have been towing from and it's still attached."

But is it a rated snatch point?..... that will possibly be the "get-out-of-jail-free" card for Toyota. Much more force involved with snatching than towing.

And as for the video quality..... for amateur video, it's not too bad really. Not everyone is Cecile B. DeMille! LOL.....
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Reply By: Outnabout.. - Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 17:35

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 17:35
Maybe the important part was not on the video like how steep an angle they were snatching over and how fast they Snatched it and infact did they use a snatch strap or was it something solid.

I had a Prado like that one and snatch several others from difficult situations and they are strong enough if everything is used correctly.

Maybe a light tug backwards may have been the better option but without more info its a bit hard to judge but I very much doubt it was a problem with the vehicle.

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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 20:12

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 20:12
We wouldn't have seen this if that so called bad filming wasn't posted.To the winger be thankful we got to see it at all. Gees
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Reply By: Mr Pointyhead - Monday, May 17, 2010 at 08:31

Monday, May 17, 2010 at 08:31
That's why ARB and similar shops sell Bridles for use with cars like Prados.

A Bridle is attached to both from two points to spread the load of the snatch recovery. Damage to the front end of Prados from snatch recovery off only one recovery point has happened a number of times in Australia, hence why off road shops sell Bridles.

However the video is a very graphic example of what can happen when you do not use a bridle !


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Follow Up By: Wherehegon - Monday, May 17, 2010 at 20:35

Monday, May 17, 2010 at 20:35
I think I will invest in one just to be on the safe side, cant say I have seen one but presume its like the letter Y, the two top points connect to either side to the recovery points of the bogged vehicle, the bottom part of the Y to the tow vehicle ?? Have I got that right ?? as below Regards Steve M

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