Word of warning
#1
Word of warning
Ok guys, and gals...I know that most of you like myself carry recovery straps in our Discos.
Well a friend of my wifes who lives in Traverse City MI was driving home from work a couple of weeks ago and hit a patch of ice and wound up in the ditch.
A "good samaritan" came along and used his recovery strap to yank her out.
Nice guy, right?
As soon as he unhooked from her car he split, fast.
She took off down the road and not 1/4 of a mile later spun out and smacked a snowbank HARD.
Turns out he hooked to her rear axle and NOT to a recovery point on the car and snapped her axle.
So please becarful of where you hook your recovery strap to when yanking somebody out, recovery points or frame, nothing else.
Well a friend of my wifes who lives in Traverse City MI was driving home from work a couple of weeks ago and hit a patch of ice and wound up in the ditch.
A "good samaritan" came along and used his recovery strap to yank her out.
Nice guy, right?
As soon as he unhooked from her car he split, fast.
She took off down the road and not 1/4 of a mile later spun out and smacked a snowbank HARD.
Turns out he hooked to her rear axle and NOT to a recovery point on the car and snapped her axle.
So please becarful of where you hook your recovery strap to when yanking somebody out, recovery points or frame, nothing else.
#2
RE: Word of warning
This is VERY good advice. Just to add to that, if possible only use straps that have sewn in loops at the ends, not metal hooks. I've seen a strap break with a hook on the end first hand. They really do move quick. Luckily we were pulling at a slight angle so the metal hook didn't take out the windshield and possibly the driver.
#4
RE: Word of warning
Make sure to read the owner's manual and learn where the tow points are on the vehicle. There are 2 tow hooks on the rear of the Discos and at least 1 up front. Just make sure on the front to hook to the tow point and not the tie down loops. The tie down loops are weak and will bend or break easily. For those with brushbars on the front end there are 2 tow points built in to the bottom of the brushbar.
#5
RE: Word of warning
You also need to make sure that the recovery strap is rated at a min1 and 1/2 times the weight of the vehicle to be recovered.
SO with a 6,000lbs Disco your strap needs to be at least 9,000lbs.
She has a Chevy Malibu with indipentant suspension on all fours. Her car has at least one recovery point.
Hazlet-if the strap was the correct rating the hook should not have broke.
SO with a 6,000lbs Disco your strap needs to be at least 9,000lbs.
She has a Chevy Malibu with indipentant suspension on all fours. Her car has at least one recovery point.
Hazlet-if the strap was the correct rating the hook should not have broke.
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