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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: Missing Boughrood :(
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karl wrote: "nick" in yeovil - where is he based???
I fear for the future of Land Rover....  
(oh, and good luck in the new job Karl.) iDiot Bater
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 Thu Aug 17 2006 6:31am |
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Non Stick Nick
Member Since: 02 Oct 2005
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Posts: 683
 
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IMHO
the removable tow ball,
the receiver & shackle arrangement,
& fixed tow ball
are all fine for towing but
Given the choice I would always use the recovery eye set in the bumper to & the one at the front to connect a winch to or id doing a kinetic recovery.
Indeed my ARB winch bumper does not have any recovery eyes on it, but allows for use of the factory fitted eye in the front cross member!.
My theory is that the less metal in the system the less shrapnel when things goes wrong.
BE safe
Non Stick I am a hob nobber.
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| Thu Aug 17 2006 8:57am |
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simkna
Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Leicester
Posts: 806
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I seem to remember a quote from somebody at LR talking to Steve Cropley from Autocar in Iceland saying that you could hang a D3 from a crane by its front recovery eye, then hang two more off its rear one.
Sounds strong enough to me - certainly more so than the towing hitch, regardless of what you've got stuffed up it.
Si. Pat's Van
D3 TDV6 S Auto
Rimini Red / Alpacca Leather
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| Thu Aug 17 2006 10:00am |
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10forcash
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Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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yer, a static load is one thing, but I wouldn't ever use a kinetic rope on a Disco3 using a single point, especially if one side is more stuck than the other, the forces needed to snatch 2.7 tonnes out of mud are enourmouse and may well result in turning the chassis into a trapezoid  - if only slightly...
Better IMO to use a winch, even a hand winch, dont be tempted to try and 'snatch' with a strop or rope that doesn't have any 'give' in it... it'll end in tears  TorqTune
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| Thu Aug 17 2006 10:19am |
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nobbyclark
Member Since: 03 May 2005
Location: Perth, Scotland
Posts: 1259
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I pulled a pickup truck upright and out of a ditch whilst on holiday recently using the removeable tow bar and the Pendle bike rack mount that was attached to it.
Wouldn't necessarily recommend it as a long-term solution, but it works fine in an emergency. TDV6 S Auto, Cairns Blue, Very Happy Indie who keeps it running
...oh, and a Mini Cooper S for the mid-life crisis
and an <a>Orange EVO8</a> for the weekend, sir - the best 2x1 ba gum
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| Thu Aug 17 2006 11:59am |
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Non Stick Nick
Member Since: 02 Oct 2005
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Posts: 683
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The important thing here is to have an idea of the forces involved in this type of situation & the safe way to do things.
If the safe way don't work, leave it some else. There is always a biger winch, longer rope, etc
The danger arises when a straight forward tow does not work and new ideas drop into our head about a " harder tug" or " a bit of a run at it" . The is when the law according to senior murphy jumps out and smacks you around the head ( hopefully not with a broken tow hitch)
TTFN
Non Stick I am a hob nobber.
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| Thu Aug 17 2006 2:25pm |
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