Loop ends and shackles! Hooks are for fishing
Make sure you get 2 shackles. (that is if the towee has a shackle point of connection)
And yes the higher lb the better as long as it is still able to bend to get to the tow point needed
Super VXer
Loop ends and shackles! Hooks are for fishing
Make sure you get 2 shackles. (that is if the towee has a shackle point of connection)
And yes the higher lb the better as long as it is still able to bend to get to the tow point needed
Last edited by AlaskaVX : 12/22/2009 at 03:01 PM
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Super VXer
Agree with the others about the loop ends + shackles.
Definitely the way to go.
Buy your strap, I use one rated at SWL (Safe Working Load) 8000kg (17600 lbs) and have never looked like breaking it. (And I did once tow a truck out).
Then buy shackles to suit the strap and your attachment points.
Make sure that the shackle SWL exceeds the rope SWL.
If something is going to break, it should be the strap - safer that way.
If you can, buy "bow shackles". They are made of higher tensile steel, so are smaller and lighter for the same strength.
Always double check your connections to make sure they are secure.
Nothing worse than broken equipment flying through the air, and nothing better than the feeling of a successful rescue.
Sort of like a soft afterglow with a permanent smile on your face.
Or was I thinking of something else??
PK
Now that food has replaced sex in my life -
I can't even get into my own pants!!
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