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Is it cold where he is right now? Certain metals shrink more when it's colder, he could try heating them up

 

Tightening with a wrench would deter snatch and grab (they’re like $10 anyways) and I’d put those noise isolators on to fight noises. Realistically I won’t buy the soft shackles because I really don’t need them.

Actually as I’m typing this I just thought of a reason for at least one soft shackle. What if during some advanced recovery I need to hook to someone’s slider? Regular shackle wouldn’t work! Bam.

It was freezing that day. Maybe that’s why! Does aluminum shrink?

 

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pass the tow strap through someones slider, and then through itself. Then shackle to your truck.

 

I was thinking more in a scenario with a winch. My shortest strap is 15’, so even halved that’s 7.5’ which is a good distance depending on the scenario. Doubt it’ll come to that, but it’s nice having different options for different scenarios.

 

one can never have too much recovery gear...

that being said, people have recovered much more with much less


If there is a common consensus over using hard shackles on aluminum bumpers, I am kinda surprised it is not common knowledge or often repeated info on the forums.

I have not found anything warning users against using hard shackles on aluminum, but I would like to know being as my front is aluminum and all I currently have are hard warn shackles.

soft shackles are definitely the way to go imho, though having a pair of each is prob sensible for the recovery gear bag.

 

That's cool. I like being able to get into the truck though. I love the new work vans where you can stand fully upright inside.

Yeah all metals expand and contract. At work we actually have the steel rails of the train tracks creaking when it starts getting colder/warmer. Also, there was a power line (assuming aluminum because aren't they usually?) that was strung up taught in the cold months. When summer came it had drooped a considerable amount.

The rails expanding and contracting like that cause them to break. No bueno.

 

i run all soft shackle now minus the rear bumper. easier to wrap around most components if people dont have tow points or lose their tow eyes

 

I would think that if an aluminum bumper is expanding and or contracting that much in the first place that the paint would show cracking signs though... no???

 

The only thing I read in my limited research is you don’t want to use them directly in the hole on the bumper due to sharp edges that may cause the shackle to tear over time. That’s why I’d have hard shackles on the bumper and use soft shackles through those since they’re smooth. Agreed on never too much recovery gear.

 

also an often overlooked piece of fact, recovery gear is a wear item and should really be retired after certain lengths of time or exposure or certain scenarios.

catastrophic or structural failure of recovery gear can cause major injury and or death!

 

get sleeves on the soft shackles

 

kinky....


dont threaten me with a good time

 

Use your shorter treesaver strap.

 

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I have a pair of these. They’re good quality softies

 

If you’re using hard shackles attached to the shackle eyes on your bumper, you really don’t need to use the soft shackles. That just adds another possible failure point.

 

Cast iron pans are horrible recovery tools. Shackles do not fit through tge handle eyes. And they are too brittle.