Pulling out another truck or car

I was wondering about pulling another car out from a ditch, snow bank, anything really. I have a tow strap with a hook on both ends and I pulled a bush out and bent the hitch hooks. I was wondering if there is another place on the frame or something I could hook it?

Do I need to buy a shackle receiver to put in my hitch? I am not looking to spend any more money.

Thanks guys.

 

well i have one with hooks......

 

A cheaper alternative to a shackle receiver is simply to buy the beefiest hitch pin at your local autoparts store and insert your recovery strap into your hitch and push the pin through the loop in your recovery strap.

You should be using a recovery strap, not a tow strap. A recovery strap has closed loops on each end and has a certain elastic quality to it that provides a smoother transfer of energy from vehicle to another. It is also rated to handle the enormous loads that "snatching" another vehicle out of a ditch, etc. can cause.

Using a tow strap with metal hooks for recovery is asking for disaster. If a hook slips off an attachment point, it's going to become a (very large) bullet. In addition, most tow straps are just not rated for the forces involved.

 

Ugh....looks like a waste of money then.

 

hell harbor freight has them for 15 bucks but you get what you pay for.

 

Point made. Well guess I will have to wait for the first paycheck to come in. Any word on where to buy one now that I have your attention and have learned my lesson?

Also, what is the best way to attach it to another car/truck?

Thanks a lot guys for the help.

 

haha good point.

 

Recovery points on the front of the vehicle and try wheelersoffroad.com

 

4 wheel parts has stores nationwide as well as online. Wheelers sells them as well as several other TW vendors.

The best way to attach to another truck is to a tow hook attachment point on the frame. Almost every truck has one or two on the front. From the back side, the hitch is the best point. This is assuming the truck doesn't have offroad bumpers with attachment points.

On a car, it gets trickier, as you're pulling from a higher point (your bumper) than the cars and you risk body damage using a strap on a car. Some cars have attachment points up front, I've seen a few that do not or they would not work with a shackle or strap.

Always pull from the frame, never the body (including roll bars/cages) or axles.

 

Not my friends ford ranger. No front tow points, sucks for him


Slightly off topic, what brand of tow straps do you guys use? I need to get one, and I want to get something good quality.

 

Keeper Stretch-n-Snatch straps.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/stretch-n-snatch-straps/p2004417.jcwx?filterid=j1

Minimum 2" wide and the longer you get, the better.