7P Recovery Ring

Pretty cool idea, but $189 for a piece of machined aluminum? Hells no

 

There not the only ones making them. I just bought two for $60 each

 

Do share please.

Link?

 

Yeah I saw the link you posted up on page 1. But even $60 seems kinds steep for a single piece of Al.. Half decent snatch blocks which has more pieces start around $30 or 40

But then again I suppose these rings are subject to the 'overlanding' markup aren't they

 

https://www.red-winches.com/categories/ropes-recovery/22/

3 sizes

 

WOW. time to put this “expensive” ring in perspective.

 

Looks good.

 

Red winches units




I made a few soft shackles to try them with.


They’re quite nice. They shipped from England on the 6th and they’re here on the 8th impressive.

 

Damn thats fast. How much was shipping, in USD?

 

$32


The whole order with 2 snatch rings, a plasma lock and shipping cost me $163 USD

 

I must be very unlucky, I've never been in a situation to use a snatch block that everything wasn't covered in dirt or mud. These rings look good for clean room conditions.

 

Has anyone used one of these in the field to do a real recovery yet?

 

I haven’t yet. I’m just a big poser so far. But soon.

 

Be curious to see what you find if you use them under real dirty conditions

 

I have a lathe and a big chunk of aluminum, so I am making myself one of these.

 

Dude! Put a real nice big round chamfer on all the edges inside and out and you'll be set!

I would seriously consider buying one from you if time and materials arent too expensive. Dont need all the fancy power coating and all that

 

Thats pretty rad! Though I'd be concerned with what grade aluminum to use. Unless you know, can model it, and run an FEA. /shrug

 

What would you be concerned about? It should only ever be in compression

 

I do know, I can model it, I did model it. I have an engineering degree, and so do my friends. Math says this is good for WAY more than force than we will apply to it.

I am not just some redneck with tools.

 

That's a good point. Buckling is quite unlikely based on the thickness I see in those pics. It's still a viable failure method though. I guess the overly conservative engineer in me wants data before I try things.