7P Recovery Ring

I forgot to post here. I pick up some rings and soft shackles from Red Winches. Had fun setting up some practice pulls. Rings worked great but I definitely need to get a line extension. I was surprised how short the winch line gets folded in half.

 

Why are you pulling from the welded look and not your recovery points? I’d rather use a hard shackle on the bumper than soft shackle on welded loop. Unless this was just a test and you don’t plan on doing this real world.

 

Easy answer is I was just practicing simple tests with very little load. Since that day I’ve done some more research and it seems people don’t like to use that wielded loop.
Do you happen to know what the load rating is?

 

I don’t believe there is an official load rating, since it’s not officially a recovery point. As far as I know, it’s just there for securing the truck for transport.

 

I cut mine off.
Heard a rumor that someone hit it on a rock and the air bags went off..
She gon.






And it’s crazy to me companies are still selling shackles with diamond knots instead of the superior button knot than has come out and rated stronger.. Noted by the tail coming out the knot.

 

For what its worth I saw Custom Splice is making recovery rings now. Currently on a Pre-order sale. Seem reasonably priced at $40
https://customsplice.com/collection...-ring-lwwrr-pre-order-shipping-september-25th

 

Not bad. only $11 shipping to SoCal for two rings. FYI, we need the 10 ton for most common 3/8 synthetic line which is actually $55

 

Good call. Thought that was the one I had selected

 

Still, at $55 the price isn't bad even if you take into account shipping. I might order two. Now what color to get?

 

And ordered.

 

Nice. Orange and red look good, dont think Id get blue though. Too dark so it might get lost easier

 

A month later and these came in today:



A little smaller than I thought they’d be but I went through the pics posted here and they seem about on par with the other companies.

 

what bend minimum radius is acceptable for synthetic rope? 5D ? 10D?

 

The minimum bend radius is stated as 8 times the diameter by most manufactures. My rings have over an 8x dimension for up to 7/16" line, since most winch line is 3/8" (or 6/16") and close to 7x for 1/2" line.
An interesting side note on bend radius and synthetic line is winch drums sizes, they are much less than the 8x bend radius around the drum.

 

Cool. Not really a new concept. This idea has need used in climbing for awhile



Obviously, they have demonstrated success, but in climbing I don’t think anyone would dare run the pulley on a soft sling. The melting point of dyneema and nylon is so low that even under climbing loads you can saw though one. But, the slings are smaller, so I don’t know. Just feels wrong.

 

thanks. I found some of these things for like $40, but I missed the group buy and not on their website.

 

Factor 55 announced at SEMA that they will be selling these as well.

 

A little while ago I picked up a couple of 8T ones from Red Winches


Didn't have a chance to actually use them IRL yet, only tested with this kick ass 1/2" shackle (thanks Jay) while re-spooling my winch line

https://youtu.be/2KwLQ59UuhY

The 8T ring looks puny compared to 18T one...

 

ANY knot in a line where tension is going to be applied is a stupid idea. Take a few minutes and put in a proper splice.

 

? knots are used under tension in nearly all situations. A splice is typically stronger but only by a little bit. Use the correct knots for the job and line material and you’ll be fine.