Recovery strap talk

[thz71]

No need fot calling gim an idiot. If you read properly. .. not Just the first line. . He clearly said that the shackle stays tght to the ball with the pin in.. not any worse then a tongue on a trailer

That guy is just an azzhole he needs the ban hammer he calls somone an idiot in every thread he posts in

 

[98_k1500]

Yea, anyone read his recent posts?

 

[1989GMCSIERRA]

We do hook the clevis on the ball, but it is correctly sized where you have to take the pin out to put it over the ball, and once the pin is re-installed, it cannot come off.

What the other guy meant ( so eloquently ) is the ball itself can break off the threaded shaft and become a middle along with the shackle. I just took a hitch and removed the ball and use a shackle through the hole where the hitch ball would usually go.
But yeah I never hook to the hitch ball.
I also never use the straps that have the sewn in metal hooks. I pulled out a Bronco once and the hook broke and put a huge dent in my tailgate

 

[thz71]

What the other guy meant ( so eloquently ) is the ball itself can break off the threaded shaft and become a middle along with the shackle. I just took a hitch and removed the ball and use a shackle through the hole where the hitch ball would usually go.
But yeah I never hook to the hitch ball.
I also never use the straps that have the sewn in metal hooks. I pulled out a Bronco once and the hook broke and put a huge dent in my tailgate

I just pull the whole hitch and stick the pin that holds it in through the loop in the strap

 

[98_k1500]

We have since invested in flat recievers that do not stick down in the mud. I always thought running them upside down was ugly. Now all of us have these, and just put the shackle thru the hole in it. Much less work than digging up a ball 4" under the ground.

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[98_k1500]

As far as the strap goes, ours will not fit inside a receiver. The fire hose is the best strap we have ever had to date.

 

[thz71]

As far as the strap goes, ours will not fit inside a receiver. The fire hose is the best strap we have ever had to date.

4 wheel and offroad magazine recommended that method so I trust that haha

 

[98_k1500]

Yea, i would think it would be a excellent idea if your strap fits inside there.