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Recovery Eyes - Series 3?

stoner

stoner

In Fourth Gear
I'm going to an off-roading event in a couple of weeks, first time doing the 'heavy stuff' so I need to fit recovery points and make sure I have a tow rope. Also looking at a shackle to fit over my tow ball.

Can anyone tell me what I need as a minimum, where to get it from, and how to fit it? I've seen the 'D ring' recovery points, which I guess can bolt to my standard bumper. Can I use eye bolts as an alternative?

I don't want to go mad on price as I'm still suffering from post-Christmas disease!

Thanks
 
No - that's just the pin that keeps the hitch's jaw lock shut. A decent second hand hitch wil cost about £40, and if you have a civilian rear crossmember, you'd need the adaptor plate and bolts (have a look at the one on my 109). I got that plate s/h from balnchards for £10, including the stainless bolts.
 
OK. I was under the impresson that it could fit round the base, underneath the ball itself, so it couldn't pull off.

Are there any other options for the rear? I've got a pair of D rings for the front :)
 
si_guru said:
Get a civvy towing jaw and pin?
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if using for recovery then get a minimum of 3.5t http://www.towsure.com/product.asp?p=1331 is better still looks crappy though

this is the one i would get if you really need a tow ball
http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/SERIES/Towing/Universal_coupling-ball/pin_3.5tonne.html

if you can get away without a towball then
http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/SERIES/Towing/Towing_jaw_3.5_tonne.html is what i use on my s2a

i have seen 2 many bent and broken cheap towballs and jaws to trust anything but dixon bate kit.
 
A shackle on a tow ball for recovery is a big no no IMHO :eek: the implications should it come off whilst underload is vast. and then there is the twisting action and the fact it is metal on metal.

AS above with Poodle. Get a BD recovery jaw if you just need a recovery point Else wise it is the combined ball and pin hitch from DB. and remeber to bolt it too the rear crossmember with HT bolts and a sultible backing plate to spread the load.

the front you say is sorted good. i use two D eye's and put a bridle between the two. elsewise it is the eye of the rope put under the winch fairlead and then over the bollard.

HTH

Rowan.
 
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