saskbill
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2012
- Messages
- 229
- Reaction score
- 6
- Location
- Saskatoon, SK CANADA
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
4.0B2, I hear you on the clevis mounts. A flying chunk of metal on the end of a nylon rope is no joke!
Although the tie down rings I pointed to are pretty HD (6600 lb working load, 20,000 break), they are explicitly not for lifting apps (and impact/jerk loads from recovery would place substantial extra load on the ring/mount/welds). Probably not a great idea in retrospect.
Anyway, since the OP has noted these are towbarmounts, not recovery points, I was barking up the wrong tree anyway. My comments on the tow bar mounts:
- Please round off the corners of the mounts and/or make safety caps for these if this rig is seeing the street with the tow bar off.
- the material offhand looks a little light and the mounts kinda long for sideways stress (towing around corners, braking tow vehicle when the vehicles are not in line). If this is going to be highway towing at speed, maybe take a second look at these.
- I know you won't be towing this rig without safety chains (RIGHT?), just give a bit of thought as to whether you are OK with the B2 losing a mount (or 2) and running into your tow vehicle) as you evaluate your design.
Now I'll sit back in my comfy chair as you keep at 'er in the shop!
Cheers, Bill
Although the tie down rings I pointed to are pretty HD (6600 lb working load, 20,000 break), they are explicitly not for lifting apps (and impact/jerk loads from recovery would place substantial extra load on the ring/mount/welds). Probably not a great idea in retrospect.
Anyway, since the OP has noted these are towbarmounts, not recovery points, I was barking up the wrong tree anyway. My comments on the tow bar mounts:
- Please round off the corners of the mounts and/or make safety caps for these if this rig is seeing the street with the tow bar off.
- the material offhand looks a little light and the mounts kinda long for sideways stress (towing around corners, braking tow vehicle when the vehicles are not in line). If this is going to be highway towing at speed, maybe take a second look at these.
- I know you won't be towing this rig without safety chains (RIGHT?), just give a bit of thought as to whether you are OK with the B2 losing a mount (or 2) and running into your tow vehicle) as you evaluate your design.
Now I'll sit back in my comfy chair as you keep at 'er in the shop!
Cheers, Bill