Recovery straps...?

[Hahnsb2]

IMO for wheeling you should carry a 20k strap minimum, no metal hooks. I personally carry a 30k strap from 4wheelparts, it was $40 I think.

 

[4.0B2]

HF's 3" strap, i've broke a couple.... not snatching hard, but i've broke 2

 

[02RangerXLT]

HF's 3" strap, i've broke a couple.... not snatching hard, but i've broke 2

Cause they're a cheap ass strap.

 

[LIMA BEAN]

HF's 3" strap, i've broke a couple.... not snatching hard, but i've broke 2

Good to know that! I was going to order some but now I won't.

 

[Daven]

A whole bunch of guys in the local 4X4 clubs were ordering a bunch of straps from harbor freight, said they were awsome especially for the price.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=strap

Ok thanks for the link. I looked there and found this one, think itll do the job good?

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-inch-x-30-ft-heavy-duty-recovery-strap-67230.html

Also, 30 feet is pretty long... Theres no problem with doubling up the strap and take a bit of a run at it that way? As long as its on a steady part of the vehicles of course. I cant think of a reason this would be bad, but thought i would ask first lol

 

[LIMA BEAN]

Cause they're a cheap ass strap.

Im going to post up on the local board and see how these things worked and which straps they bought.

 

[4.0B2]

i'm telling you the smittybilt is the best one i've found for cheap..

 

[--weezl--]

Ok thanks for the link. I looked there and found this one, think itll do the job good?

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-inch-x-30-ft-heavy-duty-recovery-strap-67230.html

Also, 30 feet is pretty long... Theres no problem with doubling up the strap and take a bit of a run at it that way? As long as its on a steady part of the vehicles of course. I cant think of a reason this would be bad, but thought i would ask first lol

30 feet is what i use, i would never double it up, it does not benefit anything... a doubled over strap still only holds 30 000lbs (if that's it's original rating) because you will have the 2 loops on one end, and a fold on the other, where the fold is, you are putting 30 000lbs on the same amount of material... it will not increase the strength at all, plus, you just halved the amount of stretch it will give, which will put the snap on your recovery point and frame, not the strap...

honestly, when you get out in the bush, 30 feet is not very long... i carry an additional 10 foot 5" strap i use for anchoring to things, it's actually a tree saver, but i use it for hooking my strap to my front 2 tow points (if you use the factory dual tow points on my truck, and pull on only 1, like the guy in the video did, you run a high risk of damaging the cross member they are mounted to, so i pull from both using the tree saver and a shackle)

 

[Daven]

30 feet is what i use, i would never double it up, it does not benefit anything... a doubled over strap still only holds 30 000lbs (if that's it's original rating) because you will have the 2 loops on one end, and a fold on the other, where the fold is, you are putting 30 000lbs on the same amount of material... it will not increase the strength at all, plus, you just halved the amount of stretch it will give, which will put the snap on your recovery point and frame, not the strap...

honestly, when you get out in the bush, 30 feet is not very long... i carry an additional 10 foot 5" strap i use for anchoring to things, it's actually a tree saver, but i use it for hooking my strap to my front 2 tow points (if you use the factory dual tow points on my truck, and pull on only 1, like the guy in the video did, you run a high risk of damaging the cross member they are mounted to, so i pull from both using the tree saver and a shackle)

Ok thanks. Something told me it wasnt a good idea

 

[voodoochylde]

If it's anything like working with rope and knots and such, doubling a line actually decreases the line's working load limit (and maximum load limit, obviously). I don't know much about straps but anything that crosses or makes a sharp turn seems like it's going to reduce the biggest safe pull you can perform.

 

[--weezl--]

i don't know if i would say it DECREASES the load limit, it depends on how you have it folded... if it's on a sharp edge, then of course it's going to decrease it... at any rate, it's not going to help you any... and honestly 30' is not as long as it sounds, once you are in the bush...