Using Kinetic Straps with John Rich

John Rich shows us how to use kinetic tow straps for recovering stuck off-road vehicles. John is from Stoney Ridge Acedemy in South Africa

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 4x4
• off-road
• 4xforum
• recovery
• straps
• mud

[aghaheyer]

nice demo

[4xforum]

@aghaheyer Thanks. You will find plenty more free 4x4 video at 4xforum.com

[fezuk2006]

when he sticks the first safety rope on and then uses the bullbar as a mount for it. If the main strap broke near the point of the shackle it could then put all the weight of the vehicles on the bullbar?

Also I like how the guy at the end says don't attach it to the towbar yet they seem to do it in the video straight after..

[4xforum]

@fezuk2006 The safety strap arrests a strap if it breaks, stopping it hitting anything.. It is not then used to pull, and therefore no load, or very little load is applied. The tow bar can be used, but never the tow ball, as they are brittle and if they break, they can become a deadly missile. I hope this clarifies what we were trying to explain. 4xforum.com

[fezuk2006]

@4xforum After I posted I realised he could of used the tow bar.

Still if the shackle broke on the towing car end could it not then divert the pull onto the safety rope which is attached to the bullbar.

[4xforum]

@fezuk2006 But if there was a break, the pulling drive would feel a huge jerk and stop pulling. If he/she ignored the jerk, and kept on pulling the load would be on the bull bar but the safety strap would break LONG before the bull bar would, because it's designed to stop a broken cable from flying about, not to pull a vehicle.

[shushuwa]

Thanks for posting, very informative.

[wright17wright17]

really good info and very tru

[danielaguila1]

This guys knows his shit! Thanks for the video.

[MORPHEUSou812]

Thank You for the information

[westernhunter38]

Excellent information. Safety straps are important when using shackles. I have a WARN Reciever Shackle Bracket in the Class IV hitch of my Ford F-150. Everything is held in by the only thing possible - a 5/8" hitch pin, the weakest link in my whole setup. Can't find a manufacturer anywhere that states the load/shear limits of their hitch pins. Therefore I'd rather have the weakest link be the recovery strap itself, rather than have 10 lbs of forged steel go flying through someones windshield.

[evhvariac2]

Sould we also set up a one mile safety perimeter? Just kidding, very well done.