Tow points

meego said:

Just thinking about this. Would it be better to have two 1m strops connected to the strap ?? I’m wondering if the strop is designed to cope with lateral pull in its centre. It would probably be fine, but I’m just thinking out loud.

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I'd attach a pair of Brothers using the central ring to attach the strop/winch connection.
That way nothing can slip along in a lateral direction.
Or as you say, two strops joined in the middle with a shackle, to which the winch would be attached.

marjon said:

Did you lift the lift to much and bump your ceiling? .

J

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I always used to worry about that at my MOT testers until, they moved the lift!

I have towed on tarmac with the "tie down" with no issues.
People mistake towing effort, and Recovery effort.

Stanleysteamer said:

I'd attach a pair of Brothers using the central ring to attach the strop/winch connection.
That way nothing can slip along in a lateral direction.
Or as you say, two strops joined in the middle with a shackle, to which the winch would be attached.

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Agree 2 would be better for sure. Also the longer they are the less the angle and the less reduction of working limit .

But if @styleruk has ordered Jate rings hes covered
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Stanleysteamer said:

+1 on that. Recovery is a long way away from what a tie-down point can take. Even a tow ball can become detached and fly hard and a long way.
Don't risk anything like that.
Jate rings are the way to go.

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jate rings are also not a recovery point, they are just the military tie down point as @miktdish has stated.

However I do agree with belwo, they are more capable of an on road recovery or tow.

Anaconda said:

They are not recovery points but work just fine on the road, takes very little effort to tow on the road.
However, I have jate rings and a military bumper.

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