Recovery gear for new Jeep
- Thread starter Midnight LJR
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They are just waiting on a small custom part to complete the assemblies. They were ordered with a tolerable lead time which has been extended for some reason only the vendor understands. Everything else is done and ready to go.
A neat feature of the TRE snatch block is you can run a soft shackle through the eye of the pulley axle and around the anchor line/strap in the extreme event that you overload the block.
Two things never cease to amaze me, the display of bumper jewelry that should be kept out of the elements and the ire of owners when you point out their ignorance. Completely baffling but sorta understandable. Those that understand are also those who do recoveries.
I've had a habit for many years of putting green Loctite on the threads of every shackle pin hanging on a bumper that I work on. Just helping the process along.
I agree wholly with the concept. I have doubts about how much it will wear a soft shackle under load. Ricky's aluminum snatch block weighs under a pound if such things matter.
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I think I am just going to go with a TRE snatch block, seems like a more proven design as of now.
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I used it a few times now with no noticeable wear to either the ring or the soft shackle, time will tell though. I’ll make a point to always use the same shackle and keep an eye out for unusual wear and tear.
I didn’t realize Ricky’s shackle was that light, I would have picked it up instead of the ring but didn’t even know anybody was making a lighter shackle than the typical Warn style.
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Finished up my recovery bag with a few Xmas presents from the wife.
keeping everything in a Blue Ridge recovery bag. Really happy with wasn’t sure if everything was going to fit but it all fit perfect.
I thought this giant soft shackle by TRE was very cool when used with my safety thimble thishould allow me to only use one connection a lot of the times when winching.
The coolest thing by far is the new soft shackle snatch block. It’s is Amazing light compared to a traditional snatch block, now that I have this I won’t have to bring any old style D rings with me when wheeling, VERY impressive product.
I’m very happy with how the kit turned out. Just thought I would finish this thread up showing what I decided on.
keeping everything in a Blue Ridge recovery bag. Really happy with wasn’t sure if everything was going to fit but it all fit perfect.
I thought this giant soft shackle by TRE was very cool when used with my safety thimble thishould allow me to only use one connection a lot of the times when winching.
The coolest thing by far is the new soft shackle snatch block. It’s is Amazing light compared to a traditional snatch block, now that I have this I won’t have to bring any old style D rings with me when wheeling, VERY impressive product.
I’m very happy with how the kit turned out. Just thought I would finish this thread up showing what I decided on.
06TJ35's
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Just bought this Jeep recovery kit last night for $40 and added more recovery gear to the wish list.
Finally not another video of some "overlander" showing off how colorful their new snatch ring is after sharing their life story for the first 5 minutes... Although I'm not sure his data is accurate...
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xxdabroxx
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Thinking of the snatch ring: Maybe the bigger soft shackle adds a lot of friction keeping the ring from spinning free?
Sounds easier than getting up out of this chair.
They have been using these friction rings on boats for years. They are well known not to be low friction and perform poorly at high angles. There is no need to reinvent the wheel. If you want to see that what this guy observed is totally normal just do a little research or go to your local West Marine, they'll probably be able to explain it to you.