What do I need for recovery gear?

Mr. Bills said:
Regarding the reference to Hi Lift jacks in the Jeepers Jamboree "Suggestions for traversing the Rubicon Trail," ironically it was on the Rubicon Trail that I first saw a Hi Lift handle used as a sleeve for a bent tie rod that not only got my friend off the trail, it got him another 450 miles to his home.

Still, I agree with @pagrey that the Jeepers Jamboree organizers should know better than to suggest that one might need a Hi Lift for changing a tire. The factory jack or an ordinary bottle jack are far more appropriate for that job.
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A HiLift jack has it's uses as well as limitations. Knowing the difference is the key.
 
bluejeep said:
thoughts on using a hoist ring for a recovery point (properly sized of course) - rotates 360 deg against the mounting surface and 180 deg the other way, mounted with big fat grade 8 washer inside the bumperView attachment 107727
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A hoist ring is the cat's ass. We used hoist rings quite a bit in the nuclear industry with excellent results. They were a stock coded item in our store room and we had an engineering spec. for attaching to embeds in concrete ceilings, structural steel, etc.. First time I've seen one used as a recovery point on a Jeep but a damned fine choice.
 
JMT said:
A soft shackle is a recovery point.
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I have a tube bumper with no recovery points. Had it when I bought the Jeep and I kinda like the way it looks... where would I put the soft shackle to act as a recovery point? around where the frame meets the bumper??
 
H_Nunez said:
I have a tube bumper with no recovery points. Had it when I bought the Jeep and I kinda like the way it looks... where would I put the soft shackle to act as a recovery point? around where the frame meets the bumper??
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Put it where the soft shackle won't rip off the bumper. An attachment is only as good as the thing it is attached to.
 
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When the BC Forestry Service banned the farmer jack to reduce WCB claims, I parked mine in the garage. It is amazing how many companies have thrown out all thier hi lift jacks.
 
H_Nunez said:
What size would that be to be safe?
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I am not near my Jeep right now but I seem to remember that the safe "working" load was 5000 lbs with a 5 to 1 safety factor to failure. Much less worry about side loading because of the multi axis rotating design
 
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