2 in receiver shackle/ clevis for tow straps and chains

[bdog]

You guys talking about chains just falling when the break must not have broken many chains. I have seen over a dozen break from pickups to big trucks to dozers to loaders, etc. sometimes they don't do much when they break but other times they go flying.

This is all we use to tow with now. towing rope, tow ropes, braided rope, rope for sale, tow hooks, tow rope It doesn't stretch and thus no recoil. We have broke a couple of the ropes one pulling with a dozer and the other pulling with a 25k international 4x4. They really did pretty much drop when they broke and they fix them for free. Definitely get the abrasion sheath on them.

 

[rwork]

Many years ago, I was driving my wife's new car. I was approaching an intersection where they were clearing some land. As I sat there waiting for the light to change, i saw they were trying to pull a stuck log truck out with a skidder. All of a sudden I heard a load "whack" , and the windshield shattered! The chain they were using broke, and threw a link through my windshield. They were about 100' off of the road!

 

[diesel lover]

Looks like 3/4 inch shackles are good for at least 8k and 1 inch are good for at least 12k pounds generally. Higher quality will hold up to a lot more weight.

Looks like on carid dot com I can get a smittybilt D ring shackle for 30$ with free shipping. Smittybilt seems to be built up to higher quality standards. The largest difference I found is the smittybilt is solid square and many others are hollow. I wish they made it with a 7/8 shackle but that's ok. Seems for something like this or a very heavy trailer that needs towing solid vs hollow makes a large difference. That seems to be what separates smitty from others. Others are 4k to 8k pound and hollow I could see a smitty lasting longer because it's solid square

 

[ovrszd]

What is the max a frame mounted 2 inch receiver hitch will handle? 10k? 12k? I know there is a reason they went to 2.5 inch receiver hitches all together on some 1 ton plus trucks

I'm not sure what they are rated at.

I saw a hitch tear the frame rail where it was bolted to a 3/4 Chevy once. One side tore completely loose, the other side was hanging on by a thread. Happened when the operator was jerking on a stuck combine with 2 30' tow ropes. So he had a 50-60' run.

Also saw a rear bumper yanked off a 3/4 Ford the same way.

 

[BHD]

 

[k0ua]

Oh,, I also want to talk about how to fasten two straps/ropes together. Assuming both have loops sewn in the ends. Grab a loop from each rope in each hand with each rope stretched out away from you on each side. Push the loop in your left hand thru the loop in your right hand. Then get the other looped end of the rope on your right and push it thru the loop of the left rope that you just pushed thru. Now stretch it back to your right. Now you have doubled the length of your ropes without adding any metal missiles. You can yank the snot out of it and when you are done, it comes right apart without any hassles. Give it a try. Works very slick. We'll sometimes have 4 or 5 ropes fastened together to retrieve someone at a distance.

That little tip alone was worth reading this thread. Thank you Richard.

 

[timster2]

That's my favorite video. It should be required viewing when anyone with a 4x4 buys a tow or recovery strap. I forced my kids to view the video, both my son and daughter, before they used my Jeep to tow a friend out of a snow bank or were 'helped' by someone.

 

[ruffdog]

This is the clevis hitch I made out of solid 304 stainless. The chain/strap, receiver, frame, and pin would fail before this would.

 

[diesel lover]

This is the clevis hitch I made out of solid 304 stainless. The chain/strap, receiver, frame, and pin would fail before this would. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=361954"/>

That looks very nice! What was the cost and time involved ?

 

[ruffdog]

That looks very nice! What was the cost and time involved ?

Shoot, that was about twenty years ago! We just had some scrap stainless in the shop and working on my lunch, probably 1 hour labor.