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19-03-2006, 01:20 PM
RECOVERY
YOUR VEHICLE
SHOULD HAVE PROPER RECOVERY POINTS ON WHICH TO ATTATCH A RECOVERY ROPE, THESE MUST BE DIRECTLY ATTATCHED THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE, AND MUST BE AT BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR, PREFERABLY 2 AT EACH END.
GOOD EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE JATE RINGS, THEY CAN BEE FITTED BOTH FRONT AND REAR, SOME TOW BARS ARE GOOD ENOUGH, THOUGH YOU CANT RELY ON THE TOW BALL, JUST IN CASE THE STROP SLIPS OFF DURING RECOVERY
PAJERO’S REALLY SUFFER IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF A LACK AFTERMARKET OPTIONS, THE FACTORY SUPPLY YOU WITH A RING AT THE BACK, AND ALTHOUGH ITS ATTATCHED TO THE CHASSIS ITS ONLY RATED AT 1 TONNE, AT THE FRONT YOU DO GET 2 POINTS OF ATTATCHMENT IN RECOVERY A PAJERO ITS WISE TO USE BOTH USING A BRIDDLE AND THEREFORE SPREADING THE LOAD ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE CHASSIS
TOW BARS WITH A LONG DROP PLATE MUST NOT BE USED AS THE LENGTH OF PLATE ACTS AS A LEVER THAT WILL BEND IF FORCED
BULL BARS ARE NOT IN ANY WAY TO BE USED AS RECOVERY POINTS, THEY ARE ONLY BOLTED TO BRACKETS OR BUMPERS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COPE WITH THE STRESS OF RECOVERY
TOWING EYES ARNT REALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO COPE EITHER, AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IF NO OTHER CHOICE IS AVAILABLE
ROPES V STROPS
ITS MY OPINION THAT STROPS ARE THE BEST TO USE, BECAUSE THEY CAN QUIKLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND ARE EASIER TO HANDLE AND ROLL UP AND STORE, ROPES CAN BE DECEPTIVE IN THAT THEY CAN APPEAR FINE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT CAN BE ROTTED ON THE INSIDE, ALSO STROPS ARE EASIER TO CLEAN
BREAKING STRAIN
A ROVERY STROP/ROPE SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM BREAKING STRAIN OF 6 TIMES THE VEHICLES WEIGHT, SO A 2 TONNE 4X4 SHOULD BE RECOVERED USING A 12 TONNE STROP/ROPE,
THERE IS ROOM FOR CONFUSION HERE, A 2 TONNE SWL ( SAFE WORKING LOAD ) STROP WILL HAVE A MINIMUM BREAKING STRAIN OF 12 TONNES, AS STROPS ARE FROM THE LIFTING INDUSTRY AND USE A RATING OF BREAKING STRAIN DIVIDED BY 6 TO GET THE SWL
KINETIC ROPES
THESE ARE ROPES THAT HAVE AN ELASTIC PROPERTY AND ARE USED BY THE MOMENTUM OF THE RECOVERING VEHICLE TO FREE THE STUCK ONE, AS SUCH THE STRAINS ARE FAR HIGHER, THEREFOR THE LIFE OF THE ROPE IS FAR SHORTER THAN A STATIC ROPE AND SHACKLES AND RECOVERY POINTS MUST BE IN PERFECT CONDITION OTHERWISE SHOULD THEY FAIL THE RESULT COULD BE DISASTROUS, POSSIBLY LEATHAL
SHACKLES
THESE ARE USED TO CONNECT THE ROPES/STROPS TO YOUR VEHICLES AND MUST NOT BE USED TO JOIN UP ROPES/STROPS ALONG A TENSIONED LINE, SHOULD A PART OF THAT LINE FAIL THE SHACKLES WILL BECOME A WEIGHT ON THE END OF A ROPE WITH A LOT ENERGY IN THE RESULTS AGAIN HAVE KNOWN TO BE LEATHAL
IDEALLY BOW SHACKLES SHOULD BE USED BECAUSE THE “D” TYPE CAN CRUSH THE STROP ENDS
SHACKLES SHOULD HAVE A SWL OF 3.25 TONNES MINIMUM
WINCH RECOVERY
WINCHES CAN BE USED EITHER AS A STRAIGHT LINE PULL OR A USING A SNATCH BLOCK AND A TREE STROP YOU CAN WINCH ROUND CORNERS
THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF A WINCH LINE HOWEVER IS TO DOUBLE UP USING A SNATCH BLOCK, THIS NOT ONLY HALVES THE LINE SPEED ALLOWING MORE CONTROLL, IT DOUBLES THE EFFECTIVE POWER OF THE WINCH, THUS HALVING THE STRESS ON THE WINCH
PRIOR TO RECOVERY
BEFORE A VEHICLE IS RECOVERED ITS IMPORTANT TO ASSES THE WAY ITS STUCK, IF ITS POSSILBE TO LIFT THE WHEELS UP AND SUPPORT THE VEHICLE USING WAFFLE BOARDS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, WHAT THIS ACHEIVES IS A RECOVERY WITH LESS RESISITANCE AND THUS LESS STRESS ON THE RECOVERY LINE
ACHIEVING THIS THOUGH IS AGAIN WHERE PAJERO’S ARE AT A DISSADVANTAGE, AS THERE IS NOWHERE ON A PAJERO TO LOCATE A HIGHLIFT JACK INORDER TO LIFT IT UP
ONCE STUCK
WHEN THE DAY COMES AND YOU’VE LOST ALL TRACTION, THE FIRST THING TO REMBEMBER IS NOT TO PANIC, GET OUT AND HAVE A LOOK ROUND THE VEHICHLE, AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE,
YOUR VEHICLE
SHOULD HAVE PROPER RECOVERY POINTS ON WHICH TO ATTATCH A RECOVERY ROPE, THESE MUST BE DIRECTLY ATTATCHED THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE, AND MUST BE AT BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR, PREFERABLY 2 AT EACH END.
GOOD EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE JATE RINGS, THEY CAN BEE FITTED BOTH FRONT AND REAR, SOME TOW BARS ARE GOOD ENOUGH, THOUGH YOU CANT RELY ON THE TOW BALL, JUST IN CASE THE STROP SLIPS OFF DURING RECOVERY
PAJERO’S REALLY SUFFER IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF A LACK AFTERMARKET OPTIONS, THE FACTORY SUPPLY YOU WITH A RING AT THE BACK, AND ALTHOUGH ITS ATTATCHED TO THE CHASSIS ITS ONLY RATED AT 1 TONNE, AT THE FRONT YOU DO GET 2 POINTS OF ATTATCHMENT IN RECOVERY A PAJERO ITS WISE TO USE BOTH USING A BRIDDLE AND THEREFORE SPREADING THE LOAD ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE CHASSIS
TOW BARS WITH A LONG DROP PLATE MUST NOT BE USED AS THE LENGTH OF PLATE ACTS AS A LEVER THAT WILL BEND IF FORCED
BULL BARS ARE NOT IN ANY WAY TO BE USED AS RECOVERY POINTS, THEY ARE ONLY BOLTED TO BRACKETS OR BUMPERS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COPE WITH THE STRESS OF RECOVERY
TOWING EYES ARNT REALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO COPE EITHER, AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IF NO OTHER CHOICE IS AVAILABLE
ROPES V STROPS
ITS MY OPINION THAT STROPS ARE THE BEST TO USE, BECAUSE THEY CAN QUIKLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND ARE EASIER TO HANDLE AND ROLL UP AND STORE, ROPES CAN BE DECEPTIVE IN THAT THEY CAN APPEAR FINE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT CAN BE ROTTED ON THE INSIDE, ALSO STROPS ARE EASIER TO CLEAN
BREAKING STRAIN
A ROVERY STROP/ROPE SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM BREAKING STRAIN OF 6 TIMES THE VEHICLES WEIGHT, SO A 2 TONNE 4X4 SHOULD BE RECOVERED USING A 12 TONNE STROP/ROPE,
THERE IS ROOM FOR CONFUSION HERE, A 2 TONNE SWL ( SAFE WORKING LOAD ) STROP WILL HAVE A MINIMUM BREAKING STRAIN OF 12 TONNES, AS STROPS ARE FROM THE LIFTING INDUSTRY AND USE A RATING OF BREAKING STRAIN DIVIDED BY 6 TO GET THE SWL
KINETIC ROPES
THESE ARE ROPES THAT HAVE AN ELASTIC PROPERTY AND ARE USED BY THE MOMENTUM OF THE RECOVERING VEHICLE TO FREE THE STUCK ONE, AS SUCH THE STRAINS ARE FAR HIGHER, THEREFOR THE LIFE OF THE ROPE IS FAR SHORTER THAN A STATIC ROPE AND SHACKLES AND RECOVERY POINTS MUST BE IN PERFECT CONDITION OTHERWISE SHOULD THEY FAIL THE RESULT COULD BE DISASTROUS, POSSIBLY LEATHAL
SHACKLES
THESE ARE USED TO CONNECT THE ROPES/STROPS TO YOUR VEHICLES AND MUST NOT BE USED TO JOIN UP ROPES/STROPS ALONG A TENSIONED LINE, SHOULD A PART OF THAT LINE FAIL THE SHACKLES WILL BECOME A WEIGHT ON THE END OF A ROPE WITH A LOT ENERGY IN THE RESULTS AGAIN HAVE KNOWN TO BE LEATHAL
IDEALLY BOW SHACKLES SHOULD BE USED BECAUSE THE “D” TYPE CAN CRUSH THE STROP ENDS
SHACKLES SHOULD HAVE A SWL OF 3.25 TONNES MINIMUM
WINCH RECOVERY
WINCHES CAN BE USED EITHER AS A STRAIGHT LINE PULL OR A USING A SNATCH BLOCK AND A TREE STROP YOU CAN WINCH ROUND CORNERS
THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF A WINCH LINE HOWEVER IS TO DOUBLE UP USING A SNATCH BLOCK, THIS NOT ONLY HALVES THE LINE SPEED ALLOWING MORE CONTROLL, IT DOUBLES THE EFFECTIVE POWER OF THE WINCH, THUS HALVING THE STRESS ON THE WINCH
PRIOR TO RECOVERY
BEFORE A VEHICLE IS RECOVERED ITS IMPORTANT TO ASSES THE WAY ITS STUCK, IF ITS POSSILBE TO LIFT THE WHEELS UP AND SUPPORT THE VEHICLE USING WAFFLE BOARDS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, WHAT THIS ACHEIVES IS A RECOVERY WITH LESS RESISITANCE AND THUS LESS STRESS ON THE RECOVERY LINE
ACHIEVING THIS THOUGH IS AGAIN WHERE PAJERO’S ARE AT A DISSADVANTAGE, AS THERE IS NOWHERE ON A PAJERO TO LOCATE A HIGHLIFT JACK INORDER TO LIFT IT UP
ONCE STUCK
WHEN THE DAY COMES AND YOU’VE LOST ALL TRACTION, THE FIRST THING TO REMBEMBER IS NOT TO PANIC, GET OUT AND HAVE A LOOK ROUND THE VEHICHLE, AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE,