--- jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>
> Bill Pitz <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote:
>
> : On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:24:43 -0500,
> Donald.Mallett@BNSF.com ("Mallett,
> : Donald B") wrote:
>
> :>
> :>OK, I saw the video today and yes it funny as all
> heck! Had my son and his
> :>to buddies laughing their butts off! Not sure why
> they didn't dig some of
> :>the snow from behind it first? At some point the
> tow hook came unhooked and
> :>got caught on the bumper!
>
> : That car wouldn't have a "tow hook" per se...
> Lots of those types of
> : cars to have a tiedown spot that's used to secure
> them during
> : transportation.
>
>
> Yep, that's about all you get on most vehicles. I
> have a set of
> chains that have come in real handy when offroading
> with vehicles
> without proper tow points or for towing cars out of
> snow, etc. They
> have a couple of T hooks on them which are designed
> to fit into
> those transport tie-down locations. These are also
> the same locations
> that would be used to tie down a vehicle to a
> flatbed when being towed,
> etc. They also have a pair of large J hooks on them
> so if all else
> fails, you can hook around the axle (if there is
> one). Unfortunately,
> depending on the type of body cladding and the angle
> at which you are
> pulling, it isn't always possible to pull from those
> points without
> the risk of some body damage.
>
> They weren't cheap at about $60, but they have
> certainly come
> in very handy on many occasions, (*cough* BBQ
> *cough*) and for me
> they are worth the money.
Huh, I have no idea what you could be coughing aboot
;-) I don't need no stink'n tow hooks (famous last
words)
Ed
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