Cool. That's exactly what I had in mind --slip the pin through the loop and
tug away if I ever got stuck (I'm doomed now :-). I thought I saw a mount that
slipped in the receiver that was actually just a tow hook mounted to a tongue
but I haven't been able to find one in a store... Must have been a custom weld
job, I guess.
Tom
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Subject: RE: DML: towing/pulling without tow hooks
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 5/18/99 9:02 PM
Most receivers are class III, rated at 5000 lbs. Your class IV will be
higher than that. I don't remember what class IV is exactly, but the
frame-mounted hooks are 10,000 lbs.
Of course, most recovery straps are 20,000 lbs, so it's still capable of
yanking the hook off the frame if you're careless.
I use the receiver as well, haven't ever had a problem. I'd probably back
off if either truck was really stuck and wasn't moving with a reasonable
tug, though. The Central Ontario 4x4 club requires tow attachments front
and rear, and receiver hitches count. Just get a recovery strap with the
loops in the end, and put the loop in the receiver and put the pin through
the loop.
--------------------------------------------------------- Jason Bleazard
http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4
Reg. Cab V6/3.9L/5spd current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 Club Cab V8/5.2L/Auto
RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 Club Cab V6/3.9L/Auto
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