RE: towing/pulling without tow hooks

From: Jason Bleazard (jbleazard@home.com)
Date: Tue May 18 1999 - 21:02:05 EDT


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.

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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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> fawcett@uism.bu.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 6:05 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re[2]: DML: towing/pulling without tow hooks
>
>
> <<You can, however, use your receiver hitch as a tow-point...but I
> wouldn't recommend it.>>
>
> Hmmmmmm... That's a strange one --why not?? I haven't got the dak stuck
> yet, but if I did and needed to be pulled from the rear I was planning on
> rigging something to the hitch... The class IV hitch is bolted to the
> frame so I don't see what would be the problem. Please explain.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tom
>



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