i use a 30,000lb anchor shackle and a 3 inch nylon recovery strap which is 35000lb proof. works great everytime.....

 

that warn anchor shackle i beleive is around 10k lb

 

anchor shackle Grainger Industrial Supply: Anchor Shackle,30,000 Lb Cap,1 1/8 Size 2XY45

recovery strap Recovery Gear -Recovery straps and tree straps

 

That is one helluva shackle. Damn. I don't think that bad boy is gonna fail any time soon.

I have two 6.5 ton shackles. Not anywhere near what you gots.

 

before i got my truck broken into i had a procomp. 3x30x30,00lb strap. it was in good condition after being used a lot(i liked to go offroading in my 5.4l excursion and more then once i did what two trucks couldn't do by myself). anyways i think it was about $80 at 4wheelparts. i believe that its better to splurge on the strap and be sure it will hold out then hope it holds out when you are stuck.
i also bought some shackles from the same place. been through the same crap and no problems. only around $20 a pop and i think they were rated for 10k.

 

I carry an ARB recovery strap, 2"X30' its working load limit is 17500lbs, it was $69, and they go up to $90 something for a 4"X30' 33000lbs strap. I haven't had to use it yet thankfully, but I keep my offroad truck loaded with Fiberlink 2"X30' 20000lbs straps. I also keep a 3/4"X20' Grade 80 super alloy chain w/ hooks with me, sucker weighs over 110lbs, but its breaking strength is said to be 15,000lbs, and I've pulled a F650 w/ dump body and about 2 tons worth of materials in it about 20ft with ease.

Snatch straps
Tow Straps

-BG06.

 

I buy all my recovery gear from Tractor Supply Company. I have a combo pintle hook on the back of my truck. It is a pintle hook with a 2 inch ball. I have yet to have any problems with what I use. One word of advice do not and I mean do not get those farm shackles that use a cotter pin to keep the pin in. I have seen those fail many times because of rookies in off-roading. It is not the shackle or the pin that fails. It is the cotter pin that fails which allows the pin of the shackle to slide out. Creating a sling shot for the strap.


Bad Clevis
http://www.tractorsupply.com/wcssto...com/wcsstore/ConsumerDirectStorefrontAssetStore/images/products/600/0268852.jpg

Good Clevis
http://www.tractorsupply.com/wcssto...com/wcsstore/ConsumerDirectStorefrontAssetStore/images/products/600/0268072.jpg

Good Strap
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It also doesn't hurt to have a couple of these either. For when you can't hook the strap directly to the vehicle you are recovering.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/wcssto...com/wcsstore/ConsumerDirectStorefrontAssetStore/images/products/600/3001770.jpg

 

the shackle that i use doesnt have a cotter pin to hold it in. its threaded and you just screw it in

 

I don't know how people can use Shackles without threads. That would just scare the crap out of me.

 

There called rookies. After a couple of mishaps they will learn there lesson and buy the right stuff.

 

ya using a shackle with a cotter pin is a rookie mistake. mine has never failed and if you look up my posts you see a pic of me pullin a frieghtline rv with a double deck trailer and it never snapped. i didnt pay for the shackle tho. my girls dad has a big peice of propert and truckers leave there trailers their and they give him anchor shackle and some times the tie down straps

 

http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/video-movie-forum/15198-freightliner-stuck-vid-pic.html

 

What are you planning on pulling Mark? For most things, you don't need to go THAT huge. I have them though, most of the time it is over kill though.

Well here is my thinking.

My truck is 7400 empty, trailer will be around 5500 with equipment only. So I am looking at about 12900 lbs total.

Everything that I have read states that 1/3 of a strap's break strength is it's working load. So if I have a strap rated to 36,000 break strength, I will have a strap at the lower limit capable of handling my truck and trailer together. A 40,000 pound strap would be better.

I will be traveling to some rough job sites and if I ever get stuck, it would be nice to know I have a strap I can hook up to some other heavy equipment to pull me out.

 

All those are great numbers, but I think that most of the straps will take more than advertised. If you look at ker mantle rope for example. Much of it's working weight is 1/15 of its load max weight. It is made of the same stuff. These straps are a ton bigger. I think if you just get a good set up, I would not worry to much about the numbers. Also when you are figuring that, you are not pulling dead weight. Your truck is on wheels...that changes a lot.

 

That's true, I didn't think of that. I guess I was looking at it from a safer than sorry point of view. Rather try to get done right the first time.

I had a 2 inch strap that was rated to 15,000 in my Ram half ton. I pulled tons of people out and got pulled a few times myself and never felt like I was stessing the strap.

You make me feel better about not getting the biggest baddest strap out there.

 

BTW, I do agree that most straps will take more weight than advertised. I think it's a CYA issue for the manufacturers

 

It's that over-engineered factor. I work with a bunch of engineers at the Nuclear Plant and they are always crackin jokes on how they will over-engineer a hefty safety factor into whatever they are designing

 

Yeah, thats a big part of it. The way I look at it too, most of the vehicles I will be pulling will be much smaller than my truck. So I am not too worried with the tiny 15k strap I have. Never had a problem with it yet

 

I know whatever strap I end up with is gonna be over kill for anything I would end up pulling out. But it was never meant for them anyways. :hehe:

 

I have 2 of them one is a 4x30 with a 15k working load 35k break strength which i use for winter vehicle recovery. That is more than adequate for that. For off road and muddin i have a 6 inch by 30 30k working load 80k break strength. I have never broke a 6 incher. and and have broke two 4 inchers pullin people out of deep mud

 

That is impressive that you mannaged to snap a 4 inch strap. Must have been one serious load on that thing.

What are you using for attachment hardware? Shackles when needed like the rest of us?

 

i use whatever shackles and straps i get off of my crane

 

Those should be heavy enough

 

Thought I would update everyone.

I went to a local shop today to inquire about recovery straps. The place is called Certified Slings in Casselberry Florida. They were the nicest folks I have ever met. They told me if they didn't have it their show room, they would build me what I needed. I went in looking for a 4 inch by 30 foot strap with a working load around 14,000 pounds. After explaining what I would use the strap for the sales guy called out an engineer. He explained to me that all the strap that they manufacture have a Vertical working load rating. Meaning that if a strap is rated to 10k it's break strenght is actually 6 time that at 60k. Not your typical ratings for tow straps that usually only 1/3 of break strength. So he said that for recovery I can actually select a strap with a lower rating than what I would need because the break strengths are so high. He pointed out that they have a 4 inch strap rated to 11,500 pounds, however the break strength is 69k pounds. He said that in my application he would safely say I could recover a vehicle weighting 30k pounds with that strap and not worry about a failure. He also told me that the ratings and break strength they label the straps with are just the numbers they release to the public. He said their actual test show much higher tolerances. I guess they like to over engineer and CYA.

After everything was said and done, they are going to make me a custom 4 inch by 30 foot two ply recovery strap. It's not cheap, but at this point I am getting exactly what I want. Everything from the color, type of loop, stitching, protective codura coverings. You name it, I can get it.

Just one more thing. In case you wondering about this company. They manufature the slings and straps used to get the Space Shutle on and off it's 747 and mated to the rocket boosters in the VAB. So if this company is good enough for NASA and the Space shuttle, it's good enough for me.

 

If you don't mind me asking, what's the going rate? PM will work too....

 

This company sounds awesome! So if they made a snatch strap that stretched enough.....would it slingshot you into space?

 

Handy links and info guys!
I saw a video a long time ago of a pickup trying to "snatch" a Jeep from a mud-hole and the strap broke and went flying through the back window and as I recall snapped off the passenger side seat headrest and smashed into the inside of the windshield. Luckily no one was in the passenger seat. :tard: