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Offline olija

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Strength of stock tow loops
« on: March 01, 2007, 10:16:00 PM »
How strong are these things? They don't look super tough but looks can be decieving...anybody got any convincing stories or videos?
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2007, 12:31:06 AM »
i used my kick to pull some trees around using a cable and the tow loops, when i was logging. the lack of power is what stopped me. well, that and a slipping transmission.
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2007, 05:14:01 AM »
They are fairly strong, for what they are.. I wouldn't want to winch up a killer rock face with them, but I have towed my kick, and several other out of some pretty deep muck with them.


My opinion is, don't use them if a failure would send you careening down a hill.  Use them at your own risk, pulling out of mud, etc....
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2007, 05:22:33 AM »
They are ok to pull from but I wouldn't snatch with it because you'll rip them right off :P :P
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2007, 06:24:06 AM »
i've used them to snatch and mine are still holding  :o, but somebody tried to snatch me out of a nice mud hole with a 4runner and i didn't move and the rear loop looks slightly bent.  i agree with quaddawg's thoughts on this.
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2007, 06:45:08 AM »
i went into a mud hole with my 89 tracker hit a rock broke my frame and was hung up good on the rock my old man came out with his dakota had to hook the chain onto the front one cause the back was rotted off and pull from the back cause he couldnt pull it from the front he had to really come onto it to get the tracker out and the loop held up and this tracker is a rust bucket and the frame is pretty rotten i'd say they are fairly strong
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2007, 12:56:59 PM »
I have used mine to pull people stuck in the snow now twice, a Malibu and a Windstar, no problems
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2007, 07:49:04 PM »
i pulled a Oldsmobile with no tires around my yard to get it into a position to wench it onto a trailer. also pulled a new Suzuki full size suv im not sure what it was off a rock he was trying to wheel it and the 4 wheel drive was not working
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2007, 07:34:47 AM »
Mine have taken some abuse. A Samuarai snatched me out of axle deep sand once. He was really flooring his motor and I did think that I might lose the tow loop but it held. No sign of damage at all
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2007, 03:26:03 PM »
I have an 01, those hoops are plenty strong!

I've yanked out a full size x-cab gmc, x-cab dodge(teetering on a pine tree) and way too numerous jeeps (  ;D ). The rear one has bent out a little, the front hasn't budged.

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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2007, 07:16:14 AM »
This loops are just sh*t...

I tore off both front/rear loops on my 94 4 doors sidekick and the rear one on my 02 GV...

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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2007, 10:04:44 AM »
I pulled the front one off.  I thought I was weak. 
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2007, 10:08:00 AM »
Quote from: wibornz on March 04, 2007, 10:04:44 AM
I pulled the front one off.  I thought I was weak. 

If you pulled it off I'd say you're pretty darn strong!  ;D
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2007, 10:53:27 AM »
aren't those loops made for shipping tie downs??
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Re: Strength of stock tow loops
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2007, 10:54:51 AM »
Quote from: Fredo on March 04, 2007, 07:16:14 AM
This loops are just sh*t...

I tore off both front/rear loops on my 94 4 doors sidekick and the rear one on my 02 GV...

Fredo




You're trying too hard  ;D
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