Has anyone used one of these with standard RR tow bar armature? I'm sure I've seen one in someones photos but can't seem to find it again.

http://www.extreme4x4.co.uk/acatalog/WARN_RECEIVER_SHACKLES.html

yes, but not at £56, that a f1lucking joke!

Assembled ours from hardware from the local agricultural merchants for the shoot vehicles. The LR experience L322's also have them fitted.

That's more along the lines that I was thinking, a bit of DIY, will see what they have in stock on Monday.

just to give an indication mine, cost around £6 for the shackle (load rated too) and £11 for the receiver bracket - the receiver bracket is just mild steel bar stock with a couple of holes drilled throgh it, 1 for the hitch receiver pin and the other for the shackle - I would have had one made in the workshop but at £11 not worth the bother - it was 18 months ago though!

There were also some listed on the ebay US site a while back as the receiver brackets are standard over in the states for SUV tow bars and quads

I just use a rated shackle for about 7tonne that fits nicely once bolted up over a standard tow hitch. Machinemart I think I got it from for about £7

here you go £12, the delivery kills it, but yoiu get the general idea, there are loads of them listed on ebay US


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Hitch-Receiver...2eb4005cf6

I've got a couple - they work well.

I also have a Jeep Wrangler with a 2" reciever so I have 1 on that & one on the RR

Got them from the US when I was shipping a load of Jeep bits - they were around $20 IIRC

Not quite US prices, but slightly cheaper here - http://www.arbilrecoverygear.co.uk/product...acket.html

the 2'' square hole that the fullfat has also happens to be the standard american tow hitch size...there are a few tow hitchs on ebay that will fit and they are alot cheaper than the OE landrover ones.. ... - .- -.




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I hink it was mine you might of seen , i got mine from devon 4x4 it was about £60 but i cant remember onto no6 Range Rover

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scarey wrote:

the 2'' square hole that the fullfat has also happens to be the standard american tow hitch size...there are a few tow hitchs on ebay that will fit and they are alot cheaper than the OE landrover ones..

Are the US ones not 2" and the UK 50mm, I am sure this is the case with actual tow balls 2010 3.6TDV8 Stornoway Grey/ Black interior - gone
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speedymarktd6 wrote:

I hink it was mine you might of seen , i got mine from devon 4x4 it was about £60 but i cant remember

I think it was as I remember the winch as well.

It's something to have as a just incase I need to be pulled out, or need to assist others, better ground clearance with one of these than the tow ball.

There are a lot of choices around. If I can't find some 50mm or 2" stock next week to make my own I'll get one off the shelf.

Thanks for all the input

On the subject of winching, I would like to add a little bit of input.

Remember that any winch has a maximum pull, and any equipment supplied with the winch such as rope and hook etc. will generally be rated at a higher breaking strain than the winch can pull. This means that generally any failures are caused by something "added" in the pull, such as anchor points, strops, shackles etc.

Most people are aware of "ground factors" which is the amount of resistance the surface has. E.g. It is easier to pull a vehicle on hard standing than soft ground. However many people do not realise that if a vehice is actually buried half way to the axles in clay/mud, the factor increases massively to up to 3 times the weight of the vehice being towed.

So, with these things bearing in mind, remember that an FF weighs close to 3 ton. So make sure any shackle used is rated to at least 10 tons. If you can, always use a bow shackle rather than a D shackle. Also check that wherever you are going to attach a winch to a vehicle being recovered is a part of the vehicle that will withstand the actual pull.

BTW, I am a winch instructor with the Fire Service. If anyone wants to know more about winching, just ask.

Regards
Mike No longer FF owner but still interested. Present car Jaguar XE
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