Tow Bar

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Tow Bar by optima on Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:13 am
Hi All


Does anyone know how strong the rear tow and mounts are on a LWB series A Fronty ? only asking because I had to pull a Series 2 Land Rover up a steep slop and lets just say it need a little more than a gently tug and now my rear plate is not square by about 1 cm ..

I’ve now ordered a kinetic rope which I’m hoping will put a little less strain on the tow mounts if I need to pull out old tractors LOL

This is the rear plate when it was just fitted….


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Re: Tow Bar by Drift on Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:00 pm
A kinetic rope will put more strain on your tow mounts as in effect it acts like a snatch recovery.
Idealy when using kinetic ropes or strops use welded mounts.
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Re: Tow Bar by optima on Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:01 pm
Hi Drift

I was thing that a kinetic rope would reduce the sudden shock of pulling out a stuck 4x4 because of a stretch action but on thinking about it when the kinetic rope reaches a certain point it won't stretch anymore then that’s when the energy is release... hmm be careful then and don't drive off and a 100mph LOL
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Re: Tow Bar by Drift on Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:15 pm
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