Thread: 4wd access

Good call on the hooks @ROKTOY on my to do list when I finally get to town... Ground anchor is always handy if you don't have a convenient tree or vehicle. Shackles/strops rated often need to be rated more than your vehicles weight as you may well be pulling more else out.

The hooks/loops that your vehicle comes with are only really there to secure it on the journey from factory to final destination/dealership

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Oi, did you get a transfer and not tell me?

Yes dad a temporary transfer, just a couple of months may as well make the most of my time down here.

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Hi lift jack if of no use unless you are buying a chainkit to use it as a winch or if you have good solid barwork to jack your truck up from. Not meaning to be negative, but just look at how or where you can use it on your vehicle? I can guarantee there are more useful items at the beginning than a hi lift.

The priority if you haven't already NEEDS to be tow hooks, rated ones front and rear, not the puny factory ones under the bumper, they break, and please never tow or snatch with a strap on the towball, ever.

Grubber, spade, crowbar, pruning saw, axe, Good torches. A chain or two with snig hooks, not for towing or winching, but good for dragging logs, tie backs for winching setups. etc.Tirfor.
For your winch, ground anchor, tree trunk protector, winch extensions straps, RATED shackles 3.25T or higher
Start with basics, lern to drive, learn how to get unstuck and as your confidence and experience grows you will learn what you will need in the way of 4wd recovery gear. It all depends on how hard you go, what terrain you drive, who you have with you in the way of other 4wds etc.

Thanks for the sound advice.