Making Recovery points

[Dazaster]

I'm making my own recovery brackets using 10mm 100x100 angle to take a hook and a shackle.
Just wondering if I need to make the holes big enough to take a 4 3/4t or if a 3 1/4t shackle would be enough.

 

[MANNING]

I would go the larger option. Just with the unknown force- being snatched out of the mud say, i think bigger wouldn't bend/break as easy. Just make sure there fitted well using high tensile bolts and there shouldn't be a problem.
Probally be another story if your winching - not the same shock force applied to everything

 

[Dazaster]

Have the 2 captive nuts in the chassis and will drill a hole and put another bolt or 2 into the current tow point, all 8.8 bolts.
I don’t have much faith in the 2 nuts already in the chassis not to rip out under snatch load

 

[ShortyNavros]

Yep have seen people rip out the recovery points sold commercial which are painted yellow (roadsafe?) I have used the exact same design and have that third bolt through the bullbar/tie down point and havent had issues. Mind you I have done any massive snatches for being bogged in mud and I always use an equaliser strap across broth recovery hooks

 

[Dazaster]

Final (apart from paint) product, m12 /1.25 8.8 bolts into the chassis captive nuts with split washers, m10 8.8 bolts with nyloc nuts into original tiedown points for additional support and strength. 25mm hole for upto 4 3/4t shackles and ridge ryder 4500kg hooks.

 

[happy john]

Good job fella probably stronger than ones you buy that have a WLL stamped on it to keep us legal. Are those bolts high tensile?

 

[ben85]

Id say the weakest point will always be the chassis so its best to use an equaliser strap to spread the load.

Your hooks might cop a bit of a flogging in the rough stuff as they sit out a bit.

 

[Dazaster]

The bolts are all high tensile 8.8 rated.
Have an equaliser strap that I plan on using should (when) i get stuck, also have more steel & looked at making new brackets so the hooks can be mounted at a better angle that is less likely to dig in. These are really just temporary until I can get a winch bar and winch, just have a hand winch till then. Best way to learn how to not get stuck is to recover yourself with one of those I reckon