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[Cranky]

Now in the 4wd scene snatch straps are a very useful recovery item, can u get them in OZ for ATV's?? I have seen them on yankee sites, but buggered if i can find anyone in Oz that sells them???

thanks guys

Ray
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[Earthmover]

I was asking the same ?? 6 months back. so i gave Andrew a call at Austraco he said he had them in a recovery kit so i said post them up to me. the kit has two straps, two bow shackles and a winching block but it turns out the straps arent snatch straps at all just tow straps ~ no spring. I'm not really complaining though. My daughter made us one }A snatch strap{ out of some telstra rope. She just plaited three strands of rope and then interwove the ends to make the loops in the ends & not a bad effort for a 12 year old girl

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[Dino]

I use a absieling rope with a bowline on both ends. Enough give to make a bit of sling shot effect like a snatch-um. And a lot easier to store and handle.
Realistically, even a fully loaded big 4wd quad doesn't take much to get it going again.......
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[JRE]

be careful using dynamic rope as a snatch strap its only rated to around 1600lbs and when it snaps it'll near cut your head off if your in the recoil path

[Dino]

JRE wrote:

be careful using dynamic rope as a snatch strap its only rated to around 1600lbs and when it snaps it'll near cut your head off if your in the recoil path

You might be referring to little stuff.......
Stuff I use is rated >3tonne breaking. Used sensibly, 500kg of quad needs very little to assist it along, and no problems. Certainly no loose heads on our trips.
I'd be more concerned about what the rope is tied to letting go.....
But good advice for novices JRE.
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[JRE]

fair enough just dont mistake breaking load with shock loading which generally break alot sooner

[Midwest Tone]

I picked up an ARB 8t snatch sstrap for $60 at a recent show they had a smaller one for less than that.

Tony
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[Dino]

[quote="JRE"]fair enough just dont mistake breaking load with shock loading which generally break alot sooner[/quote
They are both the same., it is only the method of achieving the limit which is different. Stuffed is stuffed when it breaks.
Common sense generally avoids breaking stuff that way.
As no quad on the market has real recovery points as standard, it's a moot point regarding snatching.
Thruth is a bit if a tow will get most quads mobile.
Anything which will connect A to B with the ability to absorb the comparatively small shock loadings will do the job.
Total mass times 5 is a ample safety margin in this context.
Doesn't matter if your talking a flat tow or a pull from a bog-hole.
We're only talking about quads, not full size 4b's sunk to their bellies and much bigger......
But to answer Cranky's question, I couldn't find anyone in Aus either. If you really wanted it, you'd maybe best off buying OS and shipping it in.
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[Losty Down Under]

These guys have a good range - https://www.juststraps.com.au/Default.asp
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[Big Jb TRX450]

i know a better way, just go riding with yogie & his mates.... dennis & andy will pull u out of the S*it, u just sit there & kick back
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[yogie]

Big Jb TRX450 wrote:

i know a better way, just go riding with yogie & his mates.... dennis & andy will pull u out of the S*it, u just sit there & kick back

As I like to call it, my voice activated 4w4 system... "DENNIS" I'm stuck
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[PeteW]

yogie wrote:

Big Jb TRX450 wrote: i know a better way, just go riding with yogie & his mates.... dennis & andy will pull u out of the S*it, u just sit there & kick back As I like to call it, my voice activated 4w4 system... "DENNIS" I'm stuck

or you could just not get stuck.........
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[yogie]

PeteW wrote:

yogie wrote: Big Jb TRX450 wrote: i know a better way, just go riding with yogie & his mates.... dennis & andy will pull u out of the S*it, u just sit there & kick back As I like to call it, my voice activated 4w4 system... "DENNIS" I'm stuck or you could just not get stuck.........

pete, dare i say dont be a stick in the mud...
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With a few bells and whistles
and the twin yoshi's
American Star A-arms, tie rods
elka stickers
Shorty Shifter
I have a Waco
rossco gave me a flexx sticker
honda thumb
Great at climbing trees
durablue stickers