And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I'd much rather use a soft shackle. Some are rated at 44,000 lbs, and aren't made of heavy metal that could be launched ballistically if a line broke. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GTSH34Y/
Easier than using a clevis, you only need one gloved hand, and there is no pin to drop in the mud or snow. The weather is always crappy when you need to pull someone out of the ditch. Al_in_Ottawa
If you have a European car there will be a towing point at each end, it's an EU requirement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQoDfOCf8ok My neighbour's '11 Chevy Malibu doesn't have one but some US market cars do. Consult your owner's manual. Whatever you do don't let the tow truck driver hook onto the front sway bar like some idiot did on my '86 535i years ago. Al_in_Ottawa
I'm really impressed with the soft shackle, too. Very light, very flexible, stores in a soft sack. The eye that holds the knot is braided so it can slip, thus it's easy to get the knot through, and the harder you pull, the tighter it grips. No damage to the chrome or paint !
I'd much rather use a soft shackle. Some are rated at 44,000 lbs, and aren't made of heavy metal that could be launched ballistically if a line broke.
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Easier than using a clevis, you only need one gloved hand, and there is no pin to drop in the mud or snow. The weather is always crappy when you need to pull someone out of the ditch.
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What if you don't have a ring to hook into?
ReplyDeleteIf you have a European car there will be a towing point at each end, it's an EU requirement.
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My neighbour's '11 Chevy Malibu doesn't have one but some US market cars do. Consult your owner's manual. Whatever you do don't let the tow truck driver hook onto the front sway bar like some idiot did on my '86 535i years ago.
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I'm really impressed with the soft shackle, too. Very light, very flexible, stores in a soft sack. The eye that holds the knot is braided so it can slip, thus it's easy to get the knot through, and the harder you pull, the tighter it grips. No damage to the chrome or paint !
ReplyDeletethat aya thingy don' appear to be "Murican----them chinamin is ever'where.
ReplyDeleteThey have them in pink for the bedroom?
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