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Title: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: olija on March 01, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

How strong are these things? They don't look super tough but looks can be decieving...anybody got any convincing stories or videos?

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: kirknd4spd on March 02, 2007, 12:31:06 AM

i used my kick to pull some trees around using a cable and the tow loops, when i was logging. the lack of power is what stopped me. well, that and a slipping transmission.

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Quaddawg on March 02, 2007, 05:14:01 AM

They are fairly strong, for what they are.. I wouldn't want to winch up a killer rock face with them, but I have towed my kick, and several other out of some pretty deep muck with them.


My opinion is, don't use them if a failure would send you careening down a hill.  Use them at your own risk, pulling out of mud, etc....

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: costa 05 on March 02, 2007, 05:22:33 AM

They are ok to pull from but I wouldn't snatch with it because you'll rip them right off :P :P

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: bzzr2 on March 02, 2007, 06:24:06 AM

i've used them to snatch and mine are still holding  :o, but somebody tried to snatch me out of a nice mud hole with a 4runner and i didn't move and the rear loop looks slightly bent.  i agree with quaddawg's thoughts on this.

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: westvilleguy on March 02, 2007, 06:45:08 AM

i went into a mud hole with my 89 tracker hit a rock broke my frame and was hung up good on the rock my old man came out with his dakota had to hook the chain onto the front one cause the back was rotted off and pull from the back cause he couldnt pull it from the front he had to really come onto it to get the tracker out and the loop held up and this tracker is a rust bucket and the frame is pretty rotten i'd say they are fairly strong

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: mntracker on March 02, 2007, 12:56:59 PM

I have used mine to pull people stuck in the snow now twice, a Malibu and a Windstar, no problems

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: wezzlegod on March 02, 2007, 07:49:04 PM

i pulled a Oldsmobile with no tires around my yard to get it into a position to wench it onto a trailer. also pulled a new Suzuki full size suv im not sure what it was off a rock he was trying to wheel it and the 4 wheel drive was not working

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Rhinoman on March 03, 2007, 07:34:47 AM

Mine have taken some abuse. A Samuarai snatched me out of axle deep sand once. He was really flooring his motor and I did think that I might lose the tow loop but it held. No sign of damage at all

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: lowrezolution on March 03, 2007, 03:26:03 PM

I have an 01, those hoops are plenty strong!

I've yanked out a full size x-cab gmc, x-cab dodge(teetering on a pine tree) and way too numerous jeeps (  ;D ). The rear one has bent out a little, the front hasn't budged.

my 2 cents

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Fredo on March 04, 2007, 07:16:14 AM

This loops are just sh*t...

I tore off both front/rear loops on my 94 4 doors sidekick and the rear one on my 02 GV...

Fredo

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: wibornz on March 04, 2007, 10:04:44 AM

I pulled the front one off.  I thought I was weak. 

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: BigPig on March 04, 2007, 10:08:00 AM

Quote from: wibornz on March 04, 2007, 10:04:44 AM

I pulled the front one off.  I thought I was weak. 

If you pulled it off I'd say you're pretty darn strong!  ;D

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: ROSS on March 04, 2007, 10:53:27 AM

aren't those loops made for shipping tie downs??

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: mntracker on March 04, 2007, 10:54:51 AM

Quote from: Fredo on March 04, 2007, 07:16:14 AM

This loops are just sh*t...

I tore off both front/rear loops on my 94 4 doors sidekick and the rear one on my 02 GV...

Fredo

You're trying too hard  ;D

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: costa 05 on March 04, 2007, 07:09:13 PM

Ok It's time to wake up now ;D ;D

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Quaddawg on March 05, 2007, 12:16:19 PM

Quote from: ROSS on March 04, 2007, 10:53:27 AM

aren't those loops made for shipping tie downs??

Yeah, they aren't meant for towing, but I and a LOT of other people have used them to snatch and be snatched..

just be aware, they WILL pull off and turn into missles sometimes...

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: HotRod on March 05, 2007, 06:52:10 PM

Quote from: Quaddawg on March 05, 2007, 12:16:19 PM

Quote from: ROSS on March 04, 2007, 10:53:27 AM

aren't those loops made for shipping tie downs??

Yeah, they aren't meant for towing, but I and a LOT of other people have used them to snatch and be snatched..

just be aware, they WILL pull off and turn into missles sometimes...

Yup.
I've straighten one out, once.
Tried to tow one off the freeway and it turned into a TUG. Whooooops :-\
Wasn't the one on mine tho ;D

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: PHX96TRACK on March 06, 2007, 08:13:42 AM

I had to get mine off to install my new front bumper. I couldn't break the welds with a big sledge hammer or bend the loop a whole lot. After about a half hour with a diamond dremel cutting wheel I got the loop to break off with the hammer. The welds are still there, I say they are pretty stong.  ;D

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Drone637 on March 07, 2007, 07:59:17 AM

Mine worked great for tying the vehicle down and tugging on things until I tried to pull myself through a rather large pile of snow I had pushed up in front of the rig.  Never did find the tow hook...   ;D

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Rhinoman on March 07, 2007, 11:27:29 AM

The handbook shows them as towing/recovery points but I think they mean breakdown recovery rather than stuck up to the axles on 33s type recovery.

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: Drone637 on March 08, 2007, 08:52:00 AM

To be fair, I am only running 29's.  Then again, I was stuck up and over the top of the front bumper...

 :P

Title: Re: Strength of stock tow loops
Post by: costa 05 on March 08, 2007, 04:22:55 PM

Being stuck with 29s is different than being stuck with 39s >:D >:D