Recommended tow strap for pulling out stuck neighbors

[Timmyjoe]

Thanks for everyone's input. I went ahead and got a BubbaRope and a couple of soft shackles. Was looking at the Honda CRV my kids drive and realized there is no tow point on the front of the vehicle (though there is a nice one on the back).

Reading about the best way to recover that vehicle from the front, they recommend using the two tie-downs welded to the front of the frame (used to tie down the vehicle when transporting from the factory to the dealerships) but they recommend using a recovery bridle to connect to both tie-downs, not just pulling on one. Which would set up a Y situation with a soft shackle on each tie-down, a recovery bridle strap (like 10 foot) going from tie-down to tie-down, and then the Bubbarope from the center of the recovery bridle to the rear of my Jeep. Does this sound like a safe situation for pulling a Unibody vehicle out of a snow drift?

Thanks.

Best,
-Tim

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[Adventure.AS]

Thanks for everyone's input. I went ahead and got a BubbaRope and a couple of soft shackles. Was looking at the Honda CRV my kids drive and realized there is no tow point on the front of the vehicle (though there is a nice one on the back).

Reading about the best way to recover that vehicle from the front, they recommend using the two tie-downs welded to the front of the frame (used to tie down the vehicle when transporting from the factory to the dealerships) but they recommend using a recovery bridle to connect to both tie-downs, not just pulling on one. Which would set up a Y situation with a soft shackle on each tie-down, a recovery bridle strap (like 10 foot) going from tie-down to tie-down, and then the Bubbarope from the center of the recovery bridle to the rear of my Jeep. Does this sound like a safe situation for pulling a Unibody vehicle out of a snow drift?

Thanks.

Best,
-Tim

The tie-down points or any similar spot will cause irreparable chafing on soft shackles. IMHO, you would be safer with metal shackles or hooks on places like that.

 

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[wibornz]

I am a big fan of kinetic ropes and soft shackles for recovery. I would not be gungho to use them on a passenger car. I would most likely hook the winch to them and pull slow and controlled so that I did not damage the vehicle. The kinetic rope is great for pulling Jeeps and trucks etc that have solid recovery points hooked to a real frame.

The winch would be way better with a slow controlled pull. You will know if something is not going wrong before half of the car is ripped away from the vehicle..

 

[Timmyjoe]

Took three weeks to finally get a Bubba Rope, purchased from the factory as no one else had the 7/8" x 30' I was looking for. Arrived Thursday and boy does it STINK! Opened the box and was overwhelmed with a putrid chemical smell. Been airing it out outside for the last two days and it's barely any better. Will be a long time before I store it in the Jeep with it smelling like this.

Do the Yankum ropes and the Matt's Recovery rope smell like this when new as well? And I figured my rope smells worse than ones coming from dealers as the one I have was just made, and Bubba says when the first come off the assembly line they stink the worst.

Best,
-Tim

 

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Took three weeks to finally get a Bubba Rope, purchased from the factory as no one else had the 7/8" x 30' I was looking for. Arrived Thursday and boy does it STINK! Opened the box and was overwhelmed with a putrid chemical smell. Been airing it out outside for the last two days and it's barely any better. Will be a long time before I store it in the Jeep with it smelling like this.

Do the Yankum ropes and the Matt's Recovery rope smell like this when new as well? And I figured my rope smells worse than ones coming from dealers as the one I have was just made, and Bubba says when the first come off the assembly line they stink the worst.

Best,
-Tim

My 1 year+ old kinetic rope still has a smell. It has subsided a bit over time, but I think it would maybe go a bit faster if you were able to hit it with water and some dish soap or something. <<<I would check and make sure what they suggest to use (I'm sure they will say just water). But yeah, the smell is pretty strong.

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