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littlesammy
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Re: tow rope

Post by littlesammy » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:15 am

Ive got a couple of kinetic straps that so far have pulled whatever ive asked out !!
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Re: tow rope

Post by windsor » Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:19 am

Demar turns out to be just down the road from me and a 3m orange 5t towing strap has set me bak 5quid just need to get some shakles now
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Re: tow rope

Post by twiss » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:20 pm

Get yourself some 7-10t shackles just to be safe :)
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Re: tow rope

Post by Jordi » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:38 pm

twiss wrote:I found an excellent guide to winching that showed the effects different types and amounts of mud/stuckness and how much it effectively increases your vehicle weight.

I think it works out that if you are stuck over halfway up your wheels, then it effectively doubles the weight you are pulling... Usually when I get stuck its normally a case of mud up the doors so climb out the window ;)

That's got to at least quadruple the weight!
That would be known as a ground factor, used to work out the rolling rolling resistance. Also depends on the gradient, any damage and a safety factor.
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