@@tlc5343it's a youtube comment section... get over yourself
@blueberrychronic
11 ай бұрын
@@tlc5343Grammer does not care if you use slang...
@JayCGypsy
11 ай бұрын
That’s not the correct language at all. Not scientifically accurate. It’s called yoink force.
@Eduardo_Espinoza
11 ай бұрын
They need to teach this at school lol
@boredymcboredface8624
10 ай бұрын
Worst case - pull the hitch, slide the recovery loop in and just use the pin … it’s a little fiddly, but safer than using the ball. Update: I’m not suggesting this as a preferred alternative to having the correct gear just the best worst option. You should always carry the right recovery gear when off road. Madmatt 4wd has done a long video on using the hitch pin to recover - before commenting - go watch that. He talks about failure points and loading. Don’t have bystanders when recovering (regardless) , recover gently rather than slingshotting the car to the moon, use alternate controls to reduce flick back…
@TWeatherford88
10 ай бұрын
No. This is almost guaranteed to fail, as it’s placing the hitch pin in bending, rather than shear as it is designed for. Use equipment designed and rated for the load, or walk away.
@boredymcboredface8624
10 ай бұрын
@@TWeatherford88suspect you may never have tried to bend a bit of rod that thick. Again, we are talking last resort, choice between loosing a vehicle and bending a pin? Bend the pin.
@mike6932
10 ай бұрын
Wrap it around the catalytic converter and save the thieves some trouble removing it
@boredymcboredface8624
10 ай бұрын
@@mike6932… still can’t believe people steel that stuff !!?! Totally nuts hey.
@snorman1911
10 ай бұрын
I hook it on the safety chain hole. It looks about as sturdy as the hook on the car I'm pulling out. Is that cool?
@keg4998
11 ай бұрын
More videos on the Internet need to be about saving lives not messing with retail workers
@doesnotexist6524
10 ай бұрын
Consider who is uploading each type of video.
@GameTimeWhy
10 ай бұрын
@@jonWilk8156yeah but that doesn't follow this dudes narrative though.
@revmsj
10 ай бұрын
…..wait…what…??🤨
@1NationMediaUS
11 ай бұрын
Something I learned in tree work when using ropes winch cables or straps. We would always toss a pair of chaps dead center of the line between the two points. If the line broke or slipped off it would only swing back half the length of the line. Rather than the whole thing coming through a window.
@deplorable-0ne
11 ай бұрын
Aka winch weight...
@stownplayer
11 ай бұрын
This is the way with any line under stress.
@shanetaggart6060
11 ай бұрын
Some of my first memories is 4 wheeling with my family and seeing my dad put the cable through a spare tire.
@patrickancona1193
10 ай бұрын
We just welded heavy gage wire over the window because stupid will happen
@DonaldAJr
10 ай бұрын
That sounds interesting. I can't picture that in my mind, you would toss something flying at 50 or more mph.
@chrishagerty5467
10 ай бұрын
Excellent lifesaving advice right here. Alot of people wish they had known this right at the moment a ball hitch was traveling through their face at high speed.
@ChrispyDriver
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for not just showing us how not to do it, but showing us the right products and math to do it correctly. Great video!
@xxxmikeyjock
10 ай бұрын
the correct way is no steel that can fly off.
@waynedyer3475
11 ай бұрын
Hope this info saves lives. People need to taught the safest way.
@---l---
10 ай бұрын
Was gonna say. One of the best explanations I've seen.
@MrIdiotkiwi
10 ай бұрын
Also doesn't mention squat about not trying to snatch with non snatch rated snaps. Which were most of those fails shown.
@marcosvialpando1391
10 ай бұрын
Life-saving advice on this one 👍
@sabre16
11 ай бұрын
your a natural teacher man, presented well, right to the point and easy to understand. Thank you for the vid!
@jimburnsjr.
10 ай бұрын
man you really gotta appreciate a good teacher.
@reg428
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the explanation. I always heard don't use a hitch, but never heard an explanation as to why
@babalui66
Жыл бұрын
I went on a tour of the Arapahoe County Coroner's office in Colorado and they had an x-ray of a tow hook embedded in someone's head. What a freak accident.
@DH-rt3fk
11 ай бұрын
Holy shit that's wild. I've been snow machining on Mt. Arapahoe on vacation and almost watched my buddy roll off the side of the mountain.
@RichieRichpobutproud
11 ай бұрын
@@DH-rt3fk Arapahoe county is in the Denver metropolitan area.
@PittPA
10 ай бұрын
Halloween tour?
@royfrye2871
10 ай бұрын
Not that freaky. It happens more than you would think
@SkunkApeOnTrail
10 ай бұрын
No such thing as a freak accident
@laptopgeek0991
10 ай бұрын
That’s not quite how couple forces work, but the general message of “don’t recover from a tow hitch” is a good one.
@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD
8 ай бұрын
that's exactly the forces work ❤
@EtherFox
8 ай бұрын
@@LexusGX460-OFF-ROADNo, it isn't. Only people who are going to agree with you are people who never took or failed physics. It's not extra yeet force, the yeet force is linear and equal at both points, but there are extra torquey bois tryna snap the hitch.
@justnosa3481
Ай бұрын
@EtherFox you might want to drop the formula. I always remembered it as me getting home late as a teen me = F'd (take away the "e" and the " ' ". For the formula)
@veganpotterthevegan
21 күн бұрын
@@EtherFox you obviously didn't take advanced, yeet physics
@thedevonaitor
11 ай бұрын
Walmart brand Matt’s Off-road Recovery
@glockshooter187
11 ай бұрын
Lmao. More like dollar general tho?
@wegmandan
10 ай бұрын
Sure. Do you make the same money that he does? Love to see the hate comments.
@mocreekhunter1076
10 ай бұрын
Dollar tree discount rack 😅
@justin_s.o.l.
10 ай бұрын
Clover valley recovery lmao.
@RealWorldGarage
10 ай бұрын
@@glockshooter187 he doesn’t care what you say, you helped him grow by the comment and watching it, just like my comment here.
@Soleimpala77754
11 ай бұрын
I always tell people if your using a hitch please pop your hood and or toolbox to try and not get sent to the shadow realm by your Reese hitch lol
@averagejoe6150
11 ай бұрын
I still would highly recommend against it man. The force that thing is coming at you at is just ridiculous. A really good snatch and it may even go through the hood.
@mynameisprivate158
10 ай бұрын
Good idea, I bet you use 20 gauge steel as protection from bulletts too :( but you do you I mean if your life isn't worth the $35 for the recovery hitch to you then it isnt to me either!
@Adam1nToronto
10 ай бұрын
From this, I gather there are 2 critical factors to consider: 1. Use a straight hitch 2. Use a one-piece hitch I imagine material and construction matters too. Like steel vs iron, and forged vs. cast
@seanray3978
2 ай бұрын
Mikes Towing here. Absolutely; and you’re the first OR recovery guy that has put the math down. That was very good. People don’t realize how much there is to doing a recovery correct. Then y’all scoff at the price. Recovery is thinking man’s work and thinking costs. Love this video.
@knunyabeasewhacks8744
10 ай бұрын
Never a bad idea to have two of those receivers... Just in case the guy you're pulling doesn't have one for himself.
@bendgeddes
8 ай бұрын
Exactly! Often the dude who’s stuck doesn’t know what they’re doing so don’t have ANY gear. 🙄
@ericmenehune100
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for explaining it a way my buddies with more dollars then cents will understand!!! Truly thanks!!!💪
@robertdinicola9225
11 ай бұрын
A guy i was in school with in the late 70s is a vegetable because a ball went through the back of his head.
@originalghoul3738
10 ай бұрын
I knew a girl like that but she preferred all balls to go thru her head come to think of it i know a drag queen too??
@revmsj
10 ай бұрын
😳
@biggs8729
Жыл бұрын
You’ll never see Matt give it the beans when pulling on a ball. It’s always well within limits of the equipment. Every one of these fails I’m sure had a healthy dose red neckery and probably a few of them started with “Hold my beer!”
@matt.mckinzie
Жыл бұрын
I have tons of video evidence proving this comment incorrectly, also I have a lot of text messages from Matt where he is demanding me to approve ball hitches because he has been using them for 40 years he aslo blew up a few safety videos saying we are full of crap and just trying to make people spend money just use the balll hitch etc.. and this was like a month after a guy died in Arizona from a busted drop hitch, and our video was strictly talking about the drop hitch design and why they fail not the stupid tribal he uses.
@Person-ly6im
Жыл бұрын
@@matt.mckinzieWho is the Matt that you are referring about?
@MrStaybrown
11 ай бұрын
Matt who?
@kevbev1524
11 ай бұрын
There's a guy named Matt in my town, He run LJM construction, He's an idiot 😢
@everettstormy
11 ай бұрын
@@Person-ly6imim guessing matts offroad recovery
@ONEIL76
11 ай бұрын
What's up CLAY COUNTY OFF ROAD RECOVERY I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR VIDEOS ARE MAKING OUR COUNTY WIT GREATNESS SO THANK YOU MY BROTHER
@matt.mckinzie
11 ай бұрын
I appreciate that
@imchris5000
11 ай бұрын
the most important part is knowing what your gear is rated for. you can have the strongest rope in the world but if you yank off the anchor point its still going to kill you just as fast as any chain or cable will
@mikemurel1917
11 ай бұрын
That exact thing happened to a friend of mine.. a guy offered to pull him out of a ditch. The chain let loose and exploded his rear window. Goo thing he wasn't being pulled forward.
@barrymantelli8011
11 ай бұрын
everyone who goes off road needs to understand everything happening here.
@platinum6978
10 ай бұрын
When I tow strap vehicles, I wrap the strap around the trailer hitch first and then attach the loop to the ball mount... no need for fancy expensive "recovery" add ons
@mynameisprivate158
10 ай бұрын
@@platinum6978 I would like to offer you a early congrats on your Darwin award!
@jaydunbar7538
10 ай бұрын
@@platinum6978for most things it really doesn’t matter, but certainly is something to consider when analyzing a pull. The considerations for pulling out a geo metro that’s hung up on a bit of snow is a very different pull then a pickup buried up to the bumpers in thick mud.
@The-italianstallion
Жыл бұрын
Matts off road might disagree about the ole tri ball. But drop hitches yea probably not a good idea
@hotrodcasanova3574
8 ай бұрын
That's the explanation I needed. I always hear not to use them but no explanation to why and what you should use. Good job.
@jeremymerrix6236
11 ай бұрын
Stainless tri-ball works just the same. Problem is they are not using an elastic recovery rope and all force is hits like a hammer on a gun.
@gallagher68
9 ай бұрын
Elastic "kinetic recovery" rope or static line will yeet the ball hitch once the failure point is reached, I agree that the shock or dynamic loading is lower with a kinetic recovery rope, but catastrophic failure is does not change once break strenth is exceeded.
@andyworku5128
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for saving me life. Great lesson
@Riskybyz28
10 ай бұрын
This needs to be everywhere. I still run across wheelers that don't know this.
@elmorcielagomorcielago1146
11 ай бұрын
I never understood the never do this concept until now. Amazing explanation, thank you this video could save my life, thank you
@natec599
11 ай бұрын
Remove hitch pin, remove hitch, insert tow strap in empty receiver, reinsert hitch pin. Simple, cheap, and available any time you would have the option to use a hitch.
@robertg9334
11 ай бұрын
Tighter pull point increases chances of snapping, but in a pinch
@ifyoutip
11 ай бұрын
@natec599 that is bad bad information. I agree it sounds good, but in reality it is not good practice. You can bend /break the pin. If it doesn't break it can easily bend then it lets the strap fly out, if it's a long pin to where the end don't shorten up enough to pull it out of the receiver as it bends,, well, then it's will be permanently stuck in there. The reason to insert a hitch link in a hitch receiver is because the shear strength of the pin. You can easily bend the pin in the center, but you can not easily shear it on the points of contact with the hitch link. Hope my poor way of explaining it makes sense.
@imchris5000
11 ай бұрын
yeah do this if you like having to cut your hitch off and replace it or spend hours with the sawzall cutting the pin from the inside. you will bend that dam pin and it will not come out
@natec599
11 ай бұрын
@@imchris5000 I have never bent a pin, I like to use class v though, but if I did… I would use a torch… if I didn’t have a torch I would air arc it. If I didn’t have an air arc I would use a cutting wheel on the outside and punch it out… I don’t think a saws all would ever enter my mind, and if it would indeed take hours to cut the pin with a saws all, then it would hardened so it would be more likely to snap than bend.
@natec599
11 ай бұрын
@@robertg9334 correct. I’m just saying If anyone is thinking about a hitch as their only option consider the pin as a better option. All I’m saying. I’d rather have a bent pin than a broken hitch in my head.
@swagmanexplores7472
Жыл бұрын
Very well presented vid 👍
@matt.mckinzie
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 👍
@manueldoria5766
11 ай бұрын
Keep putting out that important message. Save lots of lives. Good job Bro.👍👍👍👍
@dopeylindstrom2236
11 ай бұрын
We do that 2 foot from a anchor tree but thats if we NEED to anchor usually chock the wheels park brake and winch either in the bed or front bumper
@d4ngerd4n
10 ай бұрын
The difference between Matt's off road recovery (Utah) and Off road recovery Matt (Florida) is just how you'd expect it to be 😂
@my_master512
10 ай бұрын
The craziest mechanical leverage that I'm aware of is how much force is extruded on your lower back when you fully extend your arm and put one penny on your middle finger 🤯
@JimLBon
8 ай бұрын
I like the welded tri-ball setup that Matt with Winder towing uses for the light duty jobs that don’t require a lot of force. I have the factor 55 as shown.
@MtnBadger
11 ай бұрын
Im not a rocket surgeon but i don't know why *anyone* would want to use their tow ball for recovery. When I built the bumper for my truck, i have a solidl, frame-mounted hitch which can take tons of straight pull force *and* two shackle mounts/shackles, one on each side, above the hitch level, for alternative and/or additional pulling points. I can pull a tank out and not sheer anything off. 😊
@mynameisprivate158
10 ай бұрын
It is more common than you think. As a younger kid not knowing any better I have used the tow ball to uproot unwanted bushes in the yard and to pull out of ditches. This was all before I bought a real off road vehicle and took the time to research the correct way to do things. Still pulling a honda Civic out of being stuck in a mud puddle(what I did) is a bit different strain than recovering a bog down 4 x 4!
@MtnBadger
10 ай бұрын
@@mynameisprivate158 Everyone pushes things past limits sometimes, it's what we do. But... There comes a point when a little bit of common sense has to enter the picture. 😆 Especially when you're in this position and not driving a Honda Civic. 😉
@junkinthebrain
10 ай бұрын
I needed to hear this. Much appreciated!
@BooRadley452
10 ай бұрын
Don't go cheap on ANY chain, rope nor shackle.
@jaydunbar7538
10 ай бұрын
It’s better to have the correct gear from harbor freight then not be able to afford any of it, not everyone can afford top shelf recovery gear or will use it often enough to warrant it. Personally I actually use the harbor freight recovery gear, it’s cheap enough if it gets damaged or ends up in someone else’s truck i don’t care. Only thing I’ve had fail was a tree sling but I was jerking on it with a skid steer so it was well outside of its intended use
@BooRadley452
10 ай бұрын
@@jaydunbar7538 Did the block fail or the sling? I really appreciate your response.
@Heatwave91
6 ай бұрын
Matt with offroad recovery. Sounds alot like matts offroad recovery
@High_Desert_Tanner
11 ай бұрын
Putting a jacket, sandbag, backpack, etc on the line helps too
@mynameisprivate158
10 ай бұрын
helps if the rope snaps wont do much if you have a 2lb steel ball flying at your head!
@wrektem240
10 ай бұрын
I learned several things from you in this short. Thank you
@bobbobby1846
11 ай бұрын
only use clevis with threaded bolt. do not use ones with kept in place by a small pin to hold the big pin in. i have seen those pull apart being used.
@xwhite2020
10 ай бұрын
The small pins should be banned. Use a rated fold over circle or D type pin.
@bobbobby1846
10 ай бұрын
@@xwhite2020 I have seen those sheared off. the shackle gets turned sideways and the force of the shackle opening apart shears it off.
@Salyers-Family-2004
10 ай бұрын
Maybe Dollar General now has it’s own version of Matt’s Off Road Recovery. 😂😂
@thatoneguy5495
11 ай бұрын
A ball hitch is just fine but youre right i wouldnt recommend a drop hitch
@chockeypucks24
2 ай бұрын
If you need a free tow hook there’s one in your trunk near the spare tire, if you’ve ever wondered why there’s a little square on the front and rear bumper, that would be where you screw it into the frame of the vehicle.
@gold5th
11 күн бұрын
Most people don't use that (or so i hear).. Many claims they tear out the stuff they screw into easily if you're doing anything other than a straight on static pull.
@TruBluOffroad
10 ай бұрын
It's not that ball hitches are a problem, it's that drop hitches with people that don't understand levers are a problem. Your first failure example wasn't a hitch breaking, it was the front tow point. However there is a few drop hitch failures to use as examples. Yes a soft shackle hitch is good but a non drop ball hitch is still much stronger than the strap you could attach and also stronger than the bolts holding the tow bar assembly into the thin pressed steel chassis. But good on you for helping Factor55 sell their accessories. Even more good on you for trying to educate people about leverage.
@cadenjames442
11 ай бұрын
Great tip thanks for sharing im gonna check your channel for a full vid if not i hope you make one thats great advice for us jeep guys lol
@paulrivers7248
10 ай бұрын
Wait im cornfused another Matts off rd recovery 😂😂😂😂 well i subbed to ya buddy because you are in my area and the other ones way out west im in north Ga i watch his channel every video and hv for around 3 yrs now but ive never came across your channel but ill start watching tho lol
@Mr.NiceGuy80
11 ай бұрын
I don't have the attachment with the loop for the receiver. I usually stick the strap inside the receiver tube and put the pin in through the strap loop. Double shear points on the pin makes it pretty strong.
@ifyoutip
11 ай бұрын
that is bad bad information. You can bend /break the pin. If it doesn't break it can easily bend then it's stuck in there. The reason to insert a hitch link in a hitch receiver is because the shear strength of the pin. You can easily bend the pin in the center, but you can not easily shear it on the points of contact with the hitch link. A better method would be to throw the stupid 5/8" pin away and just loop the strap around the whole hitch if you ain't buried it. As long as there is nothing to cut the strap. I've seen a few bent pins. If it has worked for you so far it's only because you have not done any serious loading on it. Which is good.
@Mr.NiceGuy80
11 ай бұрын
@@ifyoutip I don't do serious loading. I don't snatch hard or anything like that. Just basic slow soft pulls. I don't really get into anything extreme enough to need to snatch or pull super hard.
@rocklobstar5672
10 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your maaothod of teaching. Extremely technical how it should be.
@23RD
10 ай бұрын
Subbed because any Matt in recovery is usually a beast
@FinishedProject
10 ай бұрын
Specifically drop hitches. The solid tri-ball hitches work well to trow a loop around in a pinch and are not dangerous.
@funinthewild6840
11 ай бұрын
If you don't have a proper recovery hitch, pull the hitch out of the receiver and run your strap in the receiver with the hitch pin holding it. It isnt the best but it's a hell of a lot safer than using a ball hitch.
@gilligan106
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information. I have seen that exact thing happen while other people are pulling someone out.
@maddhatter3564
10 ай бұрын
good point. I never had to pull out of bad situations like that but have pulled flat with a ball 100s of times. now i know if it gets real dont ues a drop ball. TY
@dans9228
8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for this information !!!
@wht240sxka
10 ай бұрын
This needs to be a message when anyone buys a hitch. It’s quite dangerous and a lot of people don’t have a clue…
@bigc9464
11 ай бұрын
I've been in sticky spots and removed the hitch using just the hitch pin with rope rewrapped around it. If the hit pin bends or breaks ratchet extensions slide right in and work. When I first got into off road and was known as the guy to get you out, I had a 1972 f250 with a welding shop bumper on it. That bumper cleanly snapped several 2.5" receivers off one tons that where stuck. I've never had a hitch go into low earth orbit. Kinda hard when they're in the bed
@SSRacing66
8 ай бұрын
Excellent advice.
@tylerkrug7719
11 ай бұрын
Good advice, thank you
@grominwithrob1339
10 ай бұрын
Man, there was a 19yr old guy in the area who was killed a couple years back trying to pull a stranger out of the ditch. He was a good kid and was always ready to help anyone. Sucks, he had a newborn at home too. 😢😢😢 It really torn the community up.
@DB-yj3qc
11 ай бұрын
Pintle ring in 2in receiver tube using a 5/8 grade 5 bolt. Solid recovery point. 👍 I grimace every time I see people using bad ideas to recover stuff. Yes, a grade 8 is stronger, but when it fails, it snaps or shatters. Grade 5 normally bends before rapidly breaking. I've snapped off many grade 8 bolts
@toulee8051
11 ай бұрын
Get a grade 12 bolt
@xxxmikeyjock
10 ай бұрын
grade 8 is stronger in every way then a grade 5 including elastic. no point in having farmer grade bolts
@chingscott00
10 ай бұрын
I friggin LOVE the physics lesson at the end! Bravisimo
@jeffsteinhour9254
10 ай бұрын
Glad I found this video,had no idea,this video might have saved my life or serious injury.Thanks
@valleyquail1790
9 ай бұрын
I used to drive a tow truck for and this was always something I’d see people try to do. They would also try and put the chain hook inside of the chain links before they started to pull. They didn’t understand how the hook actually has a slot for the chain.
@MB5rider81
10 ай бұрын
Cruise family.. Walker family.. Baldwin.. Maxville.. West Side boy !! Miss y'all Kevin
@devonireland8183
11 ай бұрын
I've used a triple ball hitch for general pulling but then again I have an actual 20k break strength recovery strap safes a lot of pulling 40 bucks well spent 😊
@EO.studios
11 ай бұрын
Until the hich breaks
@erichilyard3565
9 ай бұрын
Great explanation.....what's even greater is your black bracelet...God is good brother😊
@wakeUPdummies
11 ай бұрын
People don't understand how much force is involved, when pulling a rig out. I've seen a frame rail jerked out from under a 90s blazer.
@screefus
10 ай бұрын
another way, remove ball hitch... insert the loop of the rope into the hitch.... insert pin into hitch. now if the pin breaks there is nothing to be launched but rope. also (in a hard pull) you can throw a welding blanket over the rope. if it pin snaps the rope will drop to the ground with the weight of the blanket. both have work for me
@dougswamprat5275
10 ай бұрын
Don't worry about a recovery hitch, just use the tow pin. Make sure you use a good quality pin for all your hitch set ups too.
@geniferteal4178
10 ай бұрын
Was going to ask if this is ok.
@dougswamprat5275
10 ай бұрын
@geniferteal4178 never seen one break, unlike flying tow balls. If anyone has seen them break I'm happy to stand corrected.
@christopherwoodyatt38
10 ай бұрын
I did not know this, thank you for helping me not look dumb on the trails
@dogman_
10 ай бұрын
I feel enlightened. Thanks
@adamreno3653
10 ай бұрын
In a pinch you can run you snatch strap end into the empty receiver with the pin installed.
@user-nj2bt9mp8j
10 ай бұрын
Great info lotsa of us never knew ! Thank you !
@brendathomasmusick1218
10 ай бұрын
You can achieve the same dynamics by simply sliding the loop end of the recovery strap into the reciver and using the hitch pin to secure it without having to buy any type of hitch
@firefighter1c57
10 ай бұрын
I wrap the strap around the receiver hitch, then put the loop over the hitch, or shank if I don't have a hitch installed. Then you don't have to worry about that hitch pin failing.
@MrBarryDuffman
10 ай бұрын
Good advice, apart from the ball drop/ leverage bit. The reason you don't use the ball is because the shank can't handle the bending/ leverage. If you're not going to buy a recovery hitch, put the strap in the receiver and put the hitch pin through it.
@farmertyler8087
10 ай бұрын
The fella in the black pickup actually died as a result of that. Unfortunately the things you’re showing have the exact same problem of the pin breaking and them sliding out of the receiver. Safest bet is to feed the strap into the receiver and pin it if possible
@charlescarter7496
10 ай бұрын
I never use the ball to to pull/ yank stuck loads-vehicles.. I over-wrap the hitch shank with the strap crisscrossed to ensure a proper grip and attachment.
@eLectroMechanicalShenanigans
10 ай бұрын
Sliding the end of the strap into the receiver hitch and putting the pin through the loop isn’t a terrible way to do it either, if a clevis isn’t available. The strap has to go around a tighter radius (the hitch pin) compared to a shackle, but it’s still like 1000 times better than the hitch ball.
@oengusfearghas9608
10 ай бұрын
In addition to this. If you don't have a recovery shackle mount but do have a receiver hitch. Remove the ball mount and slip a soft shackle or the loop of a recovery rope or strap into the receiver using the hitch pin as the connection through the loop.
@jonwhite1479
8 ай бұрын
Excellent video.
@thegreenerthemeaner
10 ай бұрын
And we still use a 5/8"pin to hold the receiver in, even 2 1/2" receiver hitches. I use Stainless pins, higher strength than steel. I've bent steel ones.
@remyche8768
10 ай бұрын
And chuck some car matts, towls or something alike along the strap so it slows the the strap if it does break. Can buy purposes made blankets for the occasion
@allencone9686
7 ай бұрын
There needs to be a LOT more information! It’s like you’re hitting the high points of three different topics. Please make this into a couple of separate videos so I can really learn. Thank you
@adamgallahan6747
10 ай бұрын
I mean for towing purposes I’ve used the ball, but what I do is I loop it around the hitch in some way then I have it wrap back around the ball, so it takes up any slack and then the tow strap cinches itself around the ball.
@roku5071
10 ай бұрын
When we do sugar beet harvest and the trucks - both straight trucks and semi trucks - would get stick in the mud we used to use log chains or thick tow ropes on the pull tractor to pull them out. For the last few years we have used Safe-T-Pull and that is so much nicer than the old log chain and tow rope
@jaredlancaster4137
10 ай бұрын
1. Don't use a 12" drop hitch for recovering, they do in fact make hitches that aren't a big ol drop. 2. That lever force happens exactly the same way with a trailer and the hitch is reinforced to take that I to account. 3. That hitch ball is strong enough for you to slam on your brakes with a 10,000lb trailer behind you without breaking. It will not break on a dead pull or a light bump. 4. If you're hitting the end of your kinetic rope at 30mph then yeah don't use a ball.
@MyGFIsMaria
10 ай бұрын
I always use the 55 metric ton (120 000 pound ish) rated towing line I have for my tractor and shackles to secure both ends firmly. If something would go wrong it would most likely drop right to the ground.
@johnryan193
8 ай бұрын
Best way if you don't have a shackle hook up is remove the hitch slide your strap or recovery rope into the hitch and slide the pin threw the loop on said strap or hitch so your pulling direct and straight in the hitch
@donkrebs3554
10 ай бұрын
We always use chains with a catch link for this reason. D HOOK also work great in the middle for tension releases! But idk nada i just live in the backwoods😅
@harryjohnson347
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! That's a big leverage increase. 😎🇺🇸
@MFnDahk
10 ай бұрын
"Yeet force" is absolutely in the books.
@MikeAnderson-oh9po
10 ай бұрын
If you have ever seen the results from that first fail clip, you understand what he’s talking about. Some things you can’t unsee.
@josiatokirina1788
8 ай бұрын
If no recovery hitch, remove your hitch from it's sleeve pocket and then slide your recovery loop through the sleeve pocket and out back through the rope. You are then just pulling from the strongest part.
@off-roadingexplained8417
7 ай бұрын
You ARE right that that a ball hitch isn't an official recovery point. Ill give you that. The math concepts are on the right track too.
@jamiemills954
10 ай бұрын
Good message, bad math. Fully agree with what you are saying from a rigging standpoint, but that's not how the force works - it generates a moment due to the lever arm but does not multiply the tension force at the receiver. This is not a lever-fulcrum system, i.e. force multiplier. It's a force-moment system for the standard hitch setup depicted in the video.
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