Tow rope suggestions :)

[Happy82]

I was just wondering if any of you could suggest a good tow rope capable of up to 4ish tonnes? I have seen some on Amazon but not sure if certain brands are better than others? Jst don't want to buy a tow rope and then find it splitting because it was cheap and nasty!

Thanks

[camel_landy]

Depends what you're going to be using it for??

M

[anonymous-user]

http://www.paddockspares.com/off-road/ropes-and-re... Choose depending on application.

[Dave^]

http://www.damarwebbingproducts.com/

[300bhp/ton]

Are you towing, or do you want a recovery rope? If the latter get a kinetic rope, much better. Just buy from any reputable 4x4/Land Rover place and it'll be fine.

Also make sure you get a suitable length for your needs and make sure you have suitable recovery/towing points. Some 'D' shackles of various sizes might be worth getting too.

[agent006]

Make sure your shackles are rated at over 4T if you're buying a 4T rope. Better to have a rope fail than a shackle fail.

[Happy82]

Cheers! Will have a look at those sites

[Martin4x4]

>> Kinetic recovery rope

No. Unless you have somebody to coach you how to properly use it and only use it with like wise others you do not want Kinetic recovery rope. It is an incredible dangerous piece of kit if misused.

Assuming off-road pay and play you want a simple 4 tonne recovery strop, rated bow shackles with a proof rate working rate above the strap. If the strap is stronger than the shackle guess what goes flying through the air? Also don't use with standard towing points get some thing fitted comfortably stronger than the shackle.

Something will fail one day, you want controlled failure at the safest point.

A failed strop drops to the floor, a kinetic recovery rope will break the shackle first send it flying through the air at one vehicle or the other.

[camel_landy]

Both systems have their pros & cons...

The 'Strop' has no give. The sudden 'Shock Loading' on the recovery points can do a lot of damage (not to mention whiplash, blah, blah...)

We use a nylon rope, which is a cross between the two. It'll stretch by approx 20%, so it'll absorb some of the initial load but not stretch as far as a KERR.

M

[300bhp/ton]

Straps and strops are not allowed for completion (ALRC) only nylon or kinetic ropes. This is an MSA authorised club.

A kinetic rope can be used just as a nylon one can. You don't need to do snatch recoveries with them. But as a rule they remove/reduce the shock loading to the recovery points.

[Ayahuasca]

I have a ARB kinetic strap and two 10m lengths of 1" nylon ship mooring line.

The kinetic strap is awesome.

I wouldn't use it for towing though, more designed for recovery.

The other day i had to winch myself up a hill and the only decent tree was so far away that i had to use the full extent of my winch line, both ropes and the kinetic strap, all tied together in one long line. I winched in for ages without the car moving as the strap extended. I ducked behind the dashboard in case it all came flying back at me, but fortunately it just popped me out of the mud gently as kiss my hand. Not how kinetics are normally used but it seemed to work!

[Sarge 4x4]

Once saw a Nato hitch come of the back of an old Austin Champ at Bovington and go straight through thr front screen of a newish R/Rover taking the head rest of the passengers front seat before it's exit out the rear screen.

KEER ropes are fantastic if used the correct way but extreme care when connecting to both ends as regards rusty fixings or mountings, always carry and use a good old hessian sack to arrest the rope if something fails.