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23 May 2019 16:15 #208819 by jackonlyjack
I have front diff guard jimnybits gen3 and it's a pain for trapping. mud so much so i'm thinking of removing it
It does have a few good gouges from rocks, but i am sure the axle case could handle the bashing
Radius guards do collect mud when scraping the crest but are easily washed out
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23 May 2019 16:48 #208824 by Guy 2
Thanks jackonlyjack - experience really is everything!

Hmmmm - maybe look at the shape of the Jimnybits Gen4 diff guards when they are available, and how they will fit.

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24 May 2019 06:49 #208848 by AlexK

Guy 2 wrote: I wasn't intending to fit a tow bar - so two recovery points, using a proper strop between them, halves the strain (more or less)?


Be careful when using a bridle - it creates a sideways crushing load on the recovery points that they may not have been designed for.

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24 May 2019 07:32 #208852 by Guy 2
Thanks AlexK. Hadn't occurred to me. This is why this Forum is so very helpful. Much appreciated.

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24 May 2019 08:05 #208855 by Lambert
I have a spreader bar somewhere for a defender for this very reason. The pull is square off the recovery points and is then trying to crush a 5mm wall bit of box section steel. It would only be a problem if the chains between the recovery points and bar snapped as their would then be a big bit of metal in flight but that is what 20tonne chain is for.

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24 May 2019 09:31 #208862 by Soeley

AlexK wrote:

Guy 2 wrote: I wasn't intending to fit a tow bar - so two recovery points, using a proper strop between them, halves the strain (more or less)?


Be careful when using a bridle - it creates a sideways crushing load on the recovery points that they may not have been designed for.


That is one of the reasons I was thinking towbar as it bolts to the chassis rails, I suppose the best solution would be recovery points welded to the tow bar bracket?
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