If you don't know what you should have as basics for 4 wheeling..please..don't be afraid to ask...if you don't know the awnser to a question.. and you never ask the question... then you still don't know what the awnser is... please...be safe..ask questions...have fun.. and come home safe
Yes, by all means - Ask
I have found that the members of GotMud? are willing to answer any ?? without judgement
We're all here for the love of the sport
my class motto cant remember exact word for word but i ll get close enough
"if you ask, you will feel foolish for 5 minute and if u dont ask you are a fool"
the only dumb question is the one not asked
I would like to ask what would be the proper pull points on a s10 blazer any in put would be great taken I would hate to get out and break someting or hurt some one because I tried to pull in the wrong spot
Quote from: ilikebigtrucks on January 30, 2008, 04:58:40 AM
I would like to ask what would be the proper pull points on a s10 blazer any in put would be great taken I would hate to get out and break someting or hurt some one because I tried to pull in the wrong spot
You could have someone make you up some tow points or have a Reese Hitch installed front and rear.
safty #1 if i dont know ill be the first to ask in here someone will know
I have a reese hitch on the rear just wasnt sure if it was a good idea to try and pull someone or be pulled by it
I have used a reese hitch for years works great!
what should i use in the front if i don't hane a reese
you should have the stock tow hooks. which will work fine, if you arent getting yanked on real hard. they are pretty strong, but i believe theyre cast?
I used my stock tow hooks all the time if you dont got them go buy some and bolt them up!
Sorry Betterbeaters but I disagree with you on this...
I prefer to NOT use the stock tow hooks or any open ended hook, the name says why - TOW hooks.
Just like straps, you don't use a TOW strap for recovery, you use a snatch/recovery strap
(different ratings) except in emergency situations, and bombing around a mudbog or ORV trail does not consitute an emergency.
Their is a reason for the names, towing vs. recovery. Yes you will probably get by with using TOW hooks, but I've straightened heavy stock Chevy TOW hooks.
Best bet, hook a screw clevis thru the hole for your ball on a reciever (reciever should be bolted and/or welded to the vehicle)
Frontal recovery - install (weld) a reciever inbetween the frame rails OR hook a screw type clevis thru a hole in the frame (Caution: potential for frame damage here) for added safety on a frontal recovery - open your hood, this will deflect a strap before it goes thru a windshield.
Remove any non essential people from the area - in other words, if your not hangin on to a steering wheel GET AWAY!!!
And that means to get AT LEAST twice as far away as the strap is long. 30' strap - get or move everyone at least 60' away, preferably behind something solid.
This is serious people.. people die from mishaps, I know, we had a member of our club killed from a mishap, I take this very seriously and you should too.. the laws of physics DONT CARE how soft your skull is..
I watch videos on sites all the time of some knothead standing 10' from a strap during a recovery.. and other people standing around watching it happen including the ones doing the recovery and it infuriates me to no end. Don't get me wrong, I'm up for a good "Yahoo" just like anybody else, and yea if yer ridin in mine, I'll scare ya.. but this is something that shoudnt happen.
End of rant..
good example of what NOT to do
http://wegotmud.com/forum/index.php?topic=15256.0
good point hammerlane... I will have to look to see how I can put a different hook point on my s-10 now! but I dont think putting a clevis through a single walled frame is very safe I have seen lots of them riped out...
Agreed hence the -> (Caution: potential for frame damage)
but would consider it a better option than an open ended hook.
i did the hooking it through the frame on a buddys s10 blazer, ripped that chunk of the frame right out, using my stock 2wd blazer pulling it!
Ok then, for S10's consider that bad advice on my part.. ==np
thanks to all you guys all your input is great and all differant ideas will be took into consideration
as will any and all other opnions
YEA ILL SAY HAMMERLANE AND EROG BOTH HAVE GOODD POINTS I WAS AT A BOG IN IMLAY CITY LAST YEAR WHEN A STOCK HOOK CAME FLYIN INTO THE CROWD LUCKLY IT LANDEDD WERE NO ONE WAS I HAVE TOW HOOKS ON THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK BUT I DO ALL MY PULLIN AND RECOVEYS FROM THE REAR ON MY HITCH SEEN LOTS OF FRAMES RIPED FROM TOW HOOKS BUT IF YOUR NOT JERKEN ON THEM THEY SHOULD BE OK MY OPPINION
i've straightened out a couple s-10 tow hooks not good
where can you get a good set of weld on d-rings ???
Quote from: mudslayer2008 on February 26, 2009, 07:42:14 AM
where can you get a good set of weld on d-rings ???
you could check TSC (tractor supply co.)
also most of your off road mags will have a mail order place..
I have a question, I'm very new into the sport have never wheeled or been a passenger. Went to my 1st bogg up close just last wknd have always loved trucks etc. My question is does anyone ever put auto insurance on their trucks while either they are in the mud or when transporting them on the road and what about after the season what kind of Insurance you use to store it? ???
Quote from: mudslayer2008 on February 26, 2009, 07:42:14 AM
where can you get a good set of weld on d-rings ???
webber steel on 46, or richfield trailer supply on richfield
Quote from: 93FORD_MUDDER on October 11, 2011, 07:56:02 PM
I have a question, I'm very new into the sport have never wheeled or been a passenger. Went to my 1st bogg up close just last wknd have always loved trucks etc. My question is does anyone ever put auto insurance on their trucks while either they are in the mud or when transporting them on the road and what about after the season what kind of Insurance you use to store it? ???
not that i know of, but if you plan on doing trail rides its a good thing to have insurance just because of having to go down the roads and stuff between the trails. and to the last part its up to you.