twisty Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Saw this on another forum and thought it worth a post here. http://www.lorellasprings.com.au/rhettsaccident.htm
Nutta Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Fark, that was a terrible read, I cant believe how well he came out of it, those doctors are amazing. You wouldnt believe something so simple could turn so bad. Best wishes to him.
Ray! Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 I know that fencing wire is great for a lot of things, but using it to secure a chain and snatch strap? That simply beggars belief! Cheers Ray BigGQWesty 1
BigGQWesty Posted June 3, 2012 Report Posted June 3, 2012 Dam... And it's no small tyre.. That was a big wake up call to many ppl.. A very lucky man indeed
Glort Posted June 3, 2012 Report Posted June 3, 2012 I have knowingly done some very dangerous and stupid things in my time and always come through without a scratch. The things that have hurt me are the ones I never saw any risk in like with this poor guy. I guess he got out of the accident very well connsidering how badly injured he was. Amazing how suddenly your life can change or end due to the most innocent of activities. The lesson is those snatch straps are a LOT more dangerous than they look and people percive. They therefore need to become known to one and all that they are to be used for one thing only and used by the book.
carnaby Posted June 3, 2012 Report Posted June 3, 2012 nasty accident that could have been prevented, but hay one lucky fella as a kid on the farm we used to tow an old steel havester wheel behind the ute only had chains back then so i know its common practice to fix the tracks but using a snatch strap for this and fencing wire? maybe they will rethink the whole concept Alan
dronus4x4 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Posted June 11, 2012 The new Holden Colorado advert has a Colorado snatching a trailer out of a mud bog.... Have a close look.. He uses a chain, over his frikkin towball!! That's not cool... Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
twisty Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Posted June 11, 2012 Have you seen the ultratune ad ? ... pulling the sedan out of the lake using the towball ... oh dear.
RicknJo Posted June 11, 2012 Report Posted June 11, 2012 Nasty accident. Wish him all the best with his recovery. MAKES YA THINK DOESN'T IT
Glort Posted June 11, 2012 Report Posted June 11, 2012 The new Holden Colorado advert has a Colorado snatching a trailer out of a mud bog.... Have a close look.. He uses a chain, over his frikkin towball!! That's not cool... Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 OK, admitting probably ignorance...... But isn't the danger in the strap and the stored inertia? I would imagine if you snatched/ towed with a chain and the towball snapped there would be no stored energy to propel it, the thing would just fall to the ground. May jump a bit but only a couple of feet because there is little elasticity in chain. If that is the case and the idea itself of snatching from the towball as one may get the impression it is OK to do with a strap, then I get that.
dronus4x4 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Posted June 11, 2012 yeah I'm no expert so couldn't authoritivly say what it would do but from what I hear the general rule of thumb "tow balls are for towing, recovery points are for recovering" sounded good. Probably not a good concept to put out there either way if he had a recovery point in the hitch it might have been better? Besides, there is a perfectly good excavator on the work site which might have been a safer option? Either way, standing next to it while snatching probably isn't so good.. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Ray! Posted June 11, 2012 Report Posted June 11, 2012 Even a chain can store energy, so the best thing is to never use a towball as a recovery point. Cheers Ray
BigGQWesty Posted June 12, 2012 Report Posted June 12, 2012 A chain does stretch and spring back. But the rings will deform before snapping
Tonka Posted June 15, 2012 Report Posted June 15, 2012 Am i trippin or did i just see a holden colarado ad where they use the towball as a recovery point... BigGQWesty 1
BigGQWesty Posted June 15, 2012 Report Posted June 15, 2012 Yep.. But no need to worry, those utes couldn't pull a sheep to safety.. Let alone a trailer.. It's really a patrol but CGI put the Holden there... Glort 1
Tonka Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 Has any one seen the add lately! Theres a recovery shackle in place of a tow ball now BigGQWesty 1
Glort Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 They must have read the forum and realized their mistake.
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