what recovery gear carry?

[4xdad]

what recovery do you carry? power wagon 12000 pound winch 30ft 60000 pound sling 20ft 40000 pound sling 4 25 ton shackles 2 25 ft boingie ropes 30000 pound snatch block 16000 pound snatch block booster cables 25 ft double hook 5/8 chain.in my truck at all times.ilive in Alberta the land of freezing ass cold where being stuck can kill you Texas we know your pain only we get 8 months of it you have to prepare

 

[Travelin Ram]

Most of the same. Plus toolbox, air compressor, tire plugs, hi lift jack. Saw and axe, shovel. And most importantly, a Garmin InReach.

 

[Grand Mesa]

Most of the same plus tire chains, .30-.30, and my ski area season pass. Gotta love having 9 to 10 months of it just 10 minutes up the highway.

 

[Maligator]

I have pretty much the same as you all. Tow straps, kinetic rope, 2 snatch blocks, tree savers, various other straps, shackles, recovery boards, air compressor, plug kit etc etc.
One thing I think Im gonna start carrying on some of my longer camping trips is a small chainsaw. Not really recovery gear but after running into a downed tree on my last camping trip caused me to back track a bit to get to our campsite i might invest in one

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[Maligator]

what recovery do you carry? power wagon 12000 pound winch 30ft 60000 pound sling 20ft 40000 pound sling 4 25 ton shackles 2 25 ft boingie ropes 30000 pound snatch block 16000 pound snatch block booster cables 25 ft double hook 5/8 chain.in my truck at all times.ilive in Alberta the land of freezing ass cold where being stuck can kill you Texas we know your pain only we get 8 months of it you have to prepare

25 Ton shackles? Jesus god [emoji1787]

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[crash68]

25 Ton shackles?

Considering there is about a 4 to 1 safety factor with a shackle, at least he'll be able to safely use a crane to lift his truck with the vehicle he's attached to without any problems.
Just for size reference, a true 25 ton screw pin shackle is about a 12" long and the screw pin is about 1.5" in diameter. This is one custom mounted on a 2" receiver:

 

[Maligator]

Considering there is about a 4 to 1 safety factor with a shackle, at least he'll be able to safely use a crane to lift his truck with the vehicle he's attached to without any problems.
Just for size reference, a true 25 ton screw pin shackle is about a 12" long and the screw pin is about 1.5" in diameter. This is one custom mounted on a 2" receiver:
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I used to do a ton of rigging, still do but not as much but if I dont need to use anything over a 1.25 diameter pin shackle Im not[emoji1787] Damn things start getting way to heavy[emoji1787]

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[ShortRAM]

Cell phone, cash and credit card. I like my RAM too much to take it anywhere that would justify anything else.

 

[4xdad]

you are right 25 ton shackles are to big but the price was right 30 ft 60000 pound sling is too big too but same thing I am cheap and don't like waste.so at the end of a job I watch what they are throwing away

 

[crazy jerry]

Considering there is about a 4 to 1 safety factor with a shackle, at least he'll be able to safely use a crane to lift his truck with the vehicle he's attached to without any problems.
Just for size reference, a true 25 ton screw pin shackle is about a 12" long and the screw pin is about 1.5" in diameter. This is one custom mounted on a 2" receiver:
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i think some companies making general purpose shackles could be safety factor 4 but shackles specific to overhead lifting such as van beest green pin and crosby are usually safety factor 6x WLL. a top qaulity 5t WLL shackle is more than plenty. of course i can never recomend generic branded shackles from china

 

[Maligator]

Cell phone, cash and credit card. I like my RAM too much to take it anywhere that would justify anything else.

[emoji107]

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[crash68]

i think some companies making general purpose shackles could be safety factor 4 but shackles specific to overhead lifting such as van beest green pin and crosby are usually safety factor 6x WLL. a top qaulity 5t WLL shackle is more than plenty. of course i can never recomend generic branded shackles from china

You can't be too safe when picking heavy loads but even at a paltry 4X safety factor a 25T shackle is shear overkill for anything automotive recovery.
Maybe if your trying to recover a semi or military vehicle you might need something of that capacity.

 

[4xdad]

with the 2x2 1/4 inch wall tube I used to build my rock sliders I probably could thats why I built them like that.your right thats why when I see guys going to throw rigging out I grab it

 

[crazy jerry]

You can't be too safe when picking heavy loads but even at a paltry 4X safety factor a 25T shackle is shear overkill for anything automotive recovery.
Maybe if your trying to recover a semi or military vehicle you might need something of that capacity.

of course you can never be to safe but using grossly over rated equipment makes zero sense. unless it was a dirt cheap, deal of a lifetime at the local swapmeet ,then i could understand. sounds like we are mostly in agreement on that.
the most important thing atleast for me is using top qaulity equipment. greenpin and crosby are probly the two biggest names in lifting shackles. theres no question of their qaulity or the WLL and safety factor, so theres no reason to use overkill mega shackles. maybe with china shackles youll need something overkill as the qaulity likely isnt even close to some of the other brands.