scouter4life

Probably not very common, but personally I don't want to be that 1 in 100 person when it does break. Unfortunately people have died due to injuries incurred when equipment breaks in rescue situations.

-MAW-

There isn't any problem using a shackel to join two straps together but common sense is required just like winching you should put some dead weight on each strap to absorb the energy incase the strap or shackle fails. I.E. Heavy jacket or blanket this will take the violent whip out in the case that failure does occur I use moving blankets big and bulky
But this just my way

HappyCurmudgeon

a bunch of them probably are low rated atv type. i have had tow straps come undone and snap back, with a fully intact shackle. just one of them let go, so i wasnt necesarrily refering to just the shackle breaking.

way back in the stone age I used a chain to get a friend unstuck, it snappe and came back like a buzz saw through the scrub brush, it was scary, looked like someone mowed it off. havent used a chain since, but did make the mistake of using shackles. I agree a blanket or something like a jacket will absorb it and slow it down, i just dont think it is worth the chance after seeing what one will do. but that is just me, others do it without incident.

kenny Kustom

Its not the shackle that breaks. Its the strap, or tow point, the strap is attached to. I would never join two straps together with a shackle.

Pwermker

The best knot to use is called a "Bowline". Do a search for knot tying and you can get a detailed description on how to tie it. It is tough to remember how to tie it but it won't bind or slip. I use it to secure trees to vehicles when cutting them down and to tow. The knot will come apart very easily no matter how hard you pull on it.

goldtr8

I got a real nice PDF from one of the guys I wheeled with this weekend that explains how they did it. however it is too big to attach.

So how do I share it with everyone.

HappyCurmudgeon

email, convert it to a jpeg... etc.

jeff@zina.com

Simple to remember: The rabbit comes out of the hole, around the tree and back down the hole. Learned that when I was about five. And it's a great basic knot to know.

See:

http://www.animatedknots.com/bowlineboating/index.php

My guess for the dowel knot would be a Lanyard Hitch, which I've used in a similar fashion:

http://www.animatedknots.com/girthre...matedknots.com

Jeff

Until2004

...you are not gonna knot a strap. If you cannot reach it with one strap, and you don't have a dowel/branch to use the dowel method, use of multiple straps is possible by simply running an additional strap through your end loop and attach both it's end loops to the Jeep to be towed, essentially creating a cradle. No knots, no dowels, no shackles. More than one can be added in this fashion just by running the next one through the end loops until you have enough length.

Kinda like this:

scouter4life

Now that makes a lot of sense. I could see a jeep with the front hooks connected to the red, it would be strong and safe.