Hi all,
Started looking for some D-rings or Shackles this week and not sure what to look for.
None of the shops around here have much of anything in stock to actually look at and with the county wide power outage yesterday not much open to browse on my day off anyways.
What are the Pros/Cons between D-Ring Shackles and Soft Shackles?
(I'm thinking less of a projectile / grenade if soft ones break?)
As for Mounting to my rig the Taco has hooks up front, and I'm looking to get some recovery points for the the front of the 4Runner If I get a tax refund. Out back both have Tow Receivers so I was looking to either get a Receiver D-ring or for a while use the Recovery Strap right into the Receiver with the pin and risk abrasion If I ever need it.
I looked at the Horrible Fright Receiver Hitch D-Ring and was very concerned that it would kill some one ( https://www.harborfreight.com/d-ring-receiver-hitch-66212.html ). They say it has a "load capacity: 10,000 lbs" I don't know that I'd hang a hammock from it let alone try a recovery. The D-ring attachments go through a hole in the receiver tube endcap and are welded to it. On all examples I picked up I could see light through gaps in the welds. Not even worth the $9.99. HF compared it to the "Rugged Ridge 11234.01" which looks much sturdier cast receiver @$35+Shipping but I've not seen it in person. Looking around the web I see these going for the $10 at HF up to nearly $200 US in all kinds of sizes, materials, and "ratings".
I'd like to be able to use them with either the Tacoma or 4Runner.
What should I be looking for?
What to you recommend?
Size rating?
Thank you for your advice and input!
Boort
Started looking for some D-rings or Shackles this week and not sure what to look for.
None of the shops around here have much of anything in stock to actually look at and with the county wide power outage yesterday not much open to browse on my day off anyways.
What are the Pros/Cons between D-Ring Shackles and Soft Shackles?
(I'm thinking less of a projectile / grenade if soft ones break?)
As for Mounting to my rig the Taco has hooks up front, and I'm looking to get some recovery points for the the front of the 4Runner If I get a tax refund. Out back both have Tow Receivers so I was looking to either get a Receiver D-ring or for a while use the Recovery Strap right into the Receiver with the pin and risk abrasion If I ever need it.
I looked at the Horrible Fright Receiver Hitch D-Ring and was very concerned that it would kill some one ( https://www.harborfreight.com/d-ring-receiver-hitch-66212.html ). They say it has a "load capacity: 10,000 lbs" I don't know that I'd hang a hammock from it let alone try a recovery. The D-ring attachments go through a hole in the receiver tube endcap and are welded to it. On all examples I picked up I could see light through gaps in the welds. Not even worth the $9.99. HF compared it to the "Rugged Ridge 11234.01" which looks much sturdier cast receiver @$35+Shipping but I've not seen it in person. Looking around the web I see these going for the $10 at HF up to nearly $200 US in all kinds of sizes, materials, and "ratings".
I'd like to be able to use them with either the Tacoma or 4Runner.
What should I be looking for?
What to you recommend?
Size rating?
Thank you for your advice and input!
Boort