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Shackle hitch for recovery

Grenadian

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Hi,
I am looking to buy a shackle hitch that fits the hitch receiver tube of my Grenadier.
There are many kinds, but I don't know which one will fit my Grenadier due to my lack of experience.
Please give me some good information.
Also, is there a way to know what the hitch receiver tube size of my Grenadier is?
Thanks a lot !
 

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Old thread, but it is a standard 2". I have a few different reciever mounts from various manufacturers that I collected over time. Factor 55 makes a decent one. SafeXTract makes the one I carry in my recovery kit now, the hole is chamfered so I can use soft shackles. That being said, the Grenadier has solid frame mounted recovery points both front and rear that I'd use before a receiver mounted shackle on a bolted on hitch.
 
오래된 글이지만, 표준 2인치입니다. 여러 제조사의 리시버 마운트를 여러 개 모아서 가지고 있습니다. Factor 55 제품이 괜찮은 편입니다. 지금 제 회복 키트에 넣어 가지고 다니는 제품은 SafeXTract 제품입니다. 구멍이 모따기 처리되어 있어서 부드러운 섀클을 사용할 수 있습니다. 그런데 그레나디어는 앞뒤 모두 견고한 프레임에 고정된 회복 지점을 가지고 있어서 볼트로 고정된 히치에 리시버 마운트 섀클을 장착하기 전에는 이 지점을 사용했습니다.
티hanks a lot !!!!
 
안녕하세요! We’re carrying one optimised for soft shackles. I would only use it for kinetic recoveries, and have a 12,000kg rated kinetic rope for that purpose. To be clear, mostly used for recovering other vehicles.

As mentioned above, I’d use the two recovery points if winching and have a 3m/15,000kg sleeved utility rope for that purpose.

Saber Offroad Recovery Hitches
Saber 12,000kg Kinetic Rope
 
안녕하세요! We’re carrying one optimised for soft shackles. I would only use it for kinetic recoveries, and have a 12,000kg rated kinetic rope for that purpose. To be clear, mostly used for recovering other vehicles.

As mentioned above, I’d use the two recovery points if winching and have a 3m/15,000kg sleeved utility rope for that purpose.

Saber Offroad Recovery Hitches
Saber 12,000kg Kinetic Rope

Thank you for replying to my old post.
Actually, I was looking for a kinetic rope with two loops on each side for the rear eye bolt? of a Grenadier.
It was hard to find in my area.
Even the famous Rhino company didn't have one with two loops on one kinetic rope.
I just needed to buy another soft shackle.
I already have a hitch, but it's a hassle to remove and attach the tow hitch.
Thank you for your reply.
 
Thank you for replying to my old post.
Actually, I was looking for a kinetic rope with two loops on each side for the rear eye bolt? of a Grenadier.
It was hard to find in my area.
Even the famous Rhino company didn't have one with two loops on one kinetic rope.
I just needed to buy another soft shackle.
I already have a hitch, but it's a hassle to remove and attach the tow hitch.
Thank you for your reply.
I might be off track... Are you looking for an equaliser strap to go between the recovery points? Also known as a recovery bridle. Or was it just the recovery hitch you needed?

Examples
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Thank you for replying to my old post.
Actually, I was looking for a kinetic rope with two loops on each side for the rear eye bolt? of a Grenadier.
It was hard to find in my area.
Even the famous Rhino company didn't have one with two loops on one kinetic rope.
Australian company ; they use Australia Post which would be a relatively low shipping cost to Korea.
George 4x4
 
I might be off track... Are you looking for an equaliser strap to go between the recovery points? Also known as a recovery bridle. Or was it just the recovery hitch you needed?

Examples
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Thank you for the photos.
I just realized the black rope above is called recovery bridled.
How is it different from the red rope below?
 
Thank you for the photos.
I just realized the black rope above is called recovery bridled.
How is it different from the red rope below?

Functionally a recovery bridle and an equaliser strap do the same job: to distribute recovery forces equally across rated attachment points. There may be differences in construction like these two examples but they do the same job.
The black strap is made from flat webbing material. The red strap appears to be made from woven rope.
There is some knowledge required to select the right strap and use it correctly. It's all about load ratings and geometry. Robert Pepper has some good information in this YouTube.
 
Thank you for the photos.
I just realized the black rope above is called recovery bridled.
How is it different from the red rope below?
Typically with a kinetic recovery you would attach to the tow point of the vehicle performing the recovery, and use the bridle on the vehicle being recovered. At least that’s my method, there may be others.

So no need for two loops on your kinetic rope. Happy adventures in your Gren!
 
For those that want to have go at making soft shackles this guy has a good easy to follow video. There are various designs but this one is easy and with a length of protection sleeve over, it makes a good soft shackle.
View: https://youtu.be/TBTiYf-9Hys?si=2CaqA1mOHWr2WArU
 
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So in my boredome of some enforced time out and also not having the Grenadier to play with at the moment, I decided to go back to my occasional hobby of playing with ropes. I’ve made a few soft shackles in the past and realise that the button knot although touted as the strongest soft shackle knot, is not the easiest to tie. So in my research I came across a much simpler and just as strong knot upto 230% stronger than a single strand of the same dyneema rope that it is made with. It’s so easy to make but not the prettiest of knots as not symmetrical. It’s impossible for this knot to collapse as the ends are buried in the shackle itself as with the button knot. It’s called the improved soft shackle with Brummell splice and buried ends. A bit of a mouthful, so I’ll just called it the improved soft shackle.
Happy splicing. Illl send links to rope and splicing tools in another post .
View: https://youtu.be/6wIVZoaSx8I?feature=shared
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I have a set of Felma fids and a D-splicer. All readily available from rope suppliers, chandler's, Amazon etc
 
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