Recovery hook / eye - for a Haymon Reece towbar.
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:26
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Member - Willie , Epping .Syd.
Evening all ,
I need to buy one of those fittings that slide into a Hayman Reece towbar - there are two kinds I have seen - one is solid and has a big shackle through it and the other is hollow square tube with a hook on it .
Firstly , which one do you think is the best and secondly who sells them ?
The only type I could find was the Kaymar one with a big eye in it .
Thanks a lot ,
Willie
Reply By: glenno(qld) - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:29
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:29
Big Balls .
http://www.bigballsoffroad.com/category124_1.htm
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Follow Up By: Leroy - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 23:21
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 23:21
$$$$$60 bucks!!! geez u got to be kidding. I don't know of anyone who has bent a pin in a hitch. If you ever did it may be a little pain in the ass to get the bent one out but a new pin cost less than $10 bucks!
Leory
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Reply By: Chaz - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:31
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:31
Hi Willie,
I just use a spare Hayman Reece socket with a large bow shackle fitted to it. Works a treat, just had to enlarge the hole in the tongue for the shackle bolt.
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Reply By: Member - JD - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:33
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:33
Evening Willie,
I would go for which ever one is rated for what you want to do with it,I think I've seen them advertised here thru one of the advertisers.
JD
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Reply By: navaraman - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:55
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:55
I've got the solid one with the shackle and it is good. I would have bought the one with the hook though if they'd been is stock when I got
mine. The less shackles the better IMO
Pat
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Reply By: Member - bushfix - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:56
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 19:56
g'day Willie,
i'd go the solid billet (
well it's what i decided on) as it gives best support for the pin, although the reports of them being bent are scarce, i have heard of it happening. Can't imagine much of a price difference but give Nick a call at Mannell Motors up the highway. expect to pay around $60. Hitch Receiver jobbie. Shackle attached should be 4.7T.
cheers,
Jeremy.
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Reply By: Member - Stan (VIC) - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 20:28
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 20:28
I got one with the hook - if you need to use it just put
the loop of the snatch strap on the hook in 1 sec and ready to go... The are made by Outback Ideas.
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 12:06
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 12:06
Stan,
I Googled "Outback Ideas" without success . Would you be able to give me his web address please ?
Thanks ,
Willie .
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Follow Up By: Member - Stan (VIC) - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 14:44
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 14:44
OUTBACKIDEAS@three.com.au ph 0402 267571
John Whimpey
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 20:42
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 20:42
Hi Willie:
Try t may be what you are after.
Jack
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Follow Up By: Member - Jack - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 20:44
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 20:44
Oooops ... link failed. Try again, Jack.
Try this link on eBay
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Reply By: Dave- Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 21:29
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 21:29
Got
mine frm 4wd Megastore in
Ballarat. They had both hook type and shackle version. I went for the hook and have had no problems. Manufactured by Outback Ideas called the Bush Hook and rated at 10000lbs(approx. 4.5t)
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Reply By: rolande- Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 22:44
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 22:44
Willie,
Save your $65 and just buy another hitch pin, put the eye of your snatch strap straight into this.
Rolande
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 07:51
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 07:51
hah! drop in the ocean!
have you checked Willie's rig list lately! :)
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:53
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:53
Bushfix,
You can't take it with you and these toys are just the best fun .
Thanks ,
Willie .
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 22:48
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 22:48
I agree with rolande.
Take the tounge out - ball and all, and slide the snatch in there, put pin through the lot, and R clip back on the end.
Thats all I use, worked 100's of times, including
driver training for the club.
YMMV
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Follow Up By: rolande- Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 23:13
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2005 at 23:13
I think I actually read this tip from you originally!
Rolande
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Reply By: Kiwi Kia - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 08:51
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 08:51
Yeah right !!
Try puting a snatch strap up the spout, putting the pin in and then putting the'R' clip back on the pin under muddy water, in a river, deep in mud (where you can't see the reciever) or on a dark wet night !
Go for the hook version. Go to any welder / engineering
shop and they will cut and drill a bit of 50 x 50 x 6mm square section tube in a few minutes. Get a rated hook and mount it yourself. Make sure that the first bolt hole for the hook is about 50 mm back from the end of the tube.
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:54
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:54
you obviously dont live in Victoria where they are standard conditions.
Also if your going thru slimey mud pits, you would attach the snatch prior to going through.
YMMV
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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:56
Thursday, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:56
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this post . I am off to Mannell Motors to look at what they have got and I am going to have a look at the "Outback Ideas" website .
The one on Ebay had already been sold , but it was the Kaymar one with the ring which I did not reaaly like .
I have heard many arguements regarding just using the pin - for and against and as I am no expert, I will steer clear of doing this , but thanks for the tip anyway .
Cheers ,
Willie .
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Reply By: Old Johno [NSW] - Friday, Dec 16, 2005 at 09:27
Friday, Dec 16, 2005 at 09:27
Willie,
ARB Northside have the solid fittings for about $55.00
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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Friday, Dec 16, 2005 at 17:54
Friday, Dec 16, 2005 at 17:54
Well I went up to Mannell Motors and they had the the Outback Ideas hook and the solid bar with the shackle .
I had the solid one before ( I had it pinched ) so I thought I would try the 10,000 lb hook type .
I took it
home , put it on and found that it stuck out too far . I would have been belting my shins on it all the time .
So back I went and swapped it for the solid one - they were the same price . Took it
home , tried to put it on and the pin would not go into the solid bar . Back to Mannell and they drilled it out for me .
They are very nice people . While I was there , I bought two Outback Ideas recovery eyes made for the front of the 100 . They put them on charge for me , as I could not get the bolts undone .
Cheers ,
Willie .
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