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i got me a new reciver toy today

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friend makes these from scrap heavy duty lift straps.

cuts the dead strap up and saves the triangle and then weld them up to a pipe and square tube and makes a cool reciver tow point for his trucks.

well he traded me 2 of them for some stuff i had.

pic posted has a 1350 ujoint in the center for size refrence. :eek1:

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Is that so I can pull you along the trails!






Just kidding, you know I'll be struggling to follow your line!
 
I've seen some big tow points but that's definitely up there. Seems a little bulky for the trails though. :dunno:
 
here it is on the back of my plow truck.

and its big but light weight. its a heavy forged style aluminum triangle and then steel tube cut open and triangle installed and then welded shut and welded to the tube for the recever. then for extra protection a strap of steel welded over the top /front/bottom .

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Not sure if i like seeing those used after they have been welded on. Regardless of how hot they may or may not have gotten, or it's weight rating.
 
no the triangle is aluminum forged.

the section of tube is cut open to slide in the triangle then welded shut.

then a square section of tube is cut and welded to the new piviot point tube the triangle is in.

then last a section of 3/16" plate is welded over the top of the square tube - down the front - back on to the tube.

he has a few of these he uses . has one on a dodge 1ton 4x4 service truck in the gas field bissness up here in the north east. has been hung off the side of a hill from a d9 dozer and no problems.

thay are from a dead lifting strap thay is in the 150,000 lbs capacity range. reason the strap was dead was to many bad points in the strap its self. so he gets them from the dumpster and makes these when he can.
 
As long as whoever welded it... knows what they are doing, I wouldnt have any concern over using it.
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he was using thisone for well over a year and had the truck loaded and scaled out over 12k-14k lbs and hanging off the d9 dozer so i bet its good.

got it more for looks than anything. truck nuts are old. now its big red triangles for me. :D
 
sweetk30 said:
he was using thisone for well over a year and had the truck loaded and scaled out over 12k-14k lbs and hanging off the d9 dozer so i bet its good.

got it more for looks than anything. truck nuts are old. now its big red triangles for me. :D
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Thats where i have the issue. Hanging weight is fine. But jerking, is not what these are designed for. I've had to sit through a couple hoisting and lifting classes. Using the right tool for the job.

Not being directly welded on helps ease my mind. Time will tell.
 
how many time do i have to say this guys ......

its more for looks than use. i have aways prefered the direct mounting of a strap than threw multiple points of metal.

thanks for the safty end of this story. its just a novilty item for me mostly.
 
I've personally seen this on the dodge he is referring to (2500 with utility bed probably gross weight of ~9 - 10k lbs ATLEAST).

While I agree there is a drastic difference in the effect of kinetic vs. static forces, I would trust this recovery point (whether it was displayed for looks or not!). Proof is in the pudding, this is a gas maintenance rig in which the tow point is probably used too frequently!
 
The weakest part is still probably the pipe/reciever tube/strap assembly that was made for it...

Rene
 
Agreed, most likely it would fail right around the welded region from the heat concentration.
 
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