nylon strap

[atvaddict]

if i were to say..have a tug of war wiht 2 trucks, do you think that this would work good? http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/Extreme_4x4/Keeper_towstraps.htm

look at the keeper 3 or 4 inch straps...

 

[badfish4tail]

I dont like metal straps

 

[trailblazr81]

I think the metal hook ones would be fine if you just had to tow/pull a vehicle. Wouldnt use it to try to recover someone stuck. Ive used 2" x 30' straps and havent had major problems yet. But you also have to look at what your hook or where you attach your strap to are rated. My cousin had a tow hook rip off the vehicle he was hooked up to and it went through his windshield and pushed in the bench seat. If he had a passenger they would have got nailed in the head and most likely be dead.

I think 4wheel parts had a good price on straps if you want to deal with that hassle. Summit has a good price too.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

The only strap I have ever seen break had hooks on it (and the hooks are what broke, of course).

 

[badfish4tail]

The only strap I have ever seen break had hooks on it (and the hooks are what broke, of course).

I also saw the same thing!!! and thats why i dont like hooks.

 

[3rdshiftdesign]

i've seen plain ol' nylon straps tear up some sheet metal. make sure it's a quality strap and used properly.

 

[bigbadchev84]

when i was 16 i had a metal hook tow strap break and go through both layers of the barn door on my parents suburban trying to pull out a stuck buddy. try explaining that one when you get home

 

[atvaddict]

no im not talking about the ones wiht hooks, i like the heavy duty ones with just sewn in loops.

but yeah i could see how the flying hook could do some serious damage.

 

[trailblazr81]

those loop ones are fine. Since you would be pulling away from each other I would go with the biggest/strongest.

 

[BranndonC]

just obviously dont put the loop on a trailer ball

 

[badfish4tail]

I had a tug-o-war with a 1/2ton sub!! guess who one?
Yeah this guy------->Badfish

 

[atvaddict]

haha well hopefully my burb wont do too bad. i was at truck night at brookfield ohio..place called "fireball motors" its sooo badass we had a couple thousand people, and they had tug of war...it was great watching these guys in 4x4 s10s and rangers burn their tires off. i want to hold one at my house...5 bux to enter or something, it would be so much fun i think. i jsut want to laugh at a buncha stupid high school kids taht think their truck is all that