Recovery Points

[bambam]

I have done a quick search but not come up with much.
What have you guys done in terms of recovery points for use when being recovered off road?
I read about a hilux with hi-lift jack points added which are accessable through cut outs in the bumper.
I've got a towbar with a pin underneath on the rear - is the tow bar bracket strong enough for a recovery point? (obviously is depends how stuck you are etc).
On the front I've only got the 'pig tail' recovery point.
How strong are these? Is it up to the job for off roading? If not how/what should I add to create a safe, strong recovery point?

Cheers

Chris

 

[Terranosaurus]

The pig tail is about as strong as they come, you can fit another one on the other side if you get one from a breaker, the bolt holes are already there.

I keep meaning to take a photo of the rear of mine with and without the tow bar on, the standard recovery points on the rear are fine for use, use a bridle to connect to both of them, the longer the better as this minimizes the effect on pulling them together and thus bending the chassis, this is not something to worry about for a normal pull out of a ditch but could be an issue if winches or KERRs get used (try to avoid using KERRs if you can).

High lift wise, it might be possible to make some sort of adaptor and cut a hole in the bumper but not seen it done, best solution would be to make rock sliders and fit them with suitable sized tubes to take a landrover high lift adaptor.

Another problem - where do you store a high lift on a T2/Mav.

 

[Terranosaurus]

Jate rings

These keep being mentioned on here but I don't know anyone who has fitted these to a Nissan, this is something that came up in discussion the other day that I thought I would pass on.


THIS is a Jate ring



THESE are pale imitations which are often sold as Jate Rings


The one piece structure of the upper ones makes them intrinsically stronger, there isn't the potential for someones weld to fail either and they are less likely to twist sideways too. You wouldn't buy a shackle that had been welded together - would you?

 

[Terranosaurus]

As promised some pictures of the recovery points on a Terrano II or Maverick. They are a bit more visible on mine compared to a normal truck due to the body lift. they're in an album on Picassa

HERE


I have included titles as explanations with each one.

 

[GoonerCarp]

Having just read this, I have now remembered that after fitting my A-bar I didn't put the "pig tail" back Job for the weekend, seach tool box and re-fit!

 

[JonathanM]

I fitted a second pig tail to the front of my wagon, one thing to say is that on mine I needed to grind off the small retaining lip because with it in place it was fouling on something. The clearance isn't as good on this pigtail, that is I can't fit a shackle around it, and my recovery strap *just* fits over the end between the pigtail & chassis - a thicker, wider rope type strap wouldn't. The benefit of this is that the second pigtail is much less likely to allow a strap to come loose, something that is itself difficult to achieve on the original due to the retaining lip.

As HB says having 2 recovery points front & rear allows the use of a bridle, which reduces the risk of a strenuous recovery placing a twisting strain on the chassis.

Can look like you've lost your horse though....like this

Dual front pigtails

 

[GoonerCarp]

will have to head down to breakers and see if I can get another "pig tail" can't find mine now :roll:

 

[JonathanM]

will have to head down to breakers and see if I can get another "pig tail" can't find mine now :roll:

I got my second one from an e-bay advert, someone breaking a Mavrano. Wasn't too expensive either, think postage was more than what they guy wanted for the pigtail.