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Obviously, our vehicles aren't huge 8ton animals, so I was going to cheap it out with a $40 aluminum receiver shackle mount for my recovery point on my new hitch.
My main purpose in getting my aftermarket Curt hitch was for an upcoming trip to the Rockies where I wanted to do some offroading, and wanted to make sure I had a SOLID recovery point in the rear, to go with my tow points in the front.
Then....I started digging around into "proper recovery gear" and came across this story about this poor guy in Arizona.
Father Killed In ORV Recovery Accident When Tow Hitch Snapped (roadandtrack.com)
His SuperDuty with rear locker got bogged down up to his nips. He called his buddy who came out with INADEQUATE recovery equipment for this job. They ended up shearing the receiver. Now, granted, the receiver was NOT a shackle mount receiver, but a tow ball receiver. This is not intended for a recovery. Especially one like this. But its given me room for pause. Maybe spending a little extra money might be worth some peace of mind?
So I'll ask you guys. My basic question is, how SAFE should I play it and opt for a stainless steel receiver shackle mount (maybe even finding one that accepts a 7/8 shackle pinhole) over just a normal aluminum receiver with a 3/4 inch shackle pin hole.
The latter is about twice the price of the former (often more).
My main purpose in getting my aftermarket Curt hitch was for an upcoming trip to the Rockies where I wanted to do some offroading, and wanted to make sure I had a SOLID recovery point in the rear, to go with my tow points in the front.
Then....I started digging around into "proper recovery gear" and came across this story about this poor guy in Arizona.
Father Killed In ORV Recovery Accident When Tow Hitch Snapped (roadandtrack.com)
His SuperDuty with rear locker got bogged down up to his nips. He called his buddy who came out with INADEQUATE recovery equipment for this job. They ended up shearing the receiver. Now, granted, the receiver was NOT a shackle mount receiver, but a tow ball receiver. This is not intended for a recovery. Especially one like this. But its given me room for pause. Maybe spending a little extra money might be worth some peace of mind?
So I'll ask you guys. My basic question is, how SAFE should I play it and opt for a stainless steel receiver shackle mount (maybe even finding one that accepts a 7/8 shackle pinhole) over just a normal aluminum receiver with a 3/4 inch shackle pin hole.
The latter is about twice the price of the former (often more).
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