Hi all
I was wondering if anybody has had first hand experience using one of those hitch receiver rear recovery points.
I have what is essentially a big block of steel with a rated bow shackle attached. This block of steel fits into the hitch receiver (the genuine Toyota tow bar) and the pin locks it in.
I wonder what Mr Toyota would think of using the tow bar's hitch receiver to snatch a bogged 4WD? Was it designed to accommodate this type of load?
The reason that I am asking is that the genuine Toyota hitch receiver is really a tiny thing made of cast iron and held onto the rear chassis member with 4 closely spaced bolts. It isn't your big heavy Hayman Reese style that is mounted with well spaced load points.
Any comments?
Cheers - John
I was wondering if anybody has had first hand experience using one of those hitch receiver rear recovery points.
I have what is essentially a big block of steel with a rated bow shackle attached. This block of steel fits into the hitch receiver (the genuine Toyota tow bar) and the pin locks it in.
I wonder what Mr Toyota would think of using the tow bar's hitch receiver to snatch a bogged 4WD? Was it designed to accommodate this type of load?
The reason that I am asking is that the genuine Toyota hitch receiver is really a tiny thing made of cast iron and held onto the rear chassis member with 4 closely spaced bolts. It isn't your big heavy Hayman Reese style that is mounted with well spaced load points.
Any comments?
Cheers - John
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