120 Recovery Points

[PradOz Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close PradOz]

Those welds are amateur PradoOz. The slag has been allowed to run all over the place, there is a spot of splatter in the second pic (just lazy), and the powder coat has already chipped off on the edge of the hole for the shackle in the second pic. Another example of top ARB quality hey? I also doubt these points would need strengthening. You would be more likely to sheer one of the bolts than bend/break the recovery plate, and the ratings on a single M12 HT would be near good enough that you could lift (not snatch) an entire prado with it. So, given you have 3 of these bolts on either side (and only 2 on the outback ideas points), strengthening is really not necessary I wouldn't think. Just my opinion though!

i will still get them welded and strengthened. If you look at the second photo the loop section is made of 2 pieces welded together to get the thickness. this then extends up to form a right angle section. the other side of the right angle part is not welded to the main section of steel that it attaches to which can be seen on the photo that has the "L" written on it in texta. IMHO unless this is welded together it just forms a weak point. and unless it is braced on that opposite side the lower loop section will always have the opportunity to bend. thats my opinion only and i will feel better if its "toughened up". I dont like how the pieces that are turned up are not fully welded to each other. i cant weld but i reckon whoever did these brackets isnt too much more experienced than me.

it is these same areas that failed for PP member: "8608" which you can see in the thread i mentioned in reply 13 above. i will plan to make my brackets look something like 8606s in that other thread. you just got to make sure the bash plates can go on/off

[iantz Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close iantz]

PradoOz - definitely, I would weld it up the bracket better. But, I don't know if I'd bother with the 1/4" plate etc. Mind you, if you're welding and re-powder coating, then you may as well do it properly the first time hey?

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

there is no slag that has run on these weld, they have been done with a mig welder that was set to hot and they have been done in the vertical down position, which has allowed the molten pool of weld to run down to the lowest point of the weld,, lazy because the welder could not be bothered to change it, and the other side needs to be welded as well, must have been a friday arvo job. take them back and get them to fix them properly, if you are paying good money for a bar, you want decent quality brackets, i think this slipped through quality control. cheers samo

[Yeomada Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Yeomada]

i have the outback ideas recovery points on the front of my 120 series with the genuine toyota bullbar and i swear by them.

[PradOz Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close PradOz]

i have the outback ideas recovery points on the front of my 120 series with the genuine toyota bullbar and i swear by them.

yep they fit the 120 with a sovereign bar and they work just fine, but they dont fit if you have or are planning to have a steel winch bar eg: the ARB Deluxe Winch Bar

you are left to your own devices in that case. me i am fitting new chassis brackets as posted above but they are rewelded and have bracing brackets on the inside and a steel rod on the outside at the top edge of the loop to prevent it all bending as has happened before to another pper and all details of that are shown on pp

[Case Member Find all posts View Profile Close Case]

What type of Bolts hold there on (size and length) i bought a set from TJM and they didn't come with bolts. but there are no bolts on the car, is there meant to be bolts on the car (should i be looking for a prado at the supermarkets and jumping under with a spanner)

Case

[Stuart Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Stuart]

Anchored at three points, much bigger than Outback Ideas (which I still have pre bullbar) although about 3 mil thinner, I'm surprised to hear that. If they are not rated I don't know what is. I've done a few recoveries with them without dramas. Now you've got me worried, D4D.

Cheers

Aren't they just tie down points? We have the same thing, and have been told by ARB and Toyota they are not rated to recover off. We have done, but the recovery was VERY easy (we've pulled people out of sand - certainly nothing hard).

Just out of curiosity, why are the recovery points being sold by the original poster so expensive? I don't know how much they are worth normally, but $130 + freight seems damn expensive for a bit of steel and some high tensile bolts.

[Peterpilot Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Peterpilot]

Aren't they just tie down points? We have the same thing, and have been told by ARB and Toyota they are not rated to recover off. We have done, but the recovery was VERY easy (we've pulled people out of sand - certainly nothing hard).

Just out of curiosity, why are the recovery points being sold by the original poster so expensive? I don't know how much they are worth normally, but $130 + freight seems damn expensive for a bit of steel and some high tensile bolts.

Nobody sells "rated" recovery points anymore, they are now called by their politically correct title; "tow" points... and $130 is the RRP, the first post clearly states a Prado Point member price of $119 including freight.

[ntp Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close ntp]

Good deal/price?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toyota-La...27028f4&_uhb=1

[Ozpat Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ozpat]

Good deal/price?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toyota-La...27028f4&_uhb=1

I've got the same ARB pair never used as I got the ARB bar if anyone wants a better price if in Sydney area or Brissy in a few weeks.

Cheers Jim

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Fitting Recovery points with sovregn bull bar

How do you fit these with the sovreign bullbar? Is there a spacer supplied to compensate for the bullbar's mounting bracket?