Scotch Blocks

[mcinfantry]

So does anyone think it would be ‘possible’ to use the front toe /rear recovery hooks for scotch blocks for winching/recovery?

or are you just going to bend the frame?

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[Mudlight]

Who knows? I hope not. I did the LOD reinforcement frame brackets for my RC high winch mount in the front. I have a hitch receiver mount recovery shackle insert in the rear and the supplied Ford tow loop in the rear also. Those are probably ticking time bombs. Lol.

 

[mcinfantry]

@mpeugeot
@Tricky Dick

 

[JohnnyBronco]

At the very least the recovery hooks one at a time are cap le of yanking a Bronco with full locked brakes up onto the bed of a rollback. Or they wouldn't be labeled "recovery"

 

[mcinfantry]

I’m genuinely interested if they could hold the bronco and not deform the frame

@BigMeatsBronco
@Tex

 

[Bmadda]

What is a "scotch block"? do you mean snatch block?

 

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[Broncotrax]

Neat for me please.

 

[Theherofails]

I had an F-250 giving it all she had for 6 solid hours tugging my Bronco out of quicksand.. Just absolutely brutal on the F-250. Full sprint pulls with and without a kinetic rope. 15,000+ LB dynamic loading repeatedly for 6 hours, easy. Zero issues. Every angle you can think of.

The recovery points are 100% fine.

 

[RHeinz]

Unless you were using a remote mounted winch, why would you attach the snatch block to one of the vehicle recovery attachments? Wouldn’t the snatch block go on the “dead man” away from the vehicle/winch?

You could always use a bridle between two recovery points with the snatch block attached to the bridle if using a remote winch.

 

[mcinfantry]

What is a "scotch block"? do you mean snatch block?

Blocks/braces you chock your wheels with, prior to hydraulic rams on tow trucks they were used
I’ve used various objects in the past as suck on a deuce and 5 ton and m715
Just curious for those of you more familiar with this platform

you anchor them to the tow points and the truck digs instead of slides

 

[mcinfantry]

Unless you were using a remote mounted winch, why would you attach the snatch block to one of the vehicle recovery attachments? Wouldn’t the snatch block go on the “dead man” away from the vehicle/winch?

You could always use a bridle between two recovery points with the snatch block attached to the bridle if using a remote winch.

Not snatch, scotch
See photo

 

[Chrome_Pony]

I use metal spiked wheel chocks for winching on snow/icy pavement up here, similar concept, minus the attachment point.

Can't see how the load would be too much for a recovery point since even on a hard pull, the load on the point from the scotch would never be 100%

 

[mcinfantry]

I use metal spiked wheel chocks for winching on snow/icy pavement up here, similar concept, minus the attachment point.

Can't see how the load would be too much for a recovery point since even on a hard pull, the load on the point from the scotch would never be 100%

Thanks! No you didn’t need to anchor them to the veh to dig?

I’m trying to learn a little about the platform and also trying to rig my sand ladders if possible as scotch blocks in a pinch

 

[Bikeric]

Blocks/braces you chock your wheels with, prior to hydraulic rams on tow trucks they were used
I’ve used various objects in the past as suck on a deuce and 5 ton and m715
Just curious for those of you more familiar with this platform

you anchor them to the tow points and the truck digs instead of slides

I learn something new everyday on this site. I know that “traction boards” were useless for me in the sand. I’m going off to research more on these scotch blocks.

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