Tow Rope

[schmoe147]

I'm looking to purchase a new tow rope. I'm sick of the cheap 10 dollar ones that are junk and dont get the job done. I want something I can hook up and jerk a vehicle out without having to worry about breaking the rope, any advice would be great.

Thanks

[BucksnDucks]

Be ready to drop $100 or better if you want to step up to the big boys. I would recommend something that is atleast 4in. in width for 1/2ton trucks 6 if your every gunna be jerkn a diesel

[Macgyver55]

6 inch is way overkill for a pickup. You want the strap to stretch some when you tug to absorb the jerk. I used a 6 inch which is rated for 54000 pounds with our tandem tow truck pulling 20,000 to sometimes even 40,000 lb. trucks. Never broke it in several years. I keep a 25 ft 2 inch in my truck and thats rated for 20,000lbs.

You can pick up a nice 3 inch good for 27,000 for about 50 bucks online.

[deadeye]

I got a 25k lb tow strap at fleet farm for about 30 bucks and it has worked great for me. Never had anything it wont pull out and it has been used a lot.

Its a good idea to get a actual strap, that way you can give a little jerk and it acts like a rubber band instead of just snapping.

As you would guess the higher the rating the better.

[BucksnDucks]

ive broken more than my far share of those whimpy 2in. straps in my day that ive grown wiser and steppd up to the big league!

[Macgyver55]

ive broken more than my far share of those whimpy 2in. straps in my day that ive grown wiser and steppd up to the big league!

After running a recovery rig for 30 plus years pulling single axles, tandems and sometimes semis', (often having to repair the vehicles I tow), I cant think of a bigger league. Take my word for it, you want the strap to break before the vehicle does. If a 27,000 lb strap wont pull a pickup loose you need more help than a bigger strap.

[CaptainBly]

Yeah I snapped a 6" strap this fall, but I guess I was trying to pull a stuck combine out with a 4-wheel drive tractor. I have a tow strap in the truck that I have about a 2' chain looped though one of the loops, connected with a chain coupling with a chain hook on the chain. I use the chain hook on cars, because there isn't alot to tie to on a car. I also have an extra reciever that I use with a clevis so I don't have to worry about the strap coming off the ball.

[deadeye]

Originally Posted By: BucksnDucks

ive broken more than my far share of those whimpy 2in. straps in my day that ive grown wiser and steppd up to the big league!

After running a recovery rig for 30 plus years pulling single axles, tandems and sometimes semis', (often having to repair the vehicles I tow), I cant think of a bigger league. Take my word for it, you want the strap to break before the vehicle does. If a 27,000 lb strap wont pull a pickup loose you need more help than a bigger strap.

Funny this came up. I pulled a couple high school kids out of a snowbank tonght with my 25k strap and it did just fine. It didn't want to budge just pulling outright but with a little jerk, their truck pulled right out. I was laughing to myself because I saw this thread earlier today.