mercutio wrote:why is it specified that hooks are supposed to face up
personally i am not a great fan of the idea because if you are stuck in a ditch facing down then when you are getting pulled out the force will be on the end of the hook i.e the weaker part of the hook
so can someone enlighten me
Based on seeing rules like this implemented in other clubs (and an assosiation

) I would have to say well meaning politics

I agree with you fully its stupid... I got told the other day one of the local clubs won't allow shackles becouse they break

and its not like the wll or swl is cast into the side of them... which brings up an interesting question is the 10000lb stamped on these hooks a breaking strain or a Safe Working Load, there's a big difference
but anyway
The rear hook
Just as many options as the front

First off to go is the stupid tiedown eye.... oh just as a side note to people out there Weemsy was telling me he has a link to some clown who welded a plate to this and bolted his hook ontop

alright its a booty piece of bar but those welds are crap and its only welded to a piece of 3mm sheet that in places due to undercut on the welds was only 2mm thick.
After a bit of discussion Weemsy wanted a whole new X member with the hook in the middle, hmmm not untill the tank goes up and I can brace up the chassi to stop it bending

so this is what we've done in the mean time...
so onto the side of the chassi... now due to leverage becouse the hook is outside from the chassi its ment I needed to plate down the chassi a bit more than that cab mount would allow

no worries I've got plasma

the side of the cab mount was slotted and welded back down to the reinforcing plate

And just becouse I can we are going with a double shear mount using 6mm wall angle

there we go an't she prurddy
Now we are workign to the same deal as the front.... when we have the body lift in and the bigger wheels on the bar work will be done (

and yes it will be bright yellow

) so the original bumper got a bit of a trim
Oh heres a hot shot.... and trust me it was hot!! I'm cutting the steel sheet out of the bumper

and the end result
