warrenpfo
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I recovered a lady who in doing a U-turn in someone’s drive managed to get her left front wheel in a ditch to the extent that the right rear was about 500mm off the ground. She was going now where fast and so doing the manly thing offered to give her a pull out before realising that I only had my brand new never used snatch strap and no rope or normal recovery strap to use.
She was in a Mondeo which has no rear recovery eye but rather one of those screw in jobbies which she had lost. With no shackles to hand I doubled the strap over going around the rear diff and very slowly in low range pulled her out.
Much to my dismay she was not very appreciative or thankful and left on her merry way. As I started to coil my strap back up I noticed that it must have rubbed on an edge to the point where I have had to throw it in the bin.
So not only was I a bit pissed at her lack of appreciation but also at my stupidity of using my snatch strap and stuffing it up.
So after all that I need a new one and having done a bit or research it seems that a snatch rope is the preffered weapon of choice over a snatch strap and was wondering where I may get hold of a good quality one.
I must also remember to put the rest of my recovery gear back in the car for future none appreciative recoveries.
She was in a Mondeo which has no rear recovery eye but rather one of those screw in jobbies which she had lost. With no shackles to hand I doubled the strap over going around the rear diff and very slowly in low range pulled her out.
Much to my dismay she was not very appreciative or thankful and left on her merry way. As I started to coil my strap back up I noticed that it must have rubbed on an edge to the point where I have had to throw it in the bin.
So not only was I a bit pissed at her lack of appreciation but also at my stupidity of using my snatch strap and stuffing it up.
So after all that I need a new one and having done a bit or research it seems that a snatch rope is the preffered weapon of choice over a snatch strap and was wondering where I may get hold of a good quality one.
I must also remember to put the rest of my recovery gear back in the car for future none appreciative recoveries.