Topic: how many times have you asked this question? (Read 3016 times)

william127 · « **on:** December 22, 2009, 19:57:07 »

and do you know where the screw in towing eye is? :roll:

Ridgeback · « **Reply #1 on:** December 22, 2009, 20:20:05 »

Thats only half the problem,

how many people know the location of the place to screw it into?
On some cars its hidden behind spot lights etc

DoubleTop · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2009, 20:35:35 »

five times today, goodness knows how many times today. Today made me chuckle, the only one I had to pull out and not just tell how to drive out went confidently to the boot to get the towing eye. Then started to screw it in and it wouldn't fit. I got back out, took one look and it was reverse thread.

DT.

Lucy1978 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2009, 20:59:14 »

Quote from: DoubleTop on December 22, 2009, 20:35:35

took one look and it was reverse thread.

It seems they all are. Does anyone know why?

SteveGoodz · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2009, 21:53:04 »

Quote from: climbingchris on December 22, 2009, 20:59:14

Quote from: DoubleTop on December 22, 2009, 20:35:35
took one look and it was reverse thread.

It seems they all are. Does anyone know why?

I think it's to stop numpties that've lost theirs from trying to use a standard eye bolt instead and it also prevents the same numpties from using the towing eye for something it's not designed to be used for :lol:

Tel · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2009, 22:51:24 »

its actually so it cant unscrew when your towing said vehicle

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #6 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:06:06 »

Quote from: Tel on December 22, 2009, 22:51:24

its actually so it cant unscrew when your towing said vehicle

Because rope is usually right hand twist :idea:

SEDDEY · « **Reply #7 on:** December 24, 2009, 00:17:31 »

I pulled a car out of some mud at Easter.

He knew where the eye was and where to put it, but didn't have a screw driver to remove the cover in the bumper!

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #8 on:** December 24, 2009, 17:54:53 »

At WWW2 I tried to pull Barry Scott out of a ditch, we found he had no recovery eyes big enough to take the shackles we all had with us save for a couple of (unrated 8-[) little things I'd found in my dad's old toolbox. Had I not been usinng them to keep my ropes tidy we'd have had a big problem.

Saffy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 24, 2009, 18:08:00 »

Quote from: Range Rover Blues on December 24, 2009, 17:54:53

At WWW2 I tried to pull Barry Scott out of a ditch,

*THE* Barry Scot of CilLit bang fame ? you name dropper you... :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toZNv3K6-OE

Lee_D · « **Reply #10 on:** December 24, 2009, 20:13:43 »

"Bang and the front cross member is gone!"

:lol:

Suvvey · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:16:07 »

Quote from: Lee_D on December 24, 2009, 20:13:43

"Bang and the front cross member is gone!"
:lol:

:lol:

bravo669 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2009, 08:47:40 »

a guy i pulled out spent about 10 mins looking for the towing eye at the front, me - 30 secs on the back, found!!

wonderboy · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2009, 15:37:45 »

Do some recovery at a charity track day, guess what, half of them leave their towing eye in the service area and the other half dont bring one.
Even ones that are fitted, like evos, are put in such an akward place that no one can find them, or when they do you risk bending bumpers.
Answer is to put the tow rope around something big and solid, like a wishbone...on the understanding that if it breaks its thier fault for not fitting their recovery piont!!

And ask "Do your brakes work?". When they say 'yes', then its their fault for running in to the back of you! Lets just say: Land Rover 1 Ford Cortina 0

S188 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2010, 15:17:36 »

Just be careful with wishbones if the car is slightly stuck - it often doesn't take that greater force to bend them, curbing a car can knock the tracking well off so if your not very smooth on the rope it could be simular, and despite warnings some drivers will quickly start saying other things when they realise the steering wheel now sits on the [throw it].

I think I've got a screw in towing eye in my landy that came from a Fiat Mereia I towed to the scrappy a couple of years back. Don't know if it fits anything else but they seem pritty standard so its probubly more use keeping it just in case than relieing on others to find what should be with their car (along with the handbook that tells you what bit of trim to remove to get to it (on a VW T5 Caravelle you take the right hand foglamp suround off for example) - whats the point in taking the handbook out when you sell a car, incase you one day want to remaniss on how to operate the heater? Smugly grin at the long lost radio code?

squaddie_fox · « **Reply #15 on:** January 05, 2010, 15:51:00 »

try getting the cover out of the front bumper of a merc when it is frozen solid. pulled a maserati out earlier too. :dance:

paul_humphreys · « **Reply #16 on:** January 05, 2010, 16:15:34 »

LH thread is about 50% of cars the others are right hand thread ;) I get to find them all the time as I work doing recoverys. If you can not found one then get one of theses http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Winching-Assistance-Straps-Webbing-Winch-Brother_W0QQitemZ230320966359QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Trailers_Transporters_Parts?hash=item35a0330ad7 works a treat and spreads the loading.

But why can't they make then all the same size and same thread? Even people like ford do not use the same across the range.

Paul

V8MoneyPit · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2010, 16:45:13 »

Quote from: paul_humphreys on January 05, 2010, 16:15:34

But why can't they make then all the same size and same thread? Even people like ford do not use the same across the range.

Come on Paul, this is the motor industry we are talking about.... that would be far too logical :lol:

squaddie_fox · « **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2010, 17:03:22 »

and cheap... [-X

carbore · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2010, 17:23:50 »

Re track days. All the ones I have ever done tell you to fit your tow eye before you go out, and the paddock marshal should check this too ( Book a track, Lotus on track do)

There is NO WAY on gods earth I would let someone recover my Elise (or any other car I owned) round the wishbone, unless it was knackered totally already and seriously in the way. Ideally any serious track day car should have rear recovery points, but thats surprisingly difficult (Specially on the Elise)

I agree mind you, that motor cos dont make it easy to fit or even find em.

wonderboy · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2010, 18:52:41 »

To be honest im not a big fan of the wisbone either, its usually a last resort. Its usually only done if the car is totally knackered, not stuck, and ONLY if the owner/driver says they want to be recovered that way. At the end of the day its the drivers car, they can push it if they want.
Its looking like the next track day is going to include insisting towing eyes are fitted.

william127 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2010, 19:18:20 »

only done one recovery round a wishbone/axle, that was rigged up by a seriously peeed off recovery truck driver- heed been sent to tow a sprinter van out off a side street with a 20 ton recovery lorry, would have had to block a large b road to get the job done, van driver didnt speak english etc. we offered to help and popped the van out in about 5 minutes.

i wouldnt have rigged it myself as the van driver didnt havre a clue what we were saying, probably didnt relise it might damage the van :twisted:

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