What weight rating shackles to be safe?

[spy]

Sorry to ask stupid questions but here we go anyway!

I have a strop and shackles that I have used once (pulling a lightweight car out of soft sand) but that I never risk getting out of the boot if someone is properly stuck as I dont trust them.  They were cheap and bought at a stand at a show where he said he thought they were rated to 5tonne.  

Anyway, its about time I bought some I am willing to use!  What rating of shackles do people recommend?  What about a strap?  I am on a budget as ever but dont want rubbish either.  Any recommended suppliers?

Cheers all,

Mike

[the loon]

I have a couple of sets one 3 ton one 5 ton I would say go for MINIMUM 3 ton. Others will probably say different though  :lol:
hope this helps

[muddyjames]

If they have been tested they will have the tonnage writen on them in metal raised up.

I bought mine from Old Sodbury along with a tirfor cable and a tree strop and car tyre to put cable in all for a tenner.

Rpoblem I have is that my small shackle is rated lower to than the tirfor but my towing eyes are small so I have 2 small ones and put 1 in each recovery eye and put tow rope between the 2 to make a bridle that way you are adding up the pulling load of the small shackles in theory. eg 2 1.5tonne shackles in a bridle makes a 3 tonne recovery towing point.

[Jim-Willy]

Mine are 4.7 and were not dear.  They are as good as when bought.

[madmatt]

Machine Mart do good quality 3 ton strops and 4.7t tested shackles, or seach for Damar Webbing on ebay, every size and weight of strop known to man in their shop!

[stevegreen]

Rpoblem I have is that my small shackle is rated lower to than the tirfor but my towing eyes are small so I have 2 small ones and put 1 in each recovery eye and put tow rope between the 2 to make a bridle that way you are adding up the pulling load of the small shackles in theory. eg 2 1.5tonne shackles in a bridle makes a 3 tonne recovery towing point.

Not strictly true unless each is pulling at right angles to the mounting point, if you are using it as a bridle then the included angle is important, at 120 degrees, each leg will see the full load.

[spy]

Machine Mart do good quality 3 ton strops and 4.7t tested shackles, or seach for Damar Webbing on ebay, every size and weight of strop known to man in their shop!

I was already looking at the machine mart strop 5tonne 4.5m for under a tenner!  Cant seem to find the 4.7t shckles tho, any chance of a link?  My steering guard has two recover point on it, I am also looking for a suitable bridle.  There is a bridle complete with shackels on machine mart but it doesn mention break weights.

Thanks for all the help people!

Cheers,

Mike

[madmatt]

Machine Mart do good quality 3 ton strops and 4.7t tested shackles, or seach for Damar Webbing on ebay, every size and weight of strop known to man in their shop!

I was already looking at the machine mart strop 5tonne 4.5m for under a tenner!  Cant seem to find the 4.7t shckles tho, any chance of a link?  My steering guard has two recover point on it, I am also looking for a suitable bridle.  There is a bridle complete with shackels on machine mart but it doesn mention break weights.

Thanks for all the help people!

Cheers,

Mike

No I meant use machine marts lifting skings, IE a 3 toone SWL 4 meter strop, these are much better quality than that thing for under a tenner! the do 4.7t shackles complete with test certs for a fiver ish don,t have links as never been on mm website can list page numbers of catalouge when I find it though.

[Nick666]

Devon 4x4 do different sized rated shackles. Seem like pretty good prices. The mud-club ones come from there.