Hook hitch
08-09-2011 | 10:12 AM
#16
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that jeep weighs no where near 5000lbs
08-09-2011 | 12:08 PM
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yeah, we covered that already.
no one knows what it actually weighs. i would say around 4k......sorry to start arguments about numbers.
all set aside, i still wouldnt pull from it.
my jeep is fat.
from the looks of it, that hook is cast steel and probably wasnt welded correcly.
OP how did you weld it and is it cast steel?
no one knows what it actually weighs. i would say around 4k......sorry to start arguments about numbers.all set aside, i still wouldnt pull from it.
my jeep is fat.from the looks of it, that hook is cast steel and probably wasnt welded correcly.
OP how did you weld it and is it cast steel?
08-09-2011 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by hudfabxj
yeah, we covered that already. no one knows what it actually weighs. i would say around 4k......sorry to start arguments about numbers.
all set aside, i still wouldnt pull from it. my jeep is fat.
from the looks of it, that hook is cast steel and probably wasnt welded correcly.
OP how did you weld it and is it cast steel?
no one knows what it actually weighs. i would say around 4k......sorry to start arguments about numbers.all set aside, i still wouldnt pull from it.
my jeep is fat.from the looks of it, that hook is cast steel and probably wasnt welded correcly.
OP how did you weld it and is it cast steel?
· Every Crosby Shank Hook has a pre-drilled cam which can be equipped with a latch.
Note: Proof load is 2 times Working Load Limit.
All carbon hooks designed with a 5/1 design factor.
* Dimension before machining (as forged).
(this is off there website)
And I used a wire feed to weld out and in side the square tubing. I did 4 passes on the out side and 2 on the inside.
08-09-2011 | 02:00 PM
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From: Arcata California
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
08-09-2011 | 04:03 PM
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Year: 1996
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didnt the cherokee even have a bumper with D-rings? it looked like it did, so really why the .... use the axle???
Didnt look like the damage was too bad, looked to me like it broke the steering and the control arm mounts and/or bend the control arms. Axle MAY have been ok still
actually, on second look they WERE pulling from the bumper (I think), arms/mounts just couldnt handle it
Didnt look like the damage was too bad, looked to me like it broke the steering and the control arm mounts and/or bend the control arms. Axle MAY have been ok still
actually, on second look they WERE pulling from the bumper (I think), arms/mounts just couldnt handle it
08-09-2011 | 04:24 PM
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It looks like they were using the bumper, but that whole axle twisted off. So I'm sure the driveline trans case is gone and all the mounts, Maybe the oil pan. That XJ is done. Lol
09-22-2011 | 10:15 AM
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From: Palm Beach Florida
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09-22-2011 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by CherokeeCountry
Digging full out for 25 minutes? Definitely not worth your entire cherokee. "Jimmy, RIP 'ER IN HALF!" 
I would even dig with my hands
09-22-2011 | 12:01 PM
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yeah curb weight....add big tires, wheels, bumpers, tire carrier and sliders, that xj now weighs closer to 5000 lbs....then another vehicle at the other end that weighs the same or more(and one of you would be stuck adding even more force).....way more than 5000 lbs of force, but whatever....its not me, my jeep, or friends.
just lookin out for fellow jeepers.
just lookin out for fellow jeepers.
09-22-2011 | 12:29 PM
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Iv'e seen many people do much dumber things than use that hook to pull some one out. You knock it till you need that guy to pull you out of a ditch. ‪This is NOT How You Get a Jeep Out of the Mud‬‏ - YouTube we all remember this.
on topic, i had a welded hook and broke it off, no one injured, now i have one of these...
and a combine recovery rope...overkill doesnt hurt for recovery, since u never know wat ur gonna be pullin out...7.3L f250 lol
09-22-2011 | 02:02 PM
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I'm not hating on the project because I enjoy making parts like this but I've always used the cross pin in my receiver as the rear recovery point. Just stick the eyelet of my recovery strap in there and put the pin in. 