Bow? D? Jate?

Dewin said:

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jate ring

bow shackle

d shackle

Two on front and two on rear, jate ring's are normally left permanently attached to chassis, the other two are handy for attaching tow ropes to the jate rings.

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Heavy Breather said:

yes i have done a search and can't find wot i want to know!!!

whats the difference beyween a bow shackle, a D shackle and a jate ring?
I need to fit some recovery points to my disco, whats the best to use, how many and where do i shove em???

Cheers

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goonarmy said:

seems you got the answer for the jate rings part, although ive got welded from paddocks and they seem ok(although everyone sez that till they go wrong!!!).The jate rings are what you recover from, other recovery points are availible, the shackles are what you use to connect your recovery point to ya rope/strop/tatty bit of string. The shackle shape determins what its called, d being in a D shape, bow not really in the shape of a bow but more like a rounded c I didi name em!Any way there was avid on here a few months bak saying "Only a dunce would recover using a D shackle" Dunno why. I use a D shackle over me 500 mm tow ball

And bow shackles on the front, on me steerig guard and jate rings before that.Think bow shackles are les likely to crumple flat strops up

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Sean said:

tis all to do with the direction of pull !

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ratty said:

I only pull in one direction.

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gegs88 said:

main difference between a bow shackle and a 'd' shackle is the shape, bow shackles are used more for lifting spread loads as you can fill the bow up with more slings, a 'd' shackle is usually used with a single sling.
bow shackles are usually 'alloy bow shackles' and are made of alloy this gives more strength for a smaller size. 'd' shackles are usually high tensile steel and lift less for a given size.
there are loads of variations to these though so it's more of a case of knowing what you need and what to look for.

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Heavy Breather said:

So bow shackles are stronger? much difference between strops and ropes? other than ones flat and tother ain't?

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Heavy Breather said:

So bow shackles are stronger? much difference between strops and ropes? other than ones flat and tother ain't?

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Series71 said:

would that be pulling away from the aisle ?

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ratty said:

I use strops cos they're easier to store and where they're flat I can leave em attached while keeping them inside my landy and still shut my door.

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