Rear Tow Point

StuRox · Jan 4, 2010

Well, with the snow comes stupid drivers, so I have pulled a few of them out over the Christmas break to help them get going again - damn this Christmas Spirit - lol

Anyway, when I first tried to tow someone, I couldn't find any place to attach the rope to the rear and no tow bar fitted, so as it was cold, turned the disco around, and hooked up to the tow points in my bull bar and towed them going backwards!

I have searched the forum, and can only come up with a few threads regarding this, as most have tow bars fitted, and the solution seems 'Jate rings' (new to me).

I have found a nice bolt hole in the chasis, and thought of fitting my front towing eye I have spare since fitting a bull bar, but that requires 2 holes - so do you just fit these Jate Rings through this hole, and use them to hook onto? Are they strong enough, or is there any other method?

Cheers

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

StuRox said:
Well, with the snow comes stupid drivers, so I have pulled a few of them out over the Christmas break to help them get going again - damn this Christmas Spirit - lol

Anyway, when I first tried to tow someone, I couldn't find any place to attach the rope to the rear and no tow bar fitted, so as it was cold, turned the disco around, and hooked up to the tow points in my bull bar and towed them going backwards!

I have searched the forum, and can only come up with a few threads regarding this, as most have tow bars fitted, and the solution seems 'Jate rings' (new to me).

I have found a nice bolt hole in the chasis, and thought of fitting my front towing eye I have spare since fitting a bull bar, but that requires 2 holes - so do you just fit these Jate Rings through this hole, and use them to hook onto? Are they strong enough, or is there any other method?

Cheers

id rather tow on a jate ring than through bull bars towing point

StuRox · Jan 4, 2010

any tips on which ones are better to buy or anything I need to look for when getting one?

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

forged are supposed to be best

brainboy81 · Jan 4, 2010

There are two recovery loops on the rear chasis arms that you could use to pull someone

Pikey · Jan 4, 2010

brainboy81 said:
There are two recovery loops on the rear chasis arms that you could use to pull someone

NO there are NOT!! There are 2 lashing eyes on the rear, designed for tying a vehicle to a trailer. Under no circumstances should they be used to recover a stuck vehicle.

StuRox · Jan 4, 2010

brainboy81 said:
There are two recovery loops on the rear chasis arms that you could use to pull someone

mmmm, never saw these on mine - are they just the standard loops that you get on the front and rear of cars - if so, mine could be missing, as had a good look about for them........

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

brain boy isnt living up to his name!

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

StuRox said:
mmmm, never saw these on mine - are they just the standard loops that you get on the front and rear of cars - if so, mine could be missing, as had a good look about for them........

mug em off, not worth a rub!

V8_Disco · Jan 4, 2010

i have 4 jate rings on my truck, the quickest and cheapest way of getting decent recovery points when you dont want to run a bullbar or a plough

StuRox · Jan 4, 2010

V8_Disco said:
i have 4 jate rings on my truck, the quickest and cheapest way of getting decent recovery points when you dont want to run a bullbar or a plough

Where did you get yours from? and do they rattle (well more than the disco in general - lol) if left on?

V8_Disco · Jan 4, 2010

StuRox said:
Where did you get yours from? and do they rattle (well more than the disco in general - lol) if left on?

i got mine from craddocks in cannock

17.50 a pair

they arent forged but im not that bothered

(no they dont rattle they are the right width that they can be done up so they dont swing around

Pikey · Jan 4, 2010

V8_Disco said:
i have 4 jate rings on my truck, the quickest and cheapest way of getting decent recovery points when you dont want to run a bullbar or a plough

Plough and Jaterings on the back HD Tubular Bumper fitted with uprated M12 mounting Bolts, with recovery points on the front.

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

V8_Disco said:
i got mine from craddocks in cannock

17.50 a pair

they arent forged but im not that bothered

thats wot i got, seem good enough to me for the money.

StuRox · Jan 4, 2010

are they like these:-

as these are £15.00 a pair from John Craddocks......

StuRox · Jan 4, 2010

or Paddocks do forged and galavnised ones - £19.50 plus vat for a pair.....so are these the better ones to go for?

http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/OFF...ate_Rings_-_pair_-_Forged_and_Galvanised.html

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

V8_Disco · Jan 4, 2010

StuRox said:
or Paddocks do forged and galavnised ones - £19.50 plus vat for a pair.....so are these the better ones to go for?

PM786 Jate Rings - pair - Forged and Galvanised

ye they are all ok although i prefer to buy from craddocks

brainboy81 · Jan 4, 2010

goonarmy said:
brain boy isnt living up to his name!

opps sorry did not realise they were only lashing points new to disco owner ship and have spent the last 2 days under mine and noticed them there.

goonarmy · Jan 4, 2010

brainboy81 said:
opps sorry did not realise they were only lashing points new to disco owner ship and have spent the last 2 days under mine and noticed them there.

sez in handbook not use em.Any way best to find out this way rather than the hard way

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