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11-06-2009, 08:34 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin
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|  Recovery Straps Made up some recovery straps the other night. They scale out to a 4" strap @ 20'. I found some 3/8" bra strap online for cheap and figured hey if it can hold up my wife's sweatermeat it can handle abuse. Used 3/16 heat shrink for the protective cover on the loop.  I sewed the loop together with heavy duty thread along with a rubber cord from a disassembled bungee cord as the recovery strap leash. If you take apart those small 4inch bungee cords they have a bunch of smaller rubber cords inside, they worked perfect for this. Wrapped everything tight with heavy duty thread with super glue over it to keep the wraps tight and stuck together. I should have used a more complimentary color for the thread but it was all I had at the time. I will probably dye the straps yellow anyways which should better match the black. Next set with be orange and grey like the ARB ones.  Last edited by dps50; 11-12-2009 at 12:42 PM. |
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11-06-2009, 10:08 AM
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| Jason from the Springs   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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| Thats a cool idea. Looks more real than my shoe laces with hooks on the ends haha.  |
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11-06-2009, 11:58 AM
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| Really?   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MT & ND
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  Great idea on the tow straps | |
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11-06-2009, 12:25 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin
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 Knowing the difference in 1:1 might save a trip to the hospital. Not trying to preach, just that I have seen bad accidents because of improper recovery efforts, the kind that starts with the setting down of a beer followed by "hey watch this".Got into a debate with my dad about tow straps vs recovery straps. A while back I told him I bought some recovery straps. He said "sh!t those don't work, I have broke every one I bought"(he bought tow straps to use for recovery). Then he saw me use my strap pull out a Ridgeline with a 5kLB POS Christ Craft on the trailer stuck in the mud....He had me order a strap the next day. Love proving him wrong. Granted, these in no way build energy like the real thing, but they do stretch. | |
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11-06-2009, 01:05 PM
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| Kustom RC Accessories  Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eastcoast CANADA
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| Yes I agree in the 1:1 world when a recovery goes bad it can go really bad.. Watched an accident where they connected 2 tow straps together with metal ...Tow strap ending up breaking..n the metal flew back smashed the back window n hitting driver in back of head.... N u know in 1:1 world you not close to hospital Guy was very lucky to survive that! |
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11-06-2009, 01:14 PM
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| Really? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MT & ND
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 God forbid an RC'er get hurt because I used the wrong term... | |
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11-06-2009, 01:58 PM
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| Fumb Ducker  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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| Nice job on the straps, really like the looped ends. Quote:
Pics??? :-P | |
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11-08-2009, 11:54 AM
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| !!!sponsers needed!!!  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Alb, NM
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11-08-2009, 06:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: God's country "Alabama"
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 yup I just hate it when those tow/recovery straps snap and ruins my fingernails jk dude those are killer!! | |
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11-09-2009, 08:27 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin
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11-12-2009, 07:47 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hopkins
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| I can relate to the whole tow strap vs. recovery strap ordeal. Yes it is silly to make a fuss about it in the RC world, but my other rc buddy and I have had numerous debates because I refuse to put metal hooks on the scale two straps I made for my rig. His arguement is that it is to difficult to hook up quickly without the hooks, mine is a real 1:1 would never have metal involved in the tow strapping process. Pics didn't load up for me but I'm sure they look good from all the comments! |
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11-12-2009, 09:39 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas border crawlin from cops
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|  Check this out.. with detailed winch and warn hook strap Last edited by CHRIZAD; 11-12-2009 at 09:53 AM. |
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11-12-2009, 11:11 AM
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| GOT SCALE?  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scaleville
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| OK, so here is what I got going on. 3Racing winch team3six custom tow straps RC4WD hook steel winch line   |
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11-12-2009, 12:39 PM
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11-17-2009, 11:34 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah.
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| Nice idea . Then ends came out good. |
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11-17-2009, 11:46 AM
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| GOT SCALE? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scaleville
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11-23-2009, 04:39 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: (LES) Manhattan, New York
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| from shoes to bras...im gonna get it! INGENIOUS!!! I pile my wifes shoes on the floor to make crawling obstacles (only got busted once) Now i must find her bras!!! |
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11-23-2009, 07:00 PM
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01-11-2010, 01:03 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose
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| do you sell limiting straps for suspension? |
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01-13-2010, 02:15 PM
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