Where to mount rear tow hooks on a 99 F250 SWD SD LB>

 

What are you planning on pulling? I use a pintle eye and a clevis plug in the receiver. If you want more than that, a complete bumper replacement with D-rings or hooks welded on.

 

 

Something like this?


I towed a bus into my yard and didn't like having to wrap a chain around my frame.
I won't wrap a chain around my tow ball, too dangerous.

 

I have a solid ring I used with webbed straps that have sewn loop ends:


Forged hook:


Shackle plug:

 

I have a few sets of D-rings (from Amazon) I put them through the hitch where you'd put your safety chain and pull my vehicles using 10k lb tow straps around my property (with somebody inside to steer - brake).
I've also used them to pull stuck vehicles out of the ditch and/or up a steep slippery slope. These D-rings won't fit over the front tow-hooks, (my tow-straps have loops at both ends) so I loop the strap through itself on the front hook and then use one of these D-rings to attach the strap to the rear-hitch of the "rescue" vehicle.
I've also daisy-chained a few vehicles together with 10k straps and these D-rings:
Jeep (f/r lockers with tire chains) front winch to a tree up top of the hill,
Jeep's rear hitch strapped to front tow hook of F350
F350 (w/tire chains) with tow-bar to a front tow hook of F250 (non running) to pull it up my driveway to our barn.
sadly (luckily?) , this was at night so no pictures.
The 3-4 inches of ice/snow on the (dirt) driveway would just not let the tire chains get enough traction (even though the chains would rip down to the gravel) having the Jeep and F350 chains throwing rocks vs. moving up the hill was a sight to see. Ran the winch up to a giant tree and that extra bit of pull (it's a 9k Warn) along with the Jeep/F350 pulling made short work of the hill then..



3/4 " and 10k lb rated

 

Smart man.

Good info on the physics of recovery, and how best to use things like D-Ring shackles:
Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive

 

Through the hitch where you'd put your safety chains, seems like very flimsy location.