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Old Jan 9, 2025 | 09:28 PM
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Pull Hooks?

Hey I have son n law's '96 F250 4WD in the shop & I noticed this truck aint got no Pull Hooks on the front! So I thought I might just install some but uppon closer inspection I don't see no place to install any! What yall do to get pull hooks on these trucks? This is a diesel truck so it's got the diesel bumper on it. I also need the rubber splash shield that goes between the bumper & radiator support but I think I'm on my own for that.
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Old Jan 9, 2025 | 11:11 PM
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I’ve never needed tow hooks. Find a place on the frame and bolt them on.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2025 | 11:50 PM
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The front springs come all the way to the front of the frame.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 12:59 AM
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I carry a 6 foot version of this, a 30' rigging strap and a log chain.


They also make these with straps instead of chains.
I've never used the V bridle, and I've never had to pull my F150 out.
Theoretically, with the V bridle, you could put 4" dunnage across the frame, behind the front bumper, to keep pressure off the bumper.
When I had a plow truck, I had to pull it out a few times, usually from the rear.
I've pulled one other plow truck from the front using the rigging strap, but every other vehicle I've pulled out, has been from the rear.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 05:57 AM
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i have never seen factory tow hooks on the front of a ford pickup.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 07:42 AM
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I have a front-mount receiver hitch on my F-250, mainly for pushing trailers around, but it also works well as a recovery point.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 09:07 AM
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E7TZ-17N808-A was the Ford tow hook kit. Don't remember ever seeing one in the wild. I wouldn't use one.

A front tow bar would be much better and is what I have installed.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 09:19 AM
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https://cpaddict.com/products/shackl...scpdPmeylhypis
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 11:35 AM
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Thanks Tom- this was xactly what I was looking for as it gets the pull point below the bumper! I gotta go check again but the photo shows a good bit of frame in front of the spring & I'm pretty sure this trucks spring comes almost to end of frame. On another note the truck in your avitar is the spitin image color & all of son n law's truck I am working on!
 
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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 05:16 PM
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OK got my trucks mixed up. It's the flatbed w/ the drill stem bumper that has the shortened frame on it. Silly me...
 
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Old Jan 11, 2025 | 05:37 AM
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Ive seen towhooks from ford on a Bronco before. Im not sure if the 250 has the same frame setup, but the later Bronco, and F150's has the crush section on the front frame horns, and you really want to mount the hooks behind that on the solid part of the frame.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2025 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by s1120
Ive seen towhooks from ford on a Bronco before. Im not sure if the 250 has the same frame setup, but the later Bronco, and F150's has the crush section on the front frame horns, and you really want to mount the hooks behind that on the solid part of the frame.
No. Only 1/2T trucks (Bronco, F-150) had the front frame crush zone.
 
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Also F-250s and F-350s have leaf springs below the frame so you can't mount hooks there like you can on the F-150 and Bronco.
 
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