Pulled Out By Bumper?
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Pulled Out By Bumper?
I was driving around the back of my property and got stuck in some pretty deep mud. I'm going back in the morning to pull it out and am wondering is a D-ring with the pin through the bumper going to handle the stress? Or should I find another place on the frame to hook to?
By the way the truck is an 86 F150 4x2.
By the way the truck is an 86 F150 4x2.
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From: Remsen,NY
unless your hooking around the frame where bumper connects dont hook to center or far edge of bumper. you will be replacing it. I believe you said it was in deep mud so you wont have a bumper when your done. use a nylon strap to absorb some of the shock of pulling. chains are nice but i hate that snap even on my truck when pulling someone out.
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Are you talking about through the hitch ball hole in a step bumper? It will depending on how hard you have to pull. Its always better to get on frame if you can.
What are you pulling it out with?
What are you pulling it out with?
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From: SE Wyoming
Yep, bumper is the last resort they are made for bumping things not being yanked on. The rear will hold up a bit better but not by much. We use the front leaf spring hanger location when pulling from the front, not the best but it works, pulling from the back we use the receiver hitch.
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I posted before how I was pulling a stuck F-350 out of a snow bank with my Bronco II and I pretty much ripped the chain right through the F-350 bumper and sent the chain flying over my B2's open hood and almost took my rear window out. I would skip the bumper ...
If you have enough 3/8 chain and enough 1/2" shackles, run a loop around the frame behind the bumper on each side (make a choker with the shackles) and pull from the middle of the chain from under the bumper with the chain going through the strap loop. That way if the strap breaks, you do not get a hook flying somewhere and you are unlikely to get a flying chain coming back at you if the chain breaks.
If you have enough 3/8 chain and enough 1/2" shackles, run a loop around the frame behind the bumper on each side (make a choker with the shackles) and pull from the middle of the chain from under the bumper with the chain going through the strap loop. That way if the strap breaks, you do not get a hook flying somewhere and you are unlikely to get a flying chain coming back at you if the chain breaks.
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