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hobbit:
For a snatch recovery a kenetic rope would have been best, very handy tool, also good for towing, had to drag a fully loaded transit the other week, quite painless with this robe, I doubled it cause of the length and it saves a lot of whiplash on the driver and strain on the towing points

A good driver in the other vehicle helps too :wink:

wildsmith:
A rear tow hitch is probably not a good recovery point. Neither the ball or the bracket itself will be designed for the kinds of loads you can easily put on it in a recovery situation. This is especially dangerous if you're using a kinetic rope as the tow ball may well turn into a projectile.

You'll get away with gentle pulls on a tow hitch but I would look for something more substantial. Unfortunately I don't know what that would be on a Frontera.

Jon.

jjsaul:

--- Quote from: "wildsmith" ---A rear tow hitch is probably not a good recovery point. Neither the ball or the bracket itself will be designed for the kinds of loads you can easily put on it in a recovery situation. This is especially dangerous if you're using a kinetic rope as the tow ball may well turn into a projectile.

You'll get away with gentle pulls on a tow hitch but I would look for something more substantial. Unfortunately I don't know what that would be on a Frontera.

Jon.
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Yes i was thinking Land Rover tow hitch, in my case a tow jaw bolted with 4 bolts to the crossmember....

Doubt a frontera one is as strong.

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