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Range Rover Blues:
Used to love my Cavalier 1.7 Deisel in the snow, not enough power to get into trouble,nice and heavy too with smooth delivery.  No ground clearance though :?

As for towing eyes, I carry a couple of dinky sized shackles just in case, came in handy at WWW2 for Barry's funterra.  I can't vouch for other manufacturers but on a Ford the towing eyes should be able to lift the car vertically, provided tin-worm hasn't set in.

nosnibod:

--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---Used to get some really nasty looks, could've have been the fact that I was laughing at them though??
--- End quote ---


I couldn't resist the "smug satisfaction" grin once or twice  :(biggrin):

One muppet had a huge twin axle motorhome that he'd managed to bury in the mud. He was revving away and getting frustrated so for safeties sake I asked him just to leave it in neutral whilst I towed him out of the gloop  :roll:

Whilst gently trickling along on tickover I had my right foot out on the side step while I watched the strain being taken up on the strop and the motorhome start to move. Only when someone said later did I realise that this looked a bit strange to a normal car driver who doesn't have a low 'box and loads of torque. Certainly shows Land Rovers in a good light  :D

Lucy1978:
I can vouch for the towing eyes on a BMW, towed some chav in a 3 series out of a ditch on Saturday. The roads may be a safer place had I left him there  but I couldn't resist the feel good factor of helping people out not fortunate enough to be driving a landy ;)  33 year old series 3 and a 3 year old 3 series, couldn't have planned it better.

thumbs:
i have to keep a few smaller shackles in my truck for just such an occasion, some of the chaved up motoes my mates have had and ive had to tow out of situations have been stupidly small.

one didnt even have a towing eye because it looked silly comeing through bodykit  :shock:

luckliy i never had to move this one, would have been a strap round slam panel and go  :D  :D

jjsaul:
i bought some small shackles for this reason.

another thing you can use if you are struggling is 8mm or similar nylon rope doubled/quadrupled up.

rover 200 rear eyes seem ok...i winched my RRC up our drive off the back of mums when my diff went  :lol:

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