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Guy90:

--- Quote from: "Jimbo" ---OK, excuse the ignornance - seeing as they use the same (?) mounting points, can you have JATE rings and a tow bar fitted at the same time ?
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Yes. I have at the moment.

Ben:
I had Jates on the back of the 90, and intend getting some for the 110 when I finally find one I like enough!

To prevent the "scrabbling" under the vehicle in the mud, I tended to attach the (tree) strop (used as bridle) and rope before doing anything where I thought I'd get caught out. Having a truck cab (and latterly a soft top) of course made this easy, as I just fed the rope into the back of the vehicle. I guess a roof access ladder would be a suitable rope "holder"!

If you are getting any Jate rings though, make sure they're suitably rated. A 10 tonne rope and strop set up is no use if the jates are only rated to a tonne each!

Cheers

Ben

davidlandy:
I have got both jate and a plate with a loop on it on the rear Xmember - hardly ever use the jate rings as somebody said they are awkward to get too when stuck in many instances.  the loop was a great investment and if its properly put onto a good xmember it will be adequate for what you want.  

the pic below shows the back end of my 90 and you can just make out the rings etc.

another thing to note about jate rings is that you should really have them not fully tight so that you can gettoff the shackles after a recovery easily - but if they are allowed to move then a shackle could quite easily dent the chassis around the jate ring in  a recovery situation.

hope this helps

dew1911:

--- Quote from: "snezza69" ---Here is the NATO tow hitch on mine.
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So that's a NATO hitch. I'd heard so much about them but never actually seen one. They work like a normal towbar as well? and how much is one?

Jimbo:

--- Quote from: "dew1911" ---

So that's a NATO hitch. I'd heard so much about them but never actually seen one. They work like a normal towbar as well? and how much is one?
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No they don't - that's the problem. You can only tow military style trailers with them (the trailer has a loop hitch, instead of a the standard ball-receiver thing).

Dunno if you can get a removable (without having to get the spanners out type) NATO hitch, as then you could have the best of both worlds, the NATO for a rear recovery point, and a standard ball or ball & pin for towing.

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