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Kinetic rope snapping
redneck:
--- Quote from: "davidlandy" ---I think the main problem on KERRs is the lack of information. All of the recoveries I have seen using them seem to be with the vehicle giving it full welly and gunning it away. And I have seen lots of recoveries.
When a new KERR is purchased where does it say how to use it? I have seen many for sale and none of them came with instructions.
so in the absence of these instructions there is a high likelihood that the purchaser will copy how he/she has seen the others doing it.
maybe theres a good opportunity for somebody to write up a safe recovery process for use for club members?
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What about this article http://www.dborc.co.uk/goodwinch/ropes%202c.htm from what i understand David Bowyer is highly respected in all aspects of 4x4 instruction. The only thing i personally would question is his use of a towball as a recovery point :? Is this a good idea :?: :?
redneck:
Beat me to it :lol: :lol: :lol:
davidlandy:
well reading that write up and seeing the pics I am even more confused now!
so what is the correct way?
Bulli:
my only comment on that is go ahead. Follow that exactly but dont come running to me when your head leaves your shoulders.
After seeing his dvd i think i found a cure for insomnia.
Mudlark if you arent knocking,which you do seems to enjoy, then try putting things a little more clearly.
Like i said we all do things wrongly from time to time. I can remember being involved with an extremly long recovery(over 3 hours). The method that finally worked in extracting a stuck g wagon was 3 cars towing simultaniously. VERY DANGEROUS no doubt about it. But everyone involved talked it through, made the choice and anyone not directly involved was well clear.
The alternate would have been to abandon the truck, which was also discussed.
I would make the same decision again under the same circumstances. The only thing each of us has is our expierience and sorry to say but reading about life through the internet is no substitute for living it.
Thats why i go out with people i know who wont abandon me and are willing to graft and help each other out of a sticky situation.That is the thing i enjoy most about our chosen passtime - the friendships that have grown up as a result of my participation in my local club.
Mudlark:
--- Quote from: "davidlandy" ---well reading that write up and seeing the pics I am even more confused now!
so what is the correct way?
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The only thing I can point to is this
--- Quote from: "David Bowyer" ---
I designed and developed the Recoverline KERR rope in the mid eighties in conjunction with Marlow Ropes when they were looking for a recovery rope system for 'light skin' military Land Rovers. The British Army had been using KERR ropes for de-bogging 60 tonne Challenger tanks made from multi - plait 90mm dia (3.5 inch) nylon rope. Thetas some rope!
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I do know that David Bowyer runs instructional off-road courses however I didn't know until tonight his involvement in KERR technology
So now you know who to blame :wink:
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