Question for those who offroad

[Scarsman]

How do you guys hook up to the recovery rings? Since they don't come off like say the D-Rings common on Jeep offroad bumpers, do you just have short straps to loop through them? Just curious to see what the common practice is.

[seventwozero]

Most of us use a clevis, I've seen people here call them shackles.

[ROX]

great question

what are they fer? Since they're not like the ones on the Jeep they must be useless? They're for show aren't they?

I uzed one once as a fishing rod holder cuz I thought thats what it wuz fer.

[Big.Z.hummin]

get you a set or two of d-ring shackles and a tow strap and your golden

[Olfart]

I like to use my rear hitch instead of the recovery rings, especially when pulling someone or something. Put a d-ring through the hole where the hitch ball normally goes. This puts a more even load on the Hummer frame than pulling from a recovery ring which is off center. I also do this with the front hitch, especially when pulling downed trees off the country road I live on. Gives me a better view of where the tree is going as I move it. Also prefer to use a logging chain over a strap. Just my $.02

[HummerJim]

I use Grip-On 15,000# tow straps with Drings and have never had any problems with the recovery rings . I've been very happy with them and you can find them on Ebay or Amazon these days for about $20. They store easily behind the back seat and have worn well over the years. My D-rings are those olive drab 10 ton rated WWII ones you can find at any army surplus store for around 10 dollars a pair. If you carry them with you all the time like I do, wrap them in an old towel, because they love to rattle and clink.

[ROUSHDEMON]

Originally Posted by ROX

great question

what are they fer? Since they're not like the ones on the Jeep they must be useless? They're for show aren't they?

I uzed one once as a fishing rod holder cuz I thought thats what it wuz fer.

Really dude???? you've gotta be freaking kidding me if you've owned an H2 for at least 4 years and dont know what they're capable of.

d-ring shackles! You can pull your house down with them if you know how to use them right.
I need another drink!

[Boss Hoss]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

Really dude???? you've gotta be freaking kidding me if you've owned an H2 for at least 4 years and dont know what they're capable of.

d-ring shackles! You can pull your house down with them if you know how to use them right.
I need another drink!

Lol, did you just PWN yourself? The dude is a chick and she will teach you how to use your rig....search the screen name noob!

[Scarsman]

Originally Posted by ROX

great question

what are they fer? Since they're not like the ones on the Jeep they must be useless? They're for show aren't they?

I uzed one once as a fishing rod holder cuz I thought thats what it wuz fer.

Not sure if that was serious or sarcastic. Just to be clear, I was not meaning they seemed useless since they were not like a Jeep. I was only wondering if people hooked clevises directly to them, or maybe used short straps looped around them.

So, it seems the common method is using a clevis/D-ring directly to the ring.

I like to use my rear hitch instead of the recovery rings, especially when pulling someone or something. Put a d-ring through the hole where the hitch ball normally goes. This puts a more even load on the Hummer frame than pulling from a recovery ring which is off center.

I have done this with my trucks in the past, and it does seem to work quite well.

I was thinking of getting a short strap that I could hook one end to each recovery ring. Then hook onto the strap with a clevis. Then the pull force would be split between the two rings. If the pull was off to an angle, then the clevis would just slide on the short strap, still keeping the load on both rings.

[Boss Hoss]

Please see the proper way to recover a stuck jeep. Simply attach tow rope with a shackle to your rear d-ring. Keep shackle attached to your dring as you will utilize this anchor point throughout the day.

[Scarsman]

Very nice! I was at work yesterday and I saw a Cherokee with "H2 RECOVERY TEAM" across the back window. I thought "why the hate?" Made me want to put upside down letters across my H2 window saying "IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU MUST BE IN A JEEP."

[seventwozero]

Originally Posted by Boss Hoss

Lol, did you just PWN yourself? The dude is a chick and she will teach you how to use your rig....search the screen name noob!

I thought she rolls a sexy H1 alpha

I was thinking of getting a short strap that I could hook one end to each recovery ring. Then hook onto the strap with a clevis. Then the pull force would be split between the two rings. If the pull was off to an angle, then the clevis would just slide on the short strap, still keeping the load on both rings.

There are plenty of companies that man a 2" reciever adapter with a D ring on it, most seem to be in the $30 range.

[ROUSHDEMON]

Originally Posted by Boss Hoss

Lol, did you just PWN yourself? The dude is a chick and she will teach you how to use your rig....search the screen name noob!

Yeah I did see that, and over 4K posts.. thats why I said "you've gotta be freaking kidding me" and hey... I'll take offroading lessons ANY day from a girl who knows how to do it right... that's even hotter! HA!

[Big.Z.hummin]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

Yeah I did see that, and over 4K posts.. thats why I said "you've gotta be freaking kidding me" and hey... I'll take offroading lessons ANY day from a girl who knows how to do it right... that's even hotter! HA!

[HumminNBoatin']

While you can use your reciever as a hard point for reovery I would not recommend it. Especially for snatching.

The reciever is okay to use for simple straight pulls but that is about it. If you are pulling from an angle or snatching on the reciever there is a good chance you could bend it as the reciver tube is not braced at the outter most part.

Your D rings are bolted directly through the rear steel bumper into the frame Your rear steel bumper acts as another cross member. Thus allowing the D-Ring to be a much better "hard point" for serious recovery and snatching.

If you southen boys know Curt Ridenour. (I know BigZ and Rouch do) He got his H2 stuck really bad a couple months ago and tried using he reciver as a hard point. He bent the hell out of it.

[H2illBilly]

For any jeep guys here reading up on the 4x4 they wish they bought, There's a reason H2's have shackles on the back and jeeps come with tow hooks on the front.

[ROX]

Originally Posted by Boss Hoss

Lol, did you just PWN yourself? The dude is a chick and she will teach you how to use your rig....search the screen name noob!

I think I'm the one that might need another drink......

[ROX]

Originally Posted by seventwozero

I thought she rolls a sexy H1 alpha

I do have an Alpha, and I still LOVE my H2!!!!
Does that make me a two timer?

[DRTYFN]

Did someone say "strap"?

[Rico001]

Originally Posted by Scarsman

Very nice! I was at work yesterday and I saw a Cherokee with "H2 RECOVERY TEAM" across the back window. I thought "why the hate?" Made me want to put upside down letters across my H2 window saying "IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU MUST BE IN A JEEP."

Saw the same thing on a C J so it makes me wonder if they are selling them
~Richard