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Which Snatch Strap? Tow Strap? Tow Rope?
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<blockquote data-quote="frogslinger" data-source="post: 106711" data-attributes="member: 3117"><p>HMMWV suck... not really their fault; they were designed essentially as a scout vehicle and were slowly adapted into the equivalent of an APC. In 04 our uparmored HMMWVs would break their drivetrains and we actually had a couple wheels fall off because the uparmor kit alone was putting the tucks above their GVWR... add in 3-4 pax a Ma-Deuce ammo, SINCGARS, CREW, BFT overnight bags etc... recipe for disaster... </p><p></p><p>The newer factory armored versions are a lot better, but still suck horribly offroad. They sink like bricks. Way to heavy for the contact patches on their tires.</p><p></p><p>Our SOP was to only use straps to extract from the mud, generally the towing vehicle was a 915 (freightliner) or HEMMITT . The only other time they might be used was to get a disabled vehicle out of a kill box. Honestly towbars are the way to go.</p><p></p><p>The milspec tow straps we used were way to wide to be used practically on a raptor... you could probably dead lift an Abrahams with one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frogslinger, post: 106711, member: 3117"] HMMWV suck... not really their fault; they were designed essentially as a scout vehicle and were slowly adapted into the equivalent of an APC. In 04 our uparmored HMMWVs would break their drivetrains and we actually had a couple wheels fall off because the uparmor kit alone was putting the tucks above their GVWR... add in 3-4 pax a Ma-Deuce ammo, SINCGARS, CREW, BFT overnight bags etc... recipe for disaster... The newer factory armored versions are a lot better, but still suck horribly offroad. They sink like bricks. Way to heavy for the contact patches on their tires. Our SOP was to only use straps to extract from the mud, generally the towing vehicle was a 915 (freightliner) or HEMMITT . The only other time they might be used was to get a disabled vehicle out of a kill box. Honestly towbars are the way to go. The milspec tow straps we used were way to wide to be used practically on a raptor... you could probably dead lift an Abrahams with one. [/QUOTE]
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