RoadBoss
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- Travis
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get a D-ring receiver for the hitch. don't use a pin or bolt directly to the strap, and definitely don't use a tow ball, or the trailer breakaway chain loops.Not sure what experienced folks do, but I’ll lob this out and see what folks think:
I wanted a rear recovery point so I bought the biggest bolt that would fit the hitch pin holes. And I have a couple soft shackles. So while I have yet to get stuck (it will come..) my plan is to put a loop of the soft shackle in the hitch receiver and the bolt through it to anchor it.
I feel like it’s versatile, light, fast, no major downside other than not looking pretty.
Maybe one downside is that if the rear point was being pulled at a very harsh angle the soft shackle would be under tension over the inside edge of the receiver, but in practice it seems unlikely to end up that way and it would be easy to pad it.
Curious what other folks think that actually are doing any recovery.
you can get a solid steel receiver on amazon for like $30.
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