Good thread!
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Originally Posted by TheLetterJ
I keep in my van:
1- 20' long 20k lb tow strap (no built in hooks!)
1- 30' long 30k lb tow strap (no built in hooks!)
2- screw pin type shackles, need to double check their capacity
1- enormous pulling shackle that is big enough to wrap around a leaf spring eye
5/8" hitch pin
"D" handle shovel about 3' long
A pair of leather gloves
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That's really close to my list. I don't have the huge shackle, but do have a block that fits in the receiver with a shackle mounted on it. That said, I've never personally seen a pin bent to the point where it won't come back out, and they are much smaller and cheaper.
I'll note that a shovel is probably the single most useful tool, after airing down and thinking about the problem fully, slowly and carefully _before_ getting back in the vehicle and making it worse.
A shovel is the one thing I also carry in any car I'm driving in the snow. (In addition to mandatory cables/chains.) I use it every so often.
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Originally Posted by TheLetterJ
I need to come up with a secure mounting method for my 60" Hi-Lift and it will make its way inside too.
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I have one mounted on my roof rack. Someone told me I really needed to carry one if I ventured out on rough roads, so I bought one. Honestly, the thing has more than a little potential to be dangerous, so I certainly wouldn't reach for it first. If you're going to use it to pull, you really need to carry a bunch of chain as well. I don't regret owning it, I've used it plenty to pull fenceposts and the like out of the ground. However it's mostly mounted on the van because it's large and that's a great place to store it.