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Masses of useful information in one place

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:50 pm
by Ezookiel
How to calculate the forces in a recovery - factoring depth, substance, weight, slope, etc
Simple tricks like using a stiff-leg to aid a recovery of a rolled vehicle.
How to calculate the amount of rope/wire that will fit on a winch.
And masses of other useful information.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavist ... index.html

A really useful resource to bookmark.

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:00 am
by DIRTY ROCK STAR
from the title i thought you were talking about dumbdunce

handy link though

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:28 am
by KiwiBacon
Great link.

It looks like the recovery loads are for a disabled vehicle. Essentially the maximum you'd ever expect.