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Author:  kjsport05 [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  d-ring shackle
anyone ever had any experience with these? i have been trying to find one for a while and this seems to be the best one i have found. with that being said, it looks a little cheaply made but maybe its just the picture.

http://www.quadratec.com/products/92144_101.htm

thanks. mike
Author:  LIV42DY [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:41 pm ]
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Here you go.

http://www.jeep4x4center.com/jeep-unlim ... -rings.htm
Author:  Inc [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:42 pm ]
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Mine works perfectly. And is almost if not exactly identical to the quadratec one. Towed another jeep with it and have used it in recovery situations and zero weakness - works great.

I painted mine but here it is before paint and after:
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Author:  kjsport05 [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:53 pm ]
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yea i think this is the one i will go with. what did you use to paint yours? how bad does the paint scratch off when used?
Author:  Inc [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:59 pm ]
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I used Krylon. Sanded it, primered it and then painted. It chips when it bashes on the big boulders off road but only in very small spots and it hasn't peeled or chipped more than the spots that get bashed around. I am really happy with it considering the abuse it has taken.
Author:  riptricket [ Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:57 pm ]
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i got a warn at my local TSC before i knew of this forum!
Author:  Blue KJ in PA [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:19 am ]
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riptricket wrote:
i got a warn at my local TSC before i knew of this forum!


I got a Warn at my Tractor Supply too...it was on sale for about the price of the no-namer you posted.
Author:  tjkoen01 [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:35 am ]
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i bought one for my front hitch last Thursday at TSC for 30 smackers!
Author:  tommudd [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:47 am ]
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I got mine at Tractor Supply as well, just make sure to check the WLL on any you buy ( working load limit) have seen a few with like 3/4000 lb not nearly enough! :wink:
Author:  bighause [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:33 pm ]
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Not to be a jerk, but what is the point of these? I have always just put the strap in the receiver and put the pin through it. Most people on the trails with me do it this way and I can't imagine the pin would break before the strap.
Author:  Inc [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:37 pm ]
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These d rings allow the strap to move in the ring unlike just the pin. The pin is inside the receiver and because of this the strap can kink if pulling from an angle. The d ring lets the strap slide in the ring and keeps the strap straight when pulling from angles.
Author:  bugnout [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:55 pm ]
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bighause wrote:
Not to be a jerk, but what is the point of these? I have always just put the strap in the receiver and put the pin through it. Most people on the trails with me do it this way and I can't imagine the pin would break before the strap.


Works good in a pinch, until you bend the pin. :D
Author:  Jeepjeepster [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:58 pm ]
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bugnout wrote:
bighause wrote:
Not to be a jerk, but what is the point of these? I have always just put the strap in the receiver and put the pin through it. Most people on the trails with me do it this way and I can't imagine the pin would break before the strap.


Works good in a pinch, until you bend the pin. :D


I usually use the pin too but I was thinking the same thing.

As incubusmike said, its better for pulling at a 90 angle. Ive done it myself and meh_kick let me use his shackle, worked great.
Author:  CrossBones [ Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:31 pm ]
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incubusmike wrote:
Mine works perfectly. And is almost if not exactly identical to the quadratec one. Towed another jeep with it and have used it in recovery situations and zero weakness - works great.

I painted mine but here it is before paint and after:
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I went with the same one. But mine's not as pretty as your's. :(

Oh and, mine got a workout the other day. :oops: I learned something too... When you jam the ring (downwards) into the ground (after slippling off into a rut) :roll: .... have a pair of pliers handy to loosen the screw.
Author:  dieselenthusiast [ Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:25 am ]
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What would be the value in having shackles on both sides of the rear bumper in addition to the hitch shackle?
Author:  LibertyFever [ Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:56 am ]
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I used to have a hook in my Libby's hitch receiver but I kept catching my leg on it as I walked by. The shackle is the better way to go.
Author:  dgeist [ Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:33 am ]
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dieselenthusiast wrote:

What would be the value in having shackles on both sides of the rear bumper in addition to the hitch shackle?


Options. You never know what direction and how many folks will need to pull :) Also, if you're towing, you have a ball in there.
Author:  dieselenthusiast [ Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:50 am ]
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dgeist wrote:
dieselenthusiast wrote:

What would be the value in having shackles on both sides of the rear bumper in addition to the hitch shackle?


Options. You never know what direction and how many folks will need to pull :) Also, if you're towing, you have a ball in there.


Good points............................ :wink:
Author:  ChileanKJ [ Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:13 pm ]
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I build these baby to take me out o take out anything

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Author:  CrossBones [ Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:44 pm ]
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dieselenthusiast wrote:
What would be the value in having shackles on both sides of the rear bumper in addition to the hitch shackle?

Just a guess... $895. + ?
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