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Subject:Re: Place to mount shackles?
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Tue, 24 May 2011 20:23:34 -0500

thanks.  now i understand more better.

Mc

---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 18:56 -0500, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> > ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > My son has shackles, e.g.,
> > >
> > > <http://www.4by4connection.com/drings.html>
> > >
> > > mounted to his Jeep's front and rear bumpers. I know the bumpers on the
> > > Vanagon are not strong enough to use to mount shackles to for unstucking
> > > purposes.
> > >
> > > So are there sufficiently strong points on the van?
> > >
> > > I do have a fairly sturdly hitch receiver mounted to the rear tow loops.
> > > Maybe attach a couple shackles to it?
> > >
> > > For the front, I dunno.
> >
> > Mr. Squirrel, my '91 camper has tow loops on the front, as well.  What
> >  do the shackles do that the tow loops could not do?  Sincerely,
> >  mcneely
>
> But second and third pic down show where shackles could be handy:
>
> <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=343910&highlight=griphoist>
>
> -- RJS
>

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David McNeely