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Originally Posted by Niner
Side load is consideably more on a screw type even if the pin is modified for a thicker pin.
What I stated was that originally the product was used properly, but while making a recovey of a vehicle and backing about 10' away from the buried vehicle on the 3rd or 4th attempt on a 30' strap and even Vegas would lay odds that thing is coming off.
I'm Passionate about this because this happened at an event where the loss of life could have been very real since there where at least 4000 spectators.
WHY CHANCE IT?
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The answer is:
I am NOT "chancing it". The way I use my equipment..there is zero "chance" I am going to side load one or "launch" it.
And you are missing my point completely:
An "idiot" misusing a product will manage to endanger himself and others just about every time. We can't "idiot proof" everything....and there is no cure for stupid (except that person gets killed). That doesn't make all products unsuitable for use.
The clevis I have posted is perfectly safe.
If you want to contribute something useful here....tell us about the event that led up to the failure of the clevis...and why the hell someone was using a 30 foot "snatch strap" and getting a 10 foot run at it. This is exactly the idiotic kind of thing I am talking about.
No one had a winch?
The "pull" couldn't be made from a safe angle?
Was there another vehicle available that could assist in a controlled pull?
I think we'll find the "real" problem when you tell us the facts surrounding this circumstance.
What happened?