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Essential four wheel drive recovery gear
If you go four wheel driving, you need to carry a number of pieces of recovery gear. If you don't take these with you, be prepared to stay stuck for a long time, and potentially risk damage to your vehicle. They don't cost much, but are definitely worth their money! For starters, rated recovery points are the first things you need to have. Most four wheel drives have a reece hitch on the rear (which can be used as a recover point off the pin – not the tow ball). A number of four wheel drives don't have rated recovery points on the front though, so fitting a set of hooks is well worth doing. Having 2 recovery points is good (for forward and reverse recoveries), but four is even better.
A rated shackle is the next thing that you want to carry, especially if you only have eyes to attach snatch straps or winches too. From there, a snatch strap (that is rated at least 3 times the weight of your loaded four wheel drive) is extremely valuable. If you are driving in a 2500kg four wheel drive, the snatch strap should be rated for around 8 tonne. An equalizer strap is valuable if you have two recovery points on one end of your four wheel drive. This allows the weight to be evenly distributed (and reduces the chance of you bending the chassis).
A shovel is the most important piece of recovery gear you can carry with you. These are very handy (although quite hard work!) in anything from snow to mud and sand. A little bit of digging can save you from a very difficult recovery. I would also suggest a long handled one, to allow you to dig right under the chassis of your vehicle. Gloves are handy to carry, especially when you are playing with winch cable, or moving rocks around.
If you have the items I have listed above, you will easily be able to get out of a difficult position. Many people choose to carry winches, which are important if you are traveling alone, and also very handy for a number of situations. These are not always needed, but they are very handy to have. One thing I would recommend taking along is a set of Maxtrax. These are engineer grade nylon boards which you place in front (or behind) your tyres when you get stuck. You simply drive onto them and you are out in literally under 30 seconds! They are considerably simpler to use than snatch straps or winches, and they create zero risk too. I prefer using these over any other recovery method. Have a read of my Maxtrax Review.
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I have a 2001 dodge ram 2500 quad cab short box 4x4. I have put on a few cosmetic accessories such as bug deflector, vent shades and 10000lb warn winch with a push bar on the front. the truck has a full trailer package as well as a complete stereo: component speakers, 2 subs 2 amps and a panasonic dvd flip up. bigger tires were added and it comes with a canopy. truck has 140000kms and is in very good condition. what could I list the truck for in canadian dollars.
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