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Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 23 May 2007
Location: The Land that time forgot
Posts: 3750

How strong are the recovery eyes?

Strong enough I think

Click image to enlarge Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

2nd Dec 2020 12:13pm

markb110

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
Posts: 2520

That looks like Karsadian style photo shop

2nd Dec 2020 5:53pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

So 3 on an older model but only 2 on the latest and best?

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2nd Dec 2020 6:24pm

DSL

Member Since: 20 Aug 2007
Location: Wandering the wasteland.
Posts: 837

Re: How strong are the recovery eyes?

Tim in Scotland wrote:
Strong enough I think

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How to build a 110. Start off with a 90, stretch and add doors & seats.

2nd Dec 2020 6:37pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16855

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

On the assumption that there are only the three vehicles you can see in the stack, the total lift and hence load on the rear eyes of the top vehicle is around 7 tonnes (3.5 tonnes per attachment) and the load on the front eye of the top one will be around 5 tonnes, which really isn't much and could easily be exceeded in a hillbilly recovery, snatch tow, or an ill-conceived winch recovery. It is an eye-catching photo, but in reality a triumph of impact over substance.

I don't think there can be a fourth one in the stack since the nature of the rigging leaving the bottom of the frame is so different, I think that those are just tag lines to stop the "windsock" blowing around in the breeze.

It does have an aroma of Photoshop, but I am inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt until proved one way or the other.

2nd Dec 2020 6:56pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

Digger2000 wrote:
https://youtu.be/HRN4jKyMBco

Back end of this video.

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2nd Dec 2020 7:01pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16855

^^^ Well, there you go, not photoshopped anyway. A slightly odd way of rigging, but clearly it worked.

I have not had the misfortune to see an episode of Top Gear since Clarkson et al left, and I am surprised that the BBC appears to have been able to make it even more moronic and unappealing than ever before. I won't be watching any more of that!

2nd Dec 2020 7:15pm

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