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I believe someone asked this exact same question on here somewhere....I'll look.

 

ok ill look too ! i just seen one for the first time the other day on a truck in my town , and i have never seen one before i found it for $10.99 and wondered if they really hold up to a good tough TUG or even a good hard pull with a chain

 

Was a big discussion about that very hook on a Jeep forum I'm on. Lot of guys dead-panned the thing as not being as strong as some of the US made and more expensive ones, but I don't recall anyone ACTUALLY breaking one.

Might be iffy, cause you usually do get what you pay for, and a full size truck is a LOT heavier than a Jeep. I'd just make sure if I used one, I'd weigh down the center of any rope or chain I attached to it, so if something breaks, it'd go to the ground, rather than being a deadly projectile...

 

Hmm that might be worth trying but I guess you might end up losing a tailgate for cheaping out on $10

 

yeah i hear ya Hammer i strongly believe you get what you pay for it says it has a 10,000 lb load capacity. i guess it could say aything they wanted it to !

 

I have one, but I've yet to use it. Don't think I'd hang the truck from it, but it feels solid enough to use to pull someone out of a ditch.

 

I just took an old straight (no drop or rise) receiver I had laying around and put the largest shackle I could fit the pin thru the ball hole in, myself.

I had about $8 in the shackle (16k rated if memory serves) and since I had the receiver laying around, it was my total cost...

A hint on buying shackles, D-rings, hooks, etc.: Hit your local Tractor Supply or any other farm equipment store. You'll get US made, VERY high strength stuff made for farm use at a fraction of the cost that Off-Road or Truck Specialty shops charge for them...

 

thanks again Hammer your knowledge everyone can gain from thats great! ill check the farm supply store in town and leave the $10.99 piece where its at !

 

Hammer Tractor & Supply is an amazing store for all kinds of off road stuff and not to mention the cool stuff for the garage. I personally picked up a reciever that has a D-ring and pin that i picked up for $20 bucks made in the US and rated at 10k.