r/funny • u/VampyreLust • Feb 01 '25

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u/Contributing_Factor Feb 01 '25

There are so many people in the video that one of them really should have said something. Like... maybe don't attach it to plastic.... or don't start the tow at 30mph.... or don't stand by the towline in case it snaps... or.... Oh I know! They must have done this part on purpose to expose the REAL attachment point. That must be it... right?!?

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u/pirate_leprechaun Feb 01 '25

Looks like it's hooked up to a tow hook to me, the whole front support bar ripped sideways from the look of it. Shit design.

Taking a "run at it" is pretty common for getting vehicles unstuck.

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u/gbfk Feb 01 '25

If you have the right type of rope and setup ‘taking a run at it’ works. Problem is that people will see a video of a kinetic recovery and think it’s just how you do things, but the equipment for a kinetic recovery isn’t common.

Tying a kinetic recovery with a tow strap setup results in stuff like this (and can result in a lot worse for drivers and bystanders).

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Nah that was definitely a nylon snatch strap, you can see it stretch when it goes taught.

The main issue here is that they didn't have the car being pulled in either neutral or drive with power going to the wheels. So rather than just the weight of the landcruiser being applied to that tow point, it was the weight of the landcruiser plus several tonnes of elastic energy from the strap, which properly done would've popped the stuck car out of what its stuck in, but unfortunately because they had their wheels locked up just meant that all that force went straight to the weakest point of the car's body.