Off road safety and tips

[blacksheepxj]

Here are some links to some safety items I have found on the net. If you have found more links please post them up here. I hope this will keep everyone safe.

General Off Roading Information

www.treadlightly.org/images/education/4wdguide04.pdf

Hi Lift Jacks

www.hi-lift.com/instructions/jack_instructions.pdf
www.4x4now.com/bb0997.htm

Winching

www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/index.html
www.trailers-r-less.com/winch-safety.html
www.innovation-engineering.co.uk/theory.htm
www.warn.com/corporate/images/90/TechGuide_PN62885-A2.pdf

Towing and Tugging

www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/KER.htm
offroadrecovery.zoovy.com/category/offroadrecoveryinfo.offroadrecoveryqa
www.keystonekrawlers.com/Mods/Misc/Recov_strap/recovery_strap_tech.htm
www.4x4now.com/sf0100.htm
www.novascotiajeepclub.ca/contents/tips_tricks/tip_two.html
www.4x4now.com/sf0300.htm

Getting Unstuck

www.4x4now.com/bb1096.htm Part 1
www.4x4now.com/bb0197.htm Part 2
www.4x4now.com/bb0397.htm Part 3

Airing Down

www.4x4now.com/sfjun96.htm
www.4x4now.com/sf1296.htm
www.4x4now.com/sf0597.htm

Tire Maintenance / Wear / Balancing

www.ajeepthing.com/tire-maintenance.html
www.parker.com/ead/cm2.asp?cmid=9087
www.tiresafety.com/index.asp
www.pirate4x4.com/articles/tech/billavista/PR-TSLs

Rob

[M.H.C. Enterprise LJ-001]

This stuff should have its own section on the forum.

Great addition!

Excellent job Rob!

[Creepy]

here's your section.

[M.H.C. Enterprise LJ-001]

chopshop said:

here's your section.

you are such a good man.

[blacksheepxj]

btt

[Big G]

I have a safety question. Other then way off into the woods, out of possible reach, is there a safe place to be when observing towing/winching? Is it safe to be behind one of the vehicles? I know that between and beside would be a bad idea... How about beside the cable/strap? (obviously not within arms reach, but 10ft or so) If something breaks it would travel toward the vehicles and not outward from it's center point right?

[texasstar]

Cables can whip sideways, so stay away more than the amount of cable that is in use. Twice cable distance is an excellent rule to follow. Standing behind one of the vehicles is not a safe place. Most winches come with a remote to stand well to the side or sit inside with the hood up (acting like a shield)

[Big Willy]

In the Navy they used to show a video on Synthetic Line Snapback. It told us of all the dangers of lines and cables breaking and whipping back on us. The "double the distance of line/cable used" suggestion that Texas Star just said is a good rule of thumb. If you google "synthetic line snapback" you will get all kinds of good info on it. Here is just a small blurb:

When a long thin tensile member is loaded until it breaks, it will snap back in the direction of pull. It matters not if that tensile member is made of rubber, synthetic fiber, wire or glass; it is going to snap back. The only variable in this phenomenon is the speed that it will snap back. Synthetic fiber rope snaps back at about 700 feet/sec; wire rope at about 450 feet/sec. Therefore, both ropes are deadly to anyone standing near them when a failure occurs. In the early 1980's several synthetic fiber ropes did fail. In one nine month period three sailors were killed and four had one or both legs cut off.

[SocialWheeler]

bigwilly2000 said:

In one nine month period three sailors were killed and four had one or both legs cut off.

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Now THAT would suck. That would be a great video to show when doing 101 or a recovery presentation.

[Pavement Princess]

They still show this video believe it or not. Ancient in it's own right, (60-70's era or so) but a very real and common thing to happen on board our ships. I've seen it myself on board our ship. (STJ) Luckily no one was hurt but when that line snapped...it's the most erie sound. You don't want to be standing anywhere in range of it... that's for sure!!

I'm sure if I got a hold of someone at Sea Div, at the school I could get a copy if I asked nicely... ;D

Deb

[blacksheepxj]

wannabejeeper said:

I have a safety question. Other then way off into the woods, out of possible reach, is there a safe place to be when observing towing/winching? Is it safe to be behind one of the vehicles? I know that between and beside would be a bad idea... How about beside the cable/strap? (obviously not within arms reach, but 10ft or so) If something breaks it would travel toward the vehicles and not outward from it's center point right?

The safest place is in your Jeep. It is always a good idea to raise the hood as well. This will protect you if the cable breaks and tries to go through the wind sheild.

Rob

[NSJeepster]

BTT