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Old 01-18-2023, 05:11 PM   #1
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Re: home made tow hook shackles!

Very nice, I love the ingenuity of it! That to me looks more functional.
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Old 01-18-2023, 05:31 PM   #2
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Re: home made tow hook shackles!

Very nice fabricationon those tow hook shackles. Not meaning to critisize but those bolts look like grade 2 stainless, not very strong. I would opt for grade 8 bolts for the brackets just to be on the safe side.
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Old 01-18-2023, 07:14 PM   #3
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Re: home made tow hook shackles!

Excellent work and I really love the medium olive ! Had a rusty one similar. Stupid me parted it out…
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Old 01-18-2023, 08:38 PM   #4
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Re: home made tow hook shackles!

Gonna have to tug hard to bust those!
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Old 01-18-2023, 09:32 PM   #5
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Re: home made tow hook shackles!

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Very nice fabricationon those tow hook shackles. Not meaning to critisize but those bolts look like grade 2 stainless, not very strong. I would opt for grade 8 bolts for the brackets just to be on the safe side.

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Stainless hardware in pictures only for mock up because thats what i had replaced now with grade 8.
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Old 01-25-2023, 01:00 PM   #6
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Old 01-25-2023, 02:17 PM   #7
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Re: home made tow hook shackles!

Ha I wouldn't sweat it! Can't say I'm not guilty of staring at pictures and glossing over the fine print! Also the pictures with them big old stainless bolts on there didn't help much!
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