Best Deal in a Recovery Kit?

[adrenaline503]

So I go to my truck tonight and see that at some point today someone had broken in and stolen all my recovery gear, ripped out my dash etc etc. So I had JUST finished piecing together my kit last week, now it is gone. Instead of piecing it together I will probably just buy a complete kit. So far I like the ARB Premium Recovery kit. For around $370.00 it includes:

- 1x P/No. ARB501 Recovery Bag Large
- 1x P/No. ARB705 17,500lb Snatch Strap
- 1x P/No. ARB730 26,500lb x 10’ Tree Trunk Protector
- 1x P/No. ARB720 9,900lb x 66’ Winch Extension Strap
- 1x P/No. ARB220 Recovery Damper
- 1x P/No. GLOVES Leather Recovery Gloves
- 2x P/No. ARB207D 10,640lbs, 3/4” Pin, D-Shackle
- 1x P/No. 10100020 Snatch Block 9000

Any better deals out there?

 

[greentruck]

Sorry about your loss. That sucks.

The best deal on snatch blocks I found was at this link:
http://allenmachineco.com/pages/data/mathan-5.htm

Look for: BLOC1240 5" 4.5 Ton 12.0 34.50

These are the exact same blocks that Warn sells for considerably more.:Wow1:

I bought two and they had them on my doorstep in 2 days. Amazing service and an amazing deal.

 

[alaskaboy]

Just for my edification,

if you want to maximize your 10K winch, the snatch block should be rated for 20K. Is that correct?

Thanks.

 

[greentruck]

I'm not even going to try to definitively answer what load is on the snatch block in a pull There was a recent dust-up on MUD along similar lines and I'm no engineer.:sombrero:

That said WLL is usually a rating for overhead/vertical use, where everything is spec-ed to 4 times the rated load. So a 4 1/2 ton snatch block should be OK with a horizontal load 36,000 lbs.

If in doubt, buy the big one with the 6-ton rating, which would give you a 48,000 lbs limit. Since Warn sells these as their biggest snatch blocks, I suspect that should serve you well.

 

[shredwagon]

Any better deals out there?

I got my kit from Masterpull and I'm a fan. I don't know about cheaper, but you do get a member discount and Alex is on here if you need help. Nice to be able to talk to someone who actually uses the gear for customer support.

Milo

 

[AxeAngel]

I bought a

20k 20ft Kerr rope
2 d shackles
30k 6ft tree saver
Winch line bag
Set of gloves
18k pulley block

All in a kit, it was on sale for $99. Might nit be heavy enough for your requirements but if you are interested, shoot me a pm

-Sam

 

[Master-Pull]

We have a bunch of kits available and we can also custom make a kit if you want something different, let me know if you want info on any specific ones.

-Alex

 

[adrenaline503]

Well, ideally I would like something like the ARB kit for a similiar price. I have found it for about $340.00 on sale, then $30.00 for shipping. I was happy with the ARB straps I had.

- 1x P/No. ARB501 Recovery Bag Large (nice but not required)
- 1x P/No. ARB705 17,500lb Snatch Strap (essential)
- 1x P/No. ARB730 26,500lb x 10’ Tree Trunk Protector (essential)
- 1x P/No. ARB720 9,900lb x 66’ Winch Extension Strap (essential)
- 1x P/No. ARB220 Recovery Damper (nice but not required)
- 1x P/No. GLOVES Leather Recovery Gloves (nice but not required)
- 2x P/No. ARB207D 10,640lbs, 3/4” Pin, D-Shackle (essential)
- 1x P/No. 10100020 Snatch Block 9000 (essential)

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Fwiw ARB just announced a price drop in the popular RK9 Recovery Kit (the only you guys are listing above) just this morning. You should see prices dropping at retailers shortly.

 

[Master-Pull]

Essentially you want something like this, without the winch extension correct?

http://www.masterpull.com/item.cfm?itemid=43928

-Alex

 

[mires]

Essentially you want something like this, without the winch extension correct?

http://www.masterpull.com/item.cfm?itemid=43928

-Alex

Just curious. Is the price on that kit in the link correct?

 

[Master-Pull]

Yup.

-Alex

 

[adrenaline503]

Essentially you want something like this, without the winch extension correct?

http://www.masterpull.com/item.cfm?itemid=43928

-Alex

Yes, something like that.

Edit: actually, the ARB kit has an extension too.

 

[mires]

Yup.

-Alex

I didn't realize it had the winch extension in it. That's obviously the bulk of the price. I didn't mean to sound snide. On a side note, I would love to pick up one of your super yankers as my very first recovery rope. Which one would you recommend for a Montero Sport?

 

[frgtwn]

The best deal is one that is not available, as far as I know.

ATTENTION VENDORS!

How about a kit that the buyer specs himself? Put in a few "must purchase" items, (Bag or whatever), perhaps a price point/discount ($200 or more 10% off; $400 or more, 15% off), and let the games begin.

I, for one, do not need your gloves, even with the cutsie 3letters.

Buy the really good snatch block, maybe the no name tree strap. You get the idea.

Well, how about it, Vendors?


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