Professional splicing is essential
A KERR rope kit - including a bridle
Ropes for Towing
Having bought or owned for some time,one of the world's best 4x4's why not start using it occasionally for some mild off-roading! Maybe you have already got the bug and sampled the vehicle's true off-road prowess.
Either way, my series is to show you what other ropes, jacks, and winches later on, are available and how to use them, both effectively and safely.
Professional splicing is essential |
A KERR rope kit - including a bridle |
For most, a gentle green laning day
is a perfect start in becoming acquainted with what could be, or what maybe
already, a life long wonderful hobby and pastime - driving your Land Rover product
'off-road'.
For others, joining one of our school sessions, will be your first introduction.
Either way, always go prepared. I consider that the first piece of off-road kit to purchase is a good long and strong nylon tow rope and a bridle to attach it to your vehicle. The second item would be a high lift jack, but more about that in another chapter.
The Recoverline KERR rope
'KERR' stands for 'Kinetic Energy Recovery Rope'. This is the rope to carry in your kit. Sooner or later either you or someone else will need a recovery ranging from a mild pull out to a more serious yank out of deep mud! I designed and developed the Recoverline KERR rope in the mid eighties in conjunction with Marlow Ropes when they were looking for a recovery rope system for 'light skin' military Land Rovers. The British Army had been using KERR ropes for de-bogging 60 tonne Challenger tanks made from multiplait 90mm dia (3.5 inch) nylon rope. That's some rope!
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