Recovery Tow Straps and Towing Chains

Recovery Tow Straps are the best way to help get your vehicle, lawnmower, farm equipment, ATV, or UTVs out of a sudden bind. In perfect world vehicles or off-road toys would never get stuck in the elements. However, we know that is far from true. So instead of hoping that you don’t become stuck, get prepared with our wide selection of recovery straps designed for snow, sand, water, mud, and more to help get the next recovery tow done right. No matter if you need a recovery strap rated for 12,000 lbs or 220,000 lbs we have a wide range of breaking strength limits to fit almost every need. We often hear feedback from farmers who use our tow straps to pull their combines from muddy fields.

All of our Tow Straps utilize our popular nylon webbing material that provides great amounts of stretching and strength. This provides vehicles with the strength to get the job done with the perfect amount of stretching to help keep vehicles, farm equipment, or UTVs from becoming damaged. One of the things that are in common with the feedback that we receive from customers is the endless application possibilities from towing a race car into the garage, to pulling neighbors out during a snowstorm, to going off-road mudding with friends on a weekend adventure.

One of the things to consider when you are purchasing tow straps is if your application will require you to need an extra length of webbing to safely allow for a period of slowing down. No matter if you are using brakes or coasting the vehicle to a standstill you will want to have extra webbing in order to safely get the vehicle, ATV, or farm equipment to a stop after using momentum during towing.

The Different Types of Towing Straps

1 Ply Recovery Tow Straps – 1 Ply recovery tow straps are made from nylon webbing that is made to provide great amounts of strength with the ability to stretch to reduce strain from the object you are towing. 1 Ply Tow Straps work great for applications such as lawnmowers, normal sizes vehicles, and light-duty farm equipment.

2 Ply Recovery Tow Straps – 2 Ply recovery tow straps are made from nylon webbing that is made to provide great amounts of strength with the ability to stretch to take the strain off of heavier towing applications. 2 Ply Tow Straps work best on applications such as vehicles, ATVs, UTVS, trucks, farm equipment, moving vans, and other heavier in physical weight applications. Generally speaking, most customers prefer 2 ply tow straps over 1 ply tow straps as you are essentially gaining double the strength for less than double the price giving you extra strength if you were ever to need it. This is the perfect solution in most cases for keeping a tow strap in your vehicle during the Winter season or in case you were to become stuck in the mud.

Anchor Shackles – There are numerous different ways to secure a tow strap into your vehicle but one of the best types of securement is by using anchor shackles. Anchor shackles work by providing a securement point for your tow strap to quickly latch into and are specifically designed with tow straps in mind. A lot of users will attempt to use hitches to tow vehicles out, but these are not designed for these applications and could be extremely dangerous as well as dangerous to use ball hitches are a recovery point.

Towing Chains & Chain Bridle – Towing Chains with V Bridles are great for towing applications for a wide range of different vehicles to get you out of a bind. These tow chains are made from a Grade 70 Transport Chain that is made to be extremely strong and durable over time. These are often one of the most used for professional tow truck drivers and those who are often towing a wide range of vehicles as well. No matter if you are towing out of a field, water, mud, snow, sand, or other elements these will work great in most normal conditions time and time again.

Frequently Asked Tow Strap Questions

How Long Should a Tow Strap Be? – We normally suggest lengths of the tow strap to be beyond 15 feet at the minimum with an average size being around 20 feet long. This allows for room between the towing vehicle and the vehicle that is being towed to prevent any damage when coming to a stop. In some circumstances you may need a length longer depending on the speed you anticipate moving.

Does the color of Tow Strap make a Difference? – No, these are based on personal preference and do not dictate the amount of strength that these straps are able to safely tow or the actual length of the webbing.

Are Tow Straps safe to use when Wet? – Yes, tow straps are completely okay to be used in wet conditions such as snow, rain, mud, or other elements where the strap may take on and absorb the water. The only real risk would be storing the straps long-term in water for periods of time that could potentially develop harmful mold and mildew which could potentially damage the strap over time.

If the Breaking Strength is 10,000 lbs the Working Capacity? – No, the breaking strength should never be confused with the Working Capacity which can also be known around the industry as the working load limit. This helps to determine some safety factors to help prevent accidents or injuries from occurring in both towing applications and cargo securement. You should always take the breaking strength which is in this case 10,000 lbs and use 1/3 of that rating which provides you with a 3,333 lbs working load limit in this case. If your vehicle is 3,000 lbs you should never attempt to use a strap rated for 3,300 lbs breaking strength and should use a strap rated for at least 10,000 lbs breaking strength instead.

What is the Widest Tow Strap You Can Make? – For most cases the longest amount of nylon webbing that is used to make tow straps is usually never made beyond 100 feet. Pushing the strap beyond 100 feet is often not needed and the physical weight of the strap makes these straps with such great lengths of webbing harder to move.