Frame or Hitch mount recovery point

[rijc99]

Which recovery points work best for yanking a truck out of mud. I know the frame mount recovery works best with a bridle so there is not lateral pull on the frame. And I believe the hitch mount is ideal for flat pulling since it’s more along the center line.

Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using frame or hitch mount? For hitch mount my worry is the locking hitch pins from places like Amazon isn’t truly rated for what it says and could be a weak point.

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[izzy]

Or just put a soft shackle through the hitch pin in the receiver and skip the D ring shackle hitch entirely.

Either way this is way more sturdy than the bolt on stuff... not red though, so not as COOL

The hitch pin is more than strong enough for recovery to be honest. Just use the one that came with the truck.

Considerably stronger than garbage like this:

https://trail4runner.com/2018/04/26/hitch-pin-recovery-point/

But if you use this method an offroad shop can't sell you a drop shipped recovery point for $250

It should go without saying that you need good kinetic recovery ropes. Haven't had to use my Bubba ropes yet but they're really nice. I wouldn't go amazon for that.