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Originally Posted by jps4jeep
Recovery off of a tailer hitch ball is a huge NO NO. I don't care if the president of the U.S. offroad association says it is ok, it is not!
The chances of one of the vehicles jarring the strap off of the ball is too great to justify it as being safe.
This is about as intelligent as using a tow strap with metal hooks, or winching with out a method of absorbing line tension.
If a vehicle is not equipt with proper recovery points, one of two methods can be utilized, a choke chain double wrapped around an axle or the tow strap around the shackle.
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Well I am no president of anything, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night.
You simply choke the strap around the whole works. It's the same as what you are describing with a shackle except the ball mount is wider than a stock YJ shackle side plate and a heck of a lot less likely to cut a strap.
I'd much rather use a strap choked around a hitch than a chain. At least a strap will show signs of being overworked, while a chain link will just break and take off like a missle.
Sure it would be reckless to just throw a strap over a ball. As soon as the ball became the lower of the two it would come loose. A little common sense goes a long way.