Yes its safe if you know how to do an axel wrap , truck would have been leaf springs . a quality tow chain is laid over the leaf in front of the axel , then comes under the axel on both sides of the spring , This ties the spring onto the axel tube the more preasure is applied the harder it pulls it together . this is NOT a good way to use a jerk strap . a winch applies a steady force .
I see the old wizard of recovery has already replied.:gman:
I have done it once, and only once. I pulled a stock TJ with no other recovery points out of the mud with a jerk strap wrapped around the axle:
wrapped a 30' strap around the axle/differential housing in a figure 8 pattern.
I made sure I had three witnesses when I warned the owner/driver of potentially bending the tubes.
i was told by a tow truck driver that as long as you have a frame you have a "safer" recover point than the axle. there are sloted holes in the frame and there is a special hook/anker that has like a T-shaped head that you slide into the frame. i know that's also what we used at the dealership when we would straighten frames.
I've seen it done with semis/medium duties several times. It was surprising how many medium duty trucks used to get stuck in construction sites.
Of course, I saw a guy side-pull a loaded cement truck that way..it was spectacularly unsuccessful :tonka: The tow truck driver grabbed his gear and got out of dodge.
i was told by a tow truck driver that as long as you have a frame you have a "safer" recover point than the axle. there are sloted holes in the frame and there is a special hook/anker that has like a T-shaped head that you slide into the frame. i know that's also what we used at the dealership when we would straighten frames.
I know that on my truck, the frame rail thickness is between 0.079" and 0.118" thick. I wouldn't ever pull on that thin of a frame with a little hook in a hole.
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