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Date:         Tue, 24 May 2011 21:10:01 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Place to mount shackles?
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At 07:56 PM 5/24/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Mr. Squirrel, my '91 camper has tow loops on the front, as well.

Does yours have two? I've only ever seen one on the front, on the right side.

Just to be picky, neither the one(s) in the front nor the back are "tow loops." They are "holdfast points" by means of which the vehicles are lashed down to the deck during their ocean passage from builder to point of sale, and they're meant to take a strain pointed maybe 30-45 degrees downward. What you do with them afterwards is entirely up to you.

In particular I'd be inclined to be very cautious about applying side loads, especially to the forward one. I don't have any hard data on this, just a feeling.

Yours, David


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