Let me show you through each piece of the Hercules 11 piece complete recovery kit
plus how and when to use each item this right here is the ultimate full drive recovery kit
for any type of four-wheel driving whether you're a fisher heading up the beach you're
hitting those tough low range tracks with your mates on weekends you're heading off on that big
dream adventure or you're just heading for your favourite local campsite so first up we've got the
white nine meter long eight ton snap strap this is a vehicle to vehicle connecting strap that allows
you to snatch a bogged vehicle free with a second vehicle think of it like a giant rubber band it's
designed in a way that allows it to stretch up to 20 longer at full tension to smooth out or
soften the forces involved in a snatch recovery when the strap reaches that full length it's
designed to then recoil providing extra energy to assist in dragging the stuck vehicle free
it should only ever be connected to proper rated recovery points on both vehicles using rated
bow shackles where necessary and should be rated between two and three times either vehicle's gbm
so next up is this purple strap now it might look similar to the snap strap but it's
actually substantially different this is the 10 meter long 5000 kilo winch extension strap
in a winch recovery you can never guarantee that there's an appropriate tree close enough for you
to hook onto so the winch extension strap is designed to wrap around a tree or connect to
another vehicle and provide a sturdy anchor point closer to the bogged vehicle unlike the
snap strap it has no stretch factor built into it it's simply a good tough winch extension strap
now the third strap in the kit is this green one right here this is the three meter long
10 000 kilo tree trunk protector this you wrap around a tree and connect your winch up through
the eyelets as opposed to wrapping the winch rope directly around the tree this prevents the winch
rope from being damaged by dragging it against the tree but more importantly it spreads the load
across a larger surface area of the tree stopping the tree from being ring barked and damaged now
this orange blanket right here is called a winch dampener and it plays a crucial role
in any four-wheel drive recovery this job is to sit on the winch rope or the snap strap during
operation and act as an air brake should something let go during the recovery and fly through the air
place it in the middle of the snap strap or the winch rope or if you're winching up a hill
sit it over the winch hook to stop it sliding down the rope dig a little bit deeper into the kit and
you'll find the red 8 000 kilo snatch block here's how you use it in winch recoveries when you run
your winch rope out through it at a forward-facing anchor point and then return the winch back to
your vehicle it adds a mechanical advantage that just about doubles your winch's effective pulling
power no matter what winch you run there will come a time when you reach the limits of that
winch's power the worst thing you can do for your winch's longevity is to keep trying to winch in at
a point where the vehicle isn't moving any further forwards when you do that you're directing all the
current from your alternator and your battery through the very specific contact points on the
winch's electric motor and you run the real risk of burning the winch motor out instead before you
get to that point where the winch stalls out add the snatch block into the equation to reduce the
risk of that happening the kit also comes with a pair of 4.7 ton rated bow shackles for connecting
straps and vehicles together it's important that when you set a shackle up that you add
the strap eyelet to the black bow side of the shackle this allows the strap to move freely as
needed instead of bunching up in these corners of the securing pin add in the legendary quickie tie
deflater to quickly easily and accurately deflate your tires for better traction one of the clever
folding shovels for all sorts of uses when you're camping or four-wheel driving and a tough recovery
bag to store it all in and you've got just about everything you'd ever need for a four-wheel drive
recovery except for a winch you also get a set of tough recovery gloves an essential safety item
it's not hard to see why the Hercules 11 piece complete recovery kit from 4WD SupaCentre is such
incredible value and of course all the key recovery components in the kit are independently
tested and rated to ensure they comply with the relevant safety standards here in Australia that
way you know you're buying quality recovery gear designed to do the job and the best part is the
entire 11 piece Hercules complete recovery kit is available for around the same price as some other
four-wheel drive shops charge for just the snatch strap that makes the Hercules complete recovery
kit absolutely unbeatable value especially when you see what it's on sale for today