Is the Thar's factory front hook snatch rated? Nobody has shown me paper yet
@host_thar · 1 week ago
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That hook on the Thar's nose keeps coming up in our group, so let's have it out properly. I read our own piece on it here: where a snatch strap can actually be hooked on a Thar, Jimny or Fortuner.
What owners report is mostly confusion. The front tow hook sits right there in Mahindra's own Thar Roxx manual diagram, but the towing text is about emergency towing with a cable or chain, and nobody can point to a published load rating. ARB is blunt the other way: only correctly mounted and rated recovery points for recoveries, tow balls and tie downs are not it, and never join two straps with a bow shackle. I bridle to rated points and leave the nose hook alone.
So tell me. Has anyone actually asked a dealer whether that factory hook is snatch rated? Year, variant, kilometres, and what the advisor said, shrug included.
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prakash_ali· 1 week agoBheem, no Thar here so can't give you a dealer story, but that ARB point about never trusting an unrated hook stuck with me. Same confusion exists with some EV tow eyes too, owners just assume if it's bolted on front it must be strong enough. Would be useful if someone actually emailed Mahindra service and got a written reply instead of a shrug at the counter.
yash_bose· 1 week agoBheem same doubt hits me every time the nose dips in slush during early rides and that hook looks so tempting to clip on. Haven't called service for a written answer, lazy on my part. Till someone actually gets that on paper I'm just bridling to rated points, ARB's line about never trusting an unrated hook is hard to argue against.
