X-BULL Winch Recovery Kit Snatch Strap Off Road 4WD Mounting Pins Recovery Tracks Boards Gen 2.0

Recovery gear that lives in the shed is no use at all. This X-BULL kit ships as a single 12 kg parcel measuring 40.5 x 29.5 x 18.5 cm, which is a corner of a canopy rather than half the boot, and it includes the mounting pins so the boards can travel on the roof rack.

Two 910 mm boards and somewhere to put them

The Gen 2.0 tracks measure 910 x 310 x 60 mm and are moulded from reinforced nylon, which is what gives them the stiffness to bridge a rut without folding and the UV tolerance to sit exposed on a rack through an Australian summer. X-BULL states 10 tonnes load capacity on flat ground; no basis is given for how that was measured, so treat it as an indication rather than a rating. The pin set weighs 0.72 kg and boxes at 13.8 x 10.8 x 6.2 cm, arriving with its own nuts and flat washers.

Winch work, and the hardware around it

The kit is built to hang off a winch — X-BULL's own or another brand's, per the supplier. An 8-ton snatch block redirects the line around an anchor or splits the pull across two runs, two 4.75 tonne forged shackles make the connections, and a damper goes over the line before load comes on. The strap in the contents list is a 9 m unit marked 8000 kg, with no statement of whether that is a breaking strength or a working load. A folding shovel, a tyre deflator, a trailer hitch lock and a carry bag round it out.

Key features

• Compact packing: 12 kg in a 40.5 x 29.5 x 18.5 cm parcel, so it can live in the vehicle permanently.
• Mounting pins included: 0.72 kg of hardware that fixes both boards to a roof rack, nuts and washers supplied.
• Reinforced nylon tracks: 910 x 310 x 60 mm boards that resist UV, salt and repeated flexing.
• Winch-agnostic: the supplier lists the kit as suiting X-BULL or other brand winches.
• 8-ton snatch block: the piece that lets you pull around an angle rather than only in a straight line.

Specifications

• Kit package size: 40.5 x 29.5 x 18.5 cm
• Kit weight: 12 kg
• Recovery tracks: 2 x Gen 2.0, 910 x 310 x 60 mm, reinforced nylon
• Track load figure: 10 tonnes on flat ground (supplier stated; basis not specified)
• Track carton size: 920 x 320 x 125 mm
• Mounting pins: 4 pins with nuts and flat washers, 0.72 kg, boxed 13.8 x 10.8 x 6.2 cm
• Tow strap: 9 m, marked 8000 kg (supplier stated; breaking strength or working load not specified)
• Shackles: 2 x 4.75 tonne (supplier stated; basis not specified)
• Snatch block: 8 ton (supplier stated; basis not specified)
• Winch compatibility: X-BULL or other brand winches, per the supplier
• Colours available: Gen 2.0, Black, Red

What's in the box

• 2 x Gen 2.0 recovery tracks with mounting pins
• 1 x 9 m tow strap, marked 8000 kg
• 2 x 4.75 tonne shackles
• 1 x 8-ton snatch block
• 1 x recovery damper
• 1 x folding survival shovel
• 1 x shackle hitch receiver
• 1 x trailer hitch lock
• 1 x tyre deflator
• 1 x carry bag

Before you pull on any of this

• Look over the strap, shackles and block each time before they take load. Cuts, fraying, distortion or elongation mean the item is finished.
• A damper belongs on the line every single pull, and bystanders belong well outside the arc the line would travel if it let go.
• Rated recovery points only. Never run a strap or winch line to a tow ball, a tow bar tongue, a bumper or an unrated bracket. The shackle hitch receiver supplied is towing hardware; check its recovery suitability with your tow bar's manufacturer.
• Do not join two straps with a shackle.
• The 8000 kg strap figure has no stated basis — it may be a breaking strength, not a working load. Never plan a recovery on the assumption that it is a capacity, and always work to the lowest rated item in the system.
• The title describes a snatch strap while the packing list describes a tow strap. Confirm which you have received; a non-elastic tow strap used for a snatch recovery puts shock loads through gear that was not designed for them.

A sensible starting kit for anyone who has just fitted a winch and has nothing to attach it to yet.