I have an 05 2500 Cummins powered Ram that has factory tow hooks. I have a couple bushes in my front yard that I need to get rid of. Can I pull shrubs out of the ground with the truck in reverse and some chain or heavy rope on the tow hooks? Would it just be better to tie something to the rear hitch receiver and to it that way instead. ****** These bushes have about 3 1/2" trunks and are old Texas Privet bushes. The wife wants them out. I used the old pick and shovel routine on three of them, but my back is killing me from doing it that way. ******* I'm concerned about a bush or rope or chain flying back and damaging my truck of something broke or slipped. Have any of you folks used your Dodge for this kind of task. Also don't want to mess up my drive-train doing this. These bushes are in good old adobe/clay dirt in San Jose, Ca.. Appreciate any other ideas that might be safer/less messy/etc... My 60 year old body gets sore pretty fast with this stuff. I used to do heavy labor in my younger years.........but.....:doah:
One thing to keep in mind is that if you use your front tow hooks you will be placing most of the load on your front axle. Doing this will cause a lot of force to be placed on your front hubs. I know from past experiences that this can cause you to break your front hubs. Using your rear tow hitch will be better but you will not get as much traction as you would pulling out backwards. LT.
Hello, I don't have a dodge but I have a chevy with the IFS front end. I have never had any problems pulling things out backwards. You should be able to use a chain to remove the bushes. I have done it before by putting an old car or truck rim without the tire on it under the chain and wraping the chain around the base of the bush, over the rim and to the front tow hooks. Just go easy and you shouldn't have any problems. Good luck, weblee99
Personally, I'd use the rear hitch for the pulling. I was pulling some bushes and the first four were easy. Then I hooked up to the last one, it wouldn't budge. Well I didn't take no for an answer and ended up tearing the tow strap. When it snapped back in tagged the bumper and left a gouge. Lucky it didn't hit anything else. I think it would have been worse had I used the front hooks.
if it's only 2x4, use the rear. you'll get poor traction going backwards with it. Last time I did this I found the closer it was tied the better because it was pulling up more. Just make sure you aren't on wet grass or something you spin on.
I used my tow hooks all the time to pull crap out. Just do it, youll be fine. o just read its a 2wd. Well id still try it ha!
Be extra careful using the front tow hooks on a Dodge Ram. It has not been tested like the new Ford F-150 has on that gizmo that spins it around by the front hooks. If you had a new F-150 I would think you could do it.:stir:
the tow hooks are bolted through the frame on the dodge and they are pretty stinking heavy. There are 2 bolts each going through the frame bracket and 4 holding the hook to the bracket. I would do it. I bought a front receiver mount for my 07 dodge ram and in order to put the receiver on I had to drop the bumper to put the bolts and spacers and such in. They are pretty heavy duty. If you are just pulling go ahead. If you are gonna snatch then you would want to use the rear hitch that is bolted to both sides of the frame as to not snatch the truck crooked. Just my $.02
