The Ditch Hitch™ is the safest vehicle recovery and towing system on the market today. On the job site or off-road, vehicle recovery is a fact of life. Until now, when a tow truck or winch was unavailable, people had to improvise with alternative solutions. Many of these solutions, such as tow ropes with metal hooks or tow straps with tail chains, have been made available commercially but they are fundamentally unsafe for vehicle recovery. The forces involved in extracting a vehicle stuck in the mud, snow or sand are enormous. The Ditch Hitch™ is the safest way to free a vehicle because it’s designed specifically for handling shock loading. Shock load is a sudden increase of load that has a hammering effect on your equipment. Shock loading can instantly increase the load beyond the capabilities of traditional towing equipment and cause accidents. Towing chains, straps with hooks and other systems can easily support heavy weight, but they are only suitable for static-load applications like winching and hoisting. They are prone to breaking under shock loading experienced during vehicle recovery. " After decades as a safety consultant in the energy industry, I had seen too many incidents and near misses as a result of the use of improper equipment for vehicle recovery. Despite instituting no-tow policies, and banning the use of unsafe equipment, my personnel were left with no options when they got stuck and couldn’t wait for a tow truck. I have spent the past 14 years engineering and perfecting the Ditch Hitch™ system, which is now the industry standard for vehicle recovery in western Canada’s energy and utilities markets." (Vern Sparkes - Founder and President). Ditch Hitch™ – The Safest Vehicle Recovery System! * Engineer Certified * Shock Load Ready * Industry Approved For more information or to purchase the Ditch Hitch™, call 1-866-477-2756 or visit our website.