No there isn't a difference. Force is force, stress is stress. The difference is in the strength of the transmission components when loaded in reverse as opposed to drive.

 

Sorry if I was unclear.

The hooks were only only 4wd Blazers, I believe, and they are[located on the front of the truck]for another vehicle to hook onto to pull you out with.

 

The models without 4wd had fog lights or driving lights instead of tow hooks, I believe.

 

If they can pull you out, then they can pull other vehicles out... As long as the vehicle you're pulling weighs less than the Blazer, you will have no issues with the tow hooks pulling people out.

If they're just stuck in a little bit of snow, then throw it in 4HI and slowly back up until all the slack is gone,then slowly accelerate.

If you're not YANKING or JERKING on the thing, as in no running starts, and have the tow rope/straps with the hooks in the end, you're not likely to have any issues. NO RUNNING STARTS! lol. If you want to use a running start, use a recovery strap with re-enforced loops on the ends.

Snow recovery is probably the easiest to do...

Unless you're these guys.

A hooked tow strap is WAY easier when towing someone, and that's all you're doing for most snow recovery, especially if you're pulling out a car...

Have them put their vehicle in neutral, and slowly pull them out. Do NOT take a running start, unless you use a recovery strap!

If possible, throw a heavy blanket/jacket over the middle of the rope if you've got one of the little 8 footers like I have... It's ONLY purpose is for pulling Blazer or smaller sized vehicles out of snow... Anything else, gets the recovery strap.

 

Ome thing you shouldnt do which one of the kids at my school has done is wrap a strap through the doors and around both the "a" pillars, that way he wouldnt mess up his body kit. Final results : Two bent "A" pillars and a lot a laughs.

 

Wow, they were pulling the wrong way and had the strap hooked up wrong in that youtube clip. Sucks to be the guy whose car got screwed up.

 

wow what idiots, ive seen this done before, but the bumper came off, not the whole tail light assembly!

 

That'll buff right out!

 

It's just a flesh wound!

 

uh...both those stories are pretty funny, yet very sad. I saw at least 3 different guys in that video, couldnt they have found one more and picked the damn thing up to move it???