Made For Outfits That Eat Gear
Short On Purpose
Most tow lines get wrecked by the other driver. They let the line go slack, then drive over it or drag it down the road. At 12 feet there is less line to go slack, so there is less to run over and less to drag. That came straight from a tow operator who runs one every week.
Rigged to mountain-rescue standards, not parking-lot standards.
Built For An Off-Road Tow Operator
We built the first one for an off-road tow operator. He was pulling rigs for miles at a time and kept chewing through straps and ropes, because on a long tow the line drags, and on pavement it drags worse. Under the sheath is 1/2 inch rope with a 29,000 lb minimum break, so if the sheath finally wears through, there is a lot of rope left under it.
Sheathed End To End
Our 8 foot Hero Bridle carries the metal-safe Hero sheath on the 18 inches in the center, which is all a bridle needs. This one wears it over the whole rope between the eyes, so there is no unprotected stretch to drag through, and the eyes are dipped like our kinetic ropes.
Three Jobs In One
A bridle does three jobs. It centers the pull on mountain passes and splits the load across two recovery points. It handles controlled pulls in tight, technical terrain, where rock rash and sharp-edged attachment points would chew up a strap. And the Hero Bridle works like a long soft shackle that wraps around metal edges, so you can pull from rims, A-arms, frames and other unusual points.
Static On Purpose
A bridle is your anchor, so it should not stretch, and it spends its life bent tight around shackles and recovery points. A kinetic bridle, like some brands sell, is stretchy nylon with a braided core inside a braided cover. Load that hard over a tight bend and the damage happens in the core, under the cover where you can't see it. On aggressive pulls the inner strands kink permanently and the bridle is done. Ours are UHMWPE, a fiber that holds its strength around a tight bend and doesn't stretch, so all the stretch stays in the kinetic rope where it belongs.
Same family: the 8' Hero Bridle for tight spots and short pulls, and the 20' Hero Bridle for wide rigs and reach.
12' Professional Bridle Questions
Lifetime Warranty
The Professional Bridle is backed for the life of the product, under proper use and within its published service life, which starts the day it's shipped.
For Us By Us
Designed by wheelers who got tired of gear rigged to old standards. No soft-to-metal-to-soft, and every piece does more than one job.
Real Answers
Call or email with a sizing or rigging question and you'll hear back from someone who uses this gear, often the owner.