Those who regularly navigate to the rough of off-road adventures know how essential it is to be prepared for a recovery situation. A snatch block is an incredibly useful piece of recovery equipment that enables you to retrieve loads that are double a winch's capacity by reducing the load on the winch by half. To add to ARB's range of snatch blocks and recovery equipment, an innovative new snatch block for both off road and competition use has just been released.

Designed in Australia by ARB engineers, the Snatch Block 9000 features a revolutionary, computer optimised two-piece polymer pulley design for increased functionality and safety during a vehicle recovery. Tested to withstand the extremes of off-road competition winching, the snatch block features rounded safety edges to protect against pinch points during recovery situations, and also allows for easy one-handed loading and unloading of the cable or rope. The working load encountered during winching also has a positive effect on the snatch block by causing the plates to press together for extra support.

Suitable for use with bow shackle sizes up to 8.5 ton, the snatch block features high strength, low density materials which reduce the total weight of the block by up to 50% over other comparable rated snatch blocks. The design includes self-righting plates to eliminate the need to correctly position the block while introducing cable tension, while the inner pulley is made from self lubricating crystalline polymer to enable operation under high loads without the need for lubrication.

These new snatch blocks are currently in stock and can be purchased through any ARB distributor or ARB dealer throughout the United States and Canada, along with a variety of recovery gear for all recreational and competition rock crawling and trail 4WD uses. For more details of ARB's extensive range of 4x4 equipment including protection gear, Air Lockers and suspension, please contact them. www.arbusa.com

KEY ARB SNATCH BOCK 9000 4X4 RECOVERY TOOL FEATURES

• Working load rating of up to 20,000lbs
• Press formed plates are made from heavy gauge carbon steel
• Unique new computer optimized design actually presses the plates against each other under load for extra support
• Drawn, rounded safety edges means no more pinch points while rushing through a recovery, and easy one handed loading and unloading
  of the rope or cable
• Self-righting design of plates eliminates the need to worry about the position of the block while introducing cable tension
• Vanadium steel axle is oil impregnated into a hardened surface for a tough, long lasting finish that requires no addtional lubrication
• Revolutionary two piece pulley design made from a composite of aerospace grades of impact modified, self lubricating polymers
• Outer pulley material greatly reduces wear and damage to steel cables and reduces fretting and damage to plasma type cables as
  compared to metal pulley snatch blocks
• Inner pulley material is made from a highly specialized bearing grade of self lubricating crystalline polymer
• High strength, low density materials have allowed for a total weight reduction of up to 50% over other comparable rated snatch blocks
  which improves results during timed competition
• Suitable for use with bow shackle sizes up to 8.5 ton and plasma rope and steel cable up to 1/2” in diameter