[PatsPat]

Spent the morning out in the desert hunting and on my way out I got stuck going up a hill I had already gone down earlier. Actually it was a wash that crossed the road, but the sides of it were pretty steep and everything below was pretty soft and loose from recent rains. I tried crawling up it like any other 4x4 vehicle, but the Jeep was having none of that. I knew from watching Patriot videos I just needed to gun it. So I backed up a bit to the other side of the wash I had just come down and throttled it pretty good making it up and over without any further incident.

But when I got home I realized that the loud thud I felt when I first made contact was the right side of my front bumper planting into the road for a split second before my front tires starting pulling me up. I must have taken a bad line or my momentum just carried me into the ground. Scratched the bumper up, but otherwise nothing the write home about. My question is: does anyone know what this bracket is behind the front skid plate? It hangs at a very conspicuous angle and my concern is it may have been damaged or bent.

 

[BLKJ33P]

That's all good, you should see the bottom of my Patriot. It isn't pretty, but if you want to do it then that's what you gotta expect right

If you're talking about the silver round piece that is what they tie the cars down with during transportation.

Lots of people think it's ok to tow from that point, but it is ill advised.

 

[Ignatz]

If you're talking about the silver round piece that is what they tie the cars down with during transportation.
Lots of people think it's ok to tow from that point, but it is ill advised.

Well, that's understandable. It looks like a tow hook.

 

[BLKJ33P]

Well, that's understandable. It looks like a tow hook.

Oh don't get me wrong, it does.

Simply stating that's not what it's for, so it's ill advised to do so.