One Bridle, Every Job
Perfect Angles, More Reach
Twenty feet of bridle means each leg runs long, so the pull comes in at a narrow angle on any rig. On a dump truck, tractor or Unimog with wide recovery points, each recovery point carries about half the pull instead of fighting a flat angle, an off-center pull still comes in straight, and there's reach left over to rig from where you can actually stand.
Rigged to mountain-rescue standards, not parking-lot standards.
A Very Aggressive Tow Rope
Unhook it from the bridle setup and it is a 20 foot tow rope with a 58,000 lb minimum break: no stretch, and long enough to keep real distance between rigs.
The Same Protected Center
Like the 8 foot Hero Bridle, the center section carries the metal-safe Hero sheath, so it can run against a frame, a control arm or a roll cage. The rest of the rope is covered end to end.
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.
Tight spots and short pulls are the 8' Hero Bridle's job. Tow operators: see the 12' Professional Bridle.
Word On The Trail
Habranth C.
★★★★★
"Wrapped it around the wheel spoke of an Audi stuck in the sand combined with the soft shackle and was able to perform my very first recovery with ease."
John A.
★★★★★
"...where you have to flip a truck over or secure a vehicle off camber this is what you need."
Timothy D.
★★★★★
"It's so versatile in many situations that you won't be able to think of until that situations arises."
From verified buyers of the Hero Bridle. The 8' and 20' are the same rope, the same protected center and the same build, so they share one set of reviews.
20' Hero Bridle Questions
20' or 8' Hero Bridle?
Same rope, same protected center, same 58,000 lb rating in 3/4". The 8' is the one for tight spots and short pulls, and it's the one in the Titan. The 20' is for reach: wide rigs, off-center pulls, and running it as a tow rope.
What angle should the bridle make?
Keep it under about 50 degrees and each side carries about half the pull. At 90 degrees each side carries 71%, and at 120 degrees each side carries the full pull, so two points are doing no better than one. Twenty feet keeps you well under 50 on anything: on a pickup with recovery points 3 to 4 feet apart it sits around 20 degrees, and on a dump truck, a tractor or a big trailer with points 6 to 8 feet apart it still sits at about 37 to 47 degrees, each side carrying around 55%.
Can it run against metal?
The protected center can. That's what it's built for: put the covered section where the bridle bends around a frame, a control arm, a roll cage tube or a rim. Keep the plain rope off sharp edges.
Can I tow with it?
Yes. Unhooked from the bridle setup it is a 20 foot tow rope with a 58,000 lb minimum break: no stretch, and long enough to keep real distance between rigs. For a bridle on each rig, see the Titan.
Why static and not kinetic?
The bridle is your anchor. If it stretches, the anchor moves, so a static bridle keeps the anchor points still and leaves all the stretch in the kinetic rope where it belongs. A kinetic bridle, like some brands sell, also kinks its inner strands on aggressive pulls, under the cover where you can't see it.
What's it rated for?
58,000 lb minimum break strength in 3/4", tested to failure.
What's the warranty, and how long does it last?
Lifetime warranty under proper use, within its published service life, which starts the day it's shipped. Ten years stored shaded and dry, five if it lives exposed on the rig. The full rules and the claim process are on the Warranty and Service Life page.
When do I retire it?
Cuts or broken strands, a glazed or melted cover, or a core you can feel kinked or flat-spotted through the cover. A hard pull alone doesn't retire it.
Shipping
Ships from Upland, CA in 1 to 2 business days, UPS. Worldwide.
More questions
The full FAQ covers sizing, rigging and care for every piece: See the full FAQ.
Lifetime Warranty
The Hero 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.