Reply With QuoteHave a squiz at mine in the Projects thread.....
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=36802
ChatterBox
SubscriberWhere is the best place to put a winch on a Series III Stage 1 V8?
I don't want to lose the entry angle and with the position of the radiators the power takeoff is not an option, so I'd have to go hydraulic or electric (preferred, easier installation).
From what I can see there isn't much space underneath to run a cable from the centre of the chasis, although there's a lot more room for a winch there.
Thanks
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
TopicToaster
Have a squiz at mine in the Projects thread.....
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=36802
YarnMaster
Get a Turfor & keep it with your recovery gear.
Much more useful than a vehicle mounted one.
M
AT REST
What about the rear, have seen them there, Regards Frank.
ChatterBox
SubscriberOK. That's cool. It'd take me adamnsightlonger to build than two daysOriginally Posted by sclarke
So in the end, with the 55mm increased height and the winch poking out the front, how did it affect your entry angle?
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
ChatterBox
SubscriberYeah. Been thinking about that but I haven't seen too many examples to compare. I was thinking too that it would add a whole level of flexibility, but I don't know where it'd be mounted or if there is the chance of using the pto. I wouldn't want to lose the tail gate for it.
How do you run the cable through to the front? Is it via some sort of pipe and pulley arrangement?
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
ChatterBox
SubscriberNow you know, I didn't even think of that
Theres an interesting comparison of models and makes here. I've done a bit of research online and talked to a local supplier. He said they aren't being made anymore. Is that true?
So what do you think of using a hi-lift jack as a winch then? Seems to be pretty well priced and I like the idea of one piece of equipment having more than one useThis winch kit from 4WDbits.co.nz looks pretty smart, and cheap too. Could be easier to use than a Turfor too
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
TopicToaster
I mounted the winch on the main base plate and with 32" tyres the chassis will hit the ground b4 the winch bar. So the approach angle is the best it can ever be.... without cutting the ChassisOK. That's cool. It'd take me adamnsightlonger to build than two days
So in the end, with the 55mm increased height and the winch poking out the front, how did it affect your entry angle?
Swaggie
SubscriberUmmm - not much! Very slow and unless you are built like a lumberjack it is damn hard work. Good for a one off emergency use though I guess (i.e. better than nothing) and a very cheap option.
Even a proper Tirfor hand winch is hard work.
AT REST
There is a Portable electric winch available on the market, it sits in a cradle and you carry it to which ever end you need it hook it up to a recovery point and away you go, I would imagine it would have a hefty power supply cable, seen'em advertised somewhere, probably a 4WD magazine, Regards Frank.Now you know, I didn't even think of that
Theres an interesting comparison of models and makes here. I've done a bit of research online and talked to a local supplier. He said they aren't being made anymore. Is that true?
So what do you think of using a hi-lift jack as a winch then? Seems to be pretty well priced and I like the idea of one piece of equipment having more than one use
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