2010 mod 110

**Bush65** · 21st October 2009, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Sleepy

I have a winch because I travel alone and I'm too lazy to use a tirfor

I have winches on my vehicles and use them. Many times they have been worth every dollar and more that I paid for them. I won't forget one trip that took 4 hours to go 300 meters - 4 vehicles with winches and 2 without.

Even with other vehicles, there have been occasions when a stuck vehicle could not be recovered with snatch straps and the winch was needed (digging the stuck vehicle out of a swamp was not an option).

Tirfors take up room (to precious for me) inside, are slow to deploy and even slower to recover vehicles. They are unsuitable for me, though younger blokes without a bad back can manage with one.

Because I intend to do a lot more traveling on my own (including towing my boat in the northern parts of Aus at the end of the wet season), my rangie mods include front and rear hydraulic winches.

Whoever said that you can't winch backwards with a front mounted winch has not had to

, or has not been practical enough.

**dullbird** · 21st October 2009, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Bush65

I have winches on my vehicles and use them. Many times they have been worth every dollar and more that I paid for them. I won't forget one trip that took 4 hours to go 300 meters - 4 vehicles with winches and 2 without.

Even with other vehicles, there have been occasions when a stuck vehicle could not be recovered with snatch straps and the winch was needed (digging the stuck vehicle out of a swamp was not an option).

Tirfors take up room (to precious for me) inside, are slow to deploy and even slower to recover vehicles. They are unsuitable for me, though younger blokes without a bad back can manage with one.

Because I intend to do a lot more traveling on my own (including towing my boat in the northern parts of Aus end at the end of the wet season), my rangie mods include front and rear hydraulic winches.

Whoever said that you can't winch backwards with a front mounted winch has not had to

, or has not been practical enough.

nah my mate had this on his series (hybrid) vehicle.....he had a hydraulic winch mounted at the front that could be used to winch from behind also..he did that back in 05 I think

**camel_landy** · 22nd October 2009, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by Bush65

Whoever said that you can't winch backwards with a front mounted winch has not had to

, or has not been practical enough.

Yeeeeesssss.... It's possible but a PITA to setup. Frankly, it'll be quicker deploying a Tirfor.

Personally, I prefer to not get stuck in the first place.

M

**camel_landy** · 22nd October 2009, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

its difficult to get sarcasm across,,,

I know, sarcasm is difficult in written form... but I at least got it.

Mind you, I did also like Ben's reply.

M

**wisey110** · 23rd October 2009, 02:58 PM

Should also add i broke my back when i was 18 so easier the better. Don't want to be "busting my back" getting outa a hole.lol

Any idea's on roof racks...

miky · 23rd October 2009, 05:32 PM

Once saw some commercial fishermen (small coastal down on York Peninsular from memory) who ran their front PTO winch cables under the vehicles to pull large boats onto the trailer.

Where the cable ran under the axle housings they had tack welded some steel about 12mm(?) square to the housings.

They also had a pulley on the front below the winch and one on the back etc.

**Davo** · 23rd October 2009, 05:59 PM

I'd second the winch. They're one of those things where even if you need it for some odd occasion you'll be glad you had it. As a mate explained it to me once, "If you were bogged in the middle of nowhere would you rather have the winch or the money you saved by not having it?", a fair argument that could be extended to the extra weight, etc. I also prefer the slow and steady winch to the barely-contained mayhem that can sometimes be a snatch recovery.

By the way, your new car looks clean. Why is this?

JohnR · 23rd October 2009, 06:58 PM

Hannibal Racks are the go.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by wisey110

Should also add i broke my back when i was 18 so easier the better. Don't want to be "busting my back" getting outa a hole.lol

Any idea's on roof racks...

**Benny_IIA** · 24th October 2009, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by camel_landy

I know, sarcasm is difficult in written form... but I at least got it.

Mind you, I did also like Ben's reply.

M

Thanks

.....

ben.....

**wisey110** · 26th October 2009, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Davo

I'd second the winch. They're one of those things where even if you need it for some odd occasion you'll be glad you had it. As a mate explained it to me once, "If you were bogged in the middle of nowhere would you rather have the winch or the money you saved by not having it?", a fair argument that could be extended to the extra weight, etc. I also prefer the slow and steady winch to the barely-contained mayhem that can sometimes be a snatch recovery.

By the way, your new car looks clean. Why is this?

Give me a chance, my drive way is only 800m of dust.... just can't see it.

first day i had it there.
But found out not even the dam banks slow it down. One day when we get rain then they might be full...

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