Thread: Which Winch???

its also why fozzy is getting a hydraulic capstan up the front and a thomash 800lb hydraulic down the back next to the engine lift crane.

Still gunna carry the tirfor tho..

Thanks for the good news guys, that's all I've got, the good old tirfor (well not the actual brand name one) but yeah I believe what you say. Cos of the work load you're more likely to avoid those situations that'll see you literally stuck in the mud.
cheers gerald

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

its also why fozzy is getting a hydraulic capstan up the front and a thomash 800lb hydraulic down the back next to the engine lift crane.

Still gunna carry the tirfor tho..

Hope your going to increase the GVM of that crapper

Must be 4T over the bridge by the time your done

nahh.. big payload 1.16T and thats over and above a driver and 60l of dieso...

ok so Im down 300Kg for the fuel tanks, batteries and a full load of fuel.

but so far I've never had more than about 500Kg in the back. counting the Cape trip. actually when I picked up some of Guys stuff I think I might have gone nearer 600 with full water as well. Ive chucked in the winches and the gear needed to fit them up wire ropes, shackels and some ballast stuff for oil and other bits I might have forgotten and its less than 300kg all told, still leaves me with about .5T to play with for payload.

given that it was always going to be a recovery/Mechanics vehicle Im happy to sacrifice the payload for the proper hardware.

oh and its 8000lb not 800.... that'd be kinda pointless, the tirfor'd do more and faster.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

nahh.. big payload 1.16T and thats over and above a driver and 60l of dieso...

ok so Im down 300Kg for the fuel tanks, batteries and a full load of fuel.

but so far I've never had more than about 500Kg in the back. counting the Cape trip. actually when I picked up some of Guys stuff I think I might have gone nearer 600 with full water as well. Ive chucked in the winches and the gear needed to fit them up wire ropes, shackels and some ballast stuff for oil and other bits I might have forgotten and its less than 300kg all told, still leaves me with about .5T to play with for payload.

given that it was always going to be a recovery/Mechanics vehicle Im happy to sacrifice the payload for the proper hardware.

oh and its 8000lb not 800.... that'd be kinda pointless, the tirfor'd do more and faster.

Do that with a 200 Series lol

just did some quick mathy type stuff and an internet search.

with all the gear that has to be bolted onto fozzy for the future upgrades, (300kg worth) a full load of fuel, batteries, driver, (300kg) I still have more weight carrying ability than a fully optioned up 200 series sahara spec cruiser, by 10KG....

Originally Posted by one_iota

Having been the grateful recipient of a two-tirfor-sideways retrieval I'd vote for the two posts above.

If you can't go forwards or backwards, the way you go in (sideways) is the only way out. No power winch can realistically or gently do that.

(a bit of AULRO history here sorry the photo links are lost: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/nsw-act-reports/22500-aces-bbq-iv-july-9-10-2005-a.html )

Have to disagree,I was guided by an idiot into the river thats near Kings canyon and did a 180 recovery with my 8274,it doesn't have water but sand like flour,5 long hours and my miss's didn't speak to me for days,not that that was a bad thing.With a tirfor it would have been a nighmare. Pat

Just for an other option to throw in there…
Why not a Tirfor and a set of Max trax (or similar)?. Max Trax really reduces the need for winching in a lot of situations, esp sand, and so much faster than winching. And keep the Tirfor for just in case.
Brid