Range rover PTO winch?

[cdbanks]

Hi Guys,
Bit of an odd one.

Just wondering if it is possible to fit earlier land rover parts to my 86(with 95 running gear) so I could get a PTO winch going?

Just an idea, more curious than anything.

[langy]

I was looking at something pto related yesterday, and I stumbled across an ebay listing in Germany for a LT230 PTO.

This is the site

Landrover Winches: Defender PTO (http://www.landrover-winches.com/Parts/Power_Take_Off_Units/Defender_PTO/)

The series PTO is just that little bit different so that no mods can make it fit the lt230. And the front chassis of the 86 is a bit different so that you can't fit the 70's rangie Capstan winch. The easier option if you don't want an electric winch is to run a hydraulic winch off the power steering pump. I've seen one in action and they work really well, albeit slower.

[cdbanks]

That is a stinger, I have just burnt out the motor on my Warn winch and was thinking a PTO would be pretty cool, as long as the price wasn't too silly.

[weeds]

I was looking at something pto related yesterday, and I stumbled across an ebay listing in Germany for a LT230 PTO.

This is the site

Landrover Winches: Defender PTO (http://www.landrover-winches.com/Parts/Power_Take_Off_Units/Defender_PTO/)

The series PTO is just that little bit different so that no mods can make it fit the lt230. And the front chassis of the 86 is a bit different so that you can't fit the 70's rangie Capstan winch. The easier option if you don't want an electric winch is to run a hydraulic winch off the power steering pump. I've seen one in action and they work really well, albeit slower.

i didn't think these were off the shelf anymore.........i already have a PTO set up but its good to know if i need parts. i am considering the lever

[clubagreenie]

Is it a 2dr or 4 dr? Also manual or auto (and which auto (BW, 727 or ZF). I had a PTO to suit a 4sp but since I had a 2dr with one of the first BW auto conversions the box/tfr assy was moved back enough the there wasn't enough clearance to fit the PTO into the hole before hitting the floor (a 4dr has a different floor profile so is ok), as a manual it would have been fine, the 727 or ZF/LT tfr I'm not sure about.

[cdbanks]

Is it a 2dr or 4 dr? Also manual or auto (and which auto (BW, 727 or ZF). I had a PTO to suit a 4sp but since I had a 2dr with one of the first BW auto conversions the box/tfr assy was moved back enough the there wasn't enough clearance to fit the PTO into the hole before hitting the floor (a 4dr has a different floor profile so is ok), as a manual it would have been fine, the 727 or ZF/LT tfr I'm not sure about.

Sorry it took a little while to get back.

It is a four door with the R380 gearbox and LT230(?) transfer. I am only looking at this as an option for the winch, so if it would take a lot of fabrication or be exceedingly expensive i would probably be better off spending the money on a good electric winch.

Cheers
Craig

[clubagreenie]

An LT230R tfr, think theres a couple of options of either drive or hydraulic PTO's available from suppliers in the UK. Either way they are a bit pricey ($1000- +).

Any of those on the linked site look like good quality gear and I'd attach a hyd pump and then a motor to the winch. Plumbing it is easy, finding a location for a reasonable sized reservoir is the hard bit. Some use a small bottle like the ZF power steer bottle in the later rangies (you probably have one). But the primary reason for it is to have somewhere for expansion (it will get very hot) and cooling (running a small cooler from an auto from a small sedan is a good idea and $10- from a wrecker).

Tas is a good place (well except for a toilet of a place on the Tamar called Beauty Point) but it always seems that everyone I could help is somewhere other than where I am.