What model is it?

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I thought that Series 2A had the plastic grill.

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...no, S3 has plastic

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Originally Posted by Benny_IIA

Looks like it all so has a Capstan winch. Worth a lot of money but not really that great to use, a drum is much better.




Ben......

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My experience with preparing new LR's for delivery was that any owner who had had a capstan winch would specify another on the new car in preference to a drum winch..

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Originally Posted by Benny_IIA

Looks like it all so has a Capstan winch. Worth a lot of money but not really that great to use, a drum is much better.

Ben......

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Ben

That is a very broad and sweeping statement. Yes there are advantages to a drum winch, however there are times when a capstan is actually better than a drum.

• You can control the speed of a capstan pull much better than with a drum winch.
• In the time when this vehicle was built the only cable option for a drum winch was a wire rope which is very heavy.
• Not only was the wire rope heavy, but the hydraulic winch option on the 2a Land Rover was also very heavy.

Diana

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Ben




That is a very broad and sweeping statement. Yes there are advantages to a drum winch, however there are times when a capstan is actually better than a drum.You can control the speed of a capstan pull much better than with a drum winch.

• In the time when this vehicle was built the only cable option for a drum winch was a wire rope which is very heavy.
• Not only was the wire rope heavy, but the hydraulic winch option on the 2a Land Rover was also very heavy.

Diana

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capstan is actually better than a drum.

Well If i was trying to winch up a steep rock hill with a steep cliff on the side. I know what would be having the Drum winch.

capstan is actually better than a drum. when ?