Hand Winch at repco reckon its any good?

**DirtyDawg** · 26th July 2006, 06:41 AM

Matt , for the amount of time you use them and the extra weight they add to your vehicle you might as well get the repco one, The Hilift is good but how often do you need to be winched 4ft, great jack and I carry one but would only use it to winch in a bind.
Also the Tirfor types are good as you can winch front ,side or rear without a shackle pulley set up, they do take up a lotta space and I wouldn't have one in the vehicle without a rated cargo barrier. try the hock shops..there is one locally for sale for $190 with a recovery bag of goodies included.
Thats my 5 cents worth..

**Ace** · 26th July 2006, 09:17 AM

Thanks DD, i reckon i will go with the Repco one, it looks fine to me.

Thanks LA i dont have anywhere to keep one, when i eventually get a roof rack it will be the first thing i add to it, but i want the hand winch because you can pull over a longer distance without resetting, much quicker. Matt

**Scouse** · 26th July 2006, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Ace

Thanks DD, i reckon i will go with the Repco one, it looks fine to me.

We can give it a good try out at Jenolan in 10 days time

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**Ace** · 27th July 2006, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Scouse

We can give it a good try out at Jenolan in 10 days time

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Thats what i was thinking, if it holds up then then i wont need to worry but if it fails i can get my money back or get it exchanged. I will do a write up on it after the weekend so others can get an idea if what they are like. Matt

**Scouse** · 27th July 2006, 02:45 PM

How about I get really stuck (on purpose this time) & we can give it a real good test

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landy_man · 27th July 2006, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ace

Thats what i was thinking, if it holds up then then i wont need to worry but if it fails i can get my money back or get it exchanged. I will do a write up on it after the weekend so others can get an idea if what they are like. Matt

and I am sure they will pay for the vehicle repairs as well when your vehicle goes tumbling down the hill after the crappy chinese made gears strip or cable snaps...

But seriously.. If you have not already bought it. try find a genuine Tirfor used on ebay of the forums.. reliable, safe and a known quantity.. I would not want to be pulling my Rangie with something wondering whether or not it is going to **** itself..

**dobbo** · 27th July 2006, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Scouse

How about I get really stuck (on purpose this time) & we can give it a real good test

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You told me the other week that you ment to get stuck to make me feel better

Ace here you go, you just need someone to pick it up for you. :http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Tirfor-hand-t...QQcmdZViewItem

**Ace** · 27th July 2006, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by landy_man

and I am sure they will pay for the vehicle repairs as well when your vehicle goes tumbling down the hill after the crappy chinese made gears strip or cable snaps...

But seriously.. If you have not already bought it. try find a genuine Tirfor used on ebay of the forums.. reliable, safe and a known quantity.. I would not want to be pulling my Rangie with something wondering whether or not it is going to **** itself..

Well i went out and bought one, it looks fine to me, not really that different from the tirfor scouse has comes in two nice carry bags, one for the cable and one for the winch itself and comes with a pair of gloves. Here are some pics.

Besides marcos inspected it and he reckons it the ducks nuts thats good enough for me.

Matt

**waynep** · 28th July 2006, 07:33 AM

Looks more like a BigHaul or ARB Magnum than a Tirfor.
Unless you are used to using these things, strongly advise you practise setting it up with your own car before you need to use it in earnest.

**Ace** · 28th July 2006, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by waynep

Looks more like a BigHaul or ARB Magnum than a Tirfor.
Unless you are used to using these things, strongly advise you practise setting it up with your own car before you need to use it in earnest.

Thanks Wayne but last time we went out last year and One Iota and Scouse purposly got stuck so we could practice using them.

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