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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitec View Post
    Hello! I've done many a recovery using my Tirfor, and its one of the most handy pieces of kit to have stashed under the floor when in remote terrain. A Tirfor can be used at any point of the vehicle, and positioned wherever you want.. Yes they're slow, and involve effort, but I wouldn't b without mine!! Nearly had to use it for a beach recovery a few weeks ago (not me bogged tho)!!
    I just bought a Nokken for my 101 saves the hard yakka

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    I just bought a Nokken for my 101 saves the hard yakka
    Those things scare me!! Very difficult to hold a heavy load on a hill.. tho that could have had something to do with the guy operating it... The look on the drivers face of the vehicle being rescued when he went back down the hill backwards faster than he had originally done was hilarious!! Do they have a brake? I've had very little to do with a 101 winch, so can't really comment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sitec View Post
    Those things scare me!! Very difficult to hold a heavy load on a hill.. tho that could have had something to do with the guy operating it... The look on the drivers face of the vehicle being rescued when he went back down the hill backwards faster than he had originally done was hilarious!! Do they have a brake? I've had very little to do with a 101 winch, so can't really comment.
    No idea as yet, gotta pick it up from AJ, I guess I will find out

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    Quote Originally Posted by 123rover50 View Post
    Its hard work.
    Here is me as a young bloke back in the 70,s pulling my wagon with a 2B Forward Control in tow. Getting from Buin to Kieta in Bougainville.
    It is a TU16 Tirfor. Still got it
    What the no steel cap boots & safety glasses or hard hat OR SHIRT! How did you ever survive?

    just a dig at modern OHS....sorry to steal the thread.

    I was considering one of these as mentioned, you can attach to rock sliders and pull sideways etc... I'm gonna look around on eBay too, good idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    Warn 8274 is the best turfer you can buy

    Maybe if you got a heap of Nationals to pull the handle?
    Enough nationals & you get the car carried out

    As I mentioned I have a touring focus, and what I don't like is that heavy weight hanging off the front. Hopefully when I finally put in dual LSD I will be fairly bog proof.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayray377 View Post
    AndyG if you are still looking shoot me a text, 0419518255. I think I have an unused one at home. Bought for a trip and not required (obviously not going hard enough!!)
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    Supercheap sale for hand winch

    EOFY sale...good old ridge Ryder. Should be ok?
    Last edited by Greatsouthernland; 2nd August 2015 at 07:58 PM.

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    Would a Tirfor be any good for a car trailer. I've been hoping to chase up a nice old aussie made dawn hand winch for my car trailer.... They all seem to be chinese junk these days. I want it to be "manual". Trying to find a charged battery to winch a dead car on the trailer the handful of times it's used a year leaves a lot to be desired

    Of course the bonus of this is the tirfor could live in the back of the Range Rover out of the weather (hopefully never to be used .......... but if it gets you out of the **** just once, it's worth it's weight in gold).

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    We'll theRyder is$200 on special, the tirfor is 430, the cable and specs appear the same. I know nothing about Ryder but my mate is a Manager at SuperChep H.O , something to check out.
    By all means get a Defender. If you get a good one, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
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    I have one, but there's no way I'm letting it go! It took me long enough to get it off my father!

    Brilliant thing to have though, it's about 1/10 the weight of an electric winch and I've never had a bog I can't pull the Disco out of!

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