Thread: Capstan winches information required

Originally Posted by back_in

1897?
does seem a little early for L/R bits and pieces
cheers
Ian

Typo 1987, Aeroparts Engineering Company Ltd were taken over by Peak Engineering in 1986, I visted them the follwing year and bought some parts from them.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Scarry

Isn't that what I said when the words "post WWII Jeep" were used, and it is my understanding that the first ones fitted were the Aeroparts brand? If not, at least Aeroparts is a US Company, today based in New Mexico and their winches were SOME of the first winches fitted to the post WWII Jeeps understanding that other makes were used on the GPA during war-time production and it is likely that these found their way onto non-amphibious models.

Diana

Aeroparts was a British Company, based in Hereford England, they were around during WW2 and lasted until 1986, when Peak Engineering bought them out.

The Former Managing Director has only died recently, the obituary contains a bit about the company history.
Death of respected Herefordshire businesswoman, Mary McHarg (From Hereford Times)
See Also
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.p...Co&redirect=no
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Aeroparts
http://www.triplexcm.com/

I presume you are thinking of AeroParts, New Mexico, but Aeroparts Engineering Company Ltd, Hereford is not the same company, and to the best of my knowledge there isn't any connection between these two companies.

http://www.aeroparts.aero/index.shtml
AeroParts, New Mexico Website says company is a family owned Corporation with 48+ Years experience, so if their webpage is up to date , the company was formed circa 1962, far to late to be involved with Winch manufacture either for Wartime jeeps or for Series 1 Land-Rovers.

All Aeroparts products fitted to Land-Rovers were built by a totally British company in Hereford, England.

Aeroparts Engineering Company Ltd, Hereford, apart from building front and rear Capstan winches , also built the Mechanical, and Hydraulic bottom power take of for the Land-Rover.

This sits under the transfer gearbox, in place of the bottom cover.

I had two of these, both Hydraulic, one on a Forward Control 2B, where it drove the Land-Rover Hydraulic winch (Well although badged Land-Rover it was actually built by Hill Lushington Ltd, Eastbourne), the other on my 80" where I used it to power a log splitter.

Advert is taken from British Leyland Propritry equipment and Special conversion brochure, and company name and phone number are incorrect above, but later in the brochure the correct company name and number are used.

I think it fair to say that AEH xxxx stamped into the winches stands for Aeroparts Engineering Hereford.

Later manual covering series2, Series 2A and Series 3, but note bollard cap, not the same as the one in the Aeroparts manual, and selector/ drive shaft and front roller heavily simplified.







This winch clearly matches the one in my previous post #24, so although the design seems to have changed in some areas, and the part numbers are changed to Unipart numbers, this is still an Aeroparts product.

Just out of interest this series 2, 2A, 3 winch has two drain grooves at the base of the Capstan, but the earlier Aeroparts manual I posted at #19 which is also for the series 2, 2A, 3 but it clearly it shows that there are four drain grooves at the base of the Capstan.

This was given to me at the Land-Rover series one club, road run and gathering in Wales to mark the 40th Year of the Land-Rover.

It may be of interest.



It is intersting that Willys were offering for the CJ2A and CJ3A most of the bolt on goodies associated with Landies, Centre power take of, rear power take off and belt pulley (although the castings for these are clearly a very different shape to the Land_Rover ones), Iso-speedic centrifugal governor, Front capstan winch (although the artist does not realise that the rope if fed under the front roller!), but they had an ace up their sleeve, a hydraulic three point linkage, for a mounted plough. Although several people in England converted Land-Rovers to mount a hydraulic plough, Land-Rover never offered it as a factory option. Like the Landy a rear drawbar (Zed Plate) was offered to tow harrows or a trailer plough.

Mike,

Thanks for all the details you have posted up so far.

With reference to your post 25 on the later capstans at what time did Fairey copy or make this later style available? Certainly they were quite common here in Australia and were available for the Range Rover and apparently 90/110s also.

Bob

Originally Posted by bobslandies

Mike,

Thanks for all the details you have posted up so far.

With reference to your post 25 on the later capstans at what time did Fairey copy or make this later style available? Certainly they were quite common here in Australia and were available for the Range Rover and apparently 90/110s also.

Bob

I don't know dates but Fairey was being sold alongside Aeroparts, at a time when Land-Rovers were being sold as "Rover Triumph British Leyland UK Ltd", from whose catalogue this is taken. Illustration shows Plastic Grilled Series 3.



Note That the Fairey winch depicted still has MAP cast into the Bollard Cap. (Mayflower Automotive Products originally made this Capstan winch).

The Fairey is not a copy of the Aeroparts, it is a different winch that happens to look similar. The two were being sold alongside each other as options for both Land-Rover and Range-Rover.

Quote Wiki"
In the post-war period, from the late 1950s onwards, Fairey acquired Mayflower Automotive Products, including their factory in Tavistock, Devon and with it the designs of its products, including winch and free-wheeling front hubs for Land Rover vehicles. By the 1970s Fairey was manufacturing a wide range of winches covering mechanical, hydraulic and electric drive and capstan/drum configurations. Fairey winches formed the bulk of the manufacturer-approved winch options for Land Rover throughout the 1970s and early 1980s.

Thanks for posting Mike!

So far I have enjoyed all of your posts on AULRO drop in for a little sip if you are ever in W.A.

Cheers Charlie