Thread: Hydraulic Winches...Any good?

Took me a while to work out the bracketry, the vbelt take off for the drive was easy. What you need to determine is how you can fit up a flat platform to fit a pump, doesn't need to be big, I think my current platform is around 180mm x 100mm, plenty large enough to mount the pump.

OK.

I have been told that my new Puma should be ready to collect "sometime" this month. Every time I get home I check my answer machine

I was going by memory about the amount of space. I will certainly see if I can fit a pump. Is so... I will.

Miky - if you want some hydraulic advice in SA try Dependable Distributors. The bloke's name is Rob (or Bob?).

Dependable Distributors

I got a Mile Marker brought in as spare parts (i.e. I bought the drum, the gearbox, the case, etc as individual pieces) via Michael at TJM, and the cost for the basic unit was $1200-ish, without cable as I didn't know if I wanted wire or synthetic.

Rob/Bob sorted out all the hydraulic levers and hoses etc for me.

I found a 2nd hand PTO unit from a RR bloke up in Qld to bolt onto the rear of my Defender transfer case, but I would have used a replacement power steering pump if that wasn't available.

Have a look here for an uprated ZF74 pump: 4x4winches.com - Truth Not Opinion

HTH
David

Originally Posted by spudboy

Miky - if you want some hydraulic advice in SA try Dependable Distributors. The bloke's name is Rob (or Bob?).

Dependable Distributors


Have a look here for an uprated ZF74 pump: 4x4winches.com - Truth Not Opinion

HTH
David

Thats where I bought my pump from, You'll see it in the pics

That ZF74 PS pump is a midget. Only 1 horsepower by my calculations. I would want something more substantial and I would definitely drive it from the transmission PTO outlet. Get an auxiliary pump from a small loader. Some of these machines have 2500psi and 15gpm (and more) which is 25 horsepower. That will pull harder & quicker than a 14 year old with a Penthouse magazine.

Bearing in mind that I have a D3 not a Defender, by the way do the latest defenders have facility to attach a PTO to the transfer case as the older ones and the RRC's did?

The ZF74 certainly has plenty of power and enough speed for me.........faster than an ARB electric.

Originally Posted by RichardK

Bearing in mind that I have a D3 not a Defender, by the way do the latest defenders have facility to attach a PTO to the transfer case as the older ones and the RRC's did?

The ZF74 certainly has plenty of power and enough speed for me.........faster than an ARB electric.

at a guess and without seeing a new one, Yes....I believe they still use a or all be it newer version of the LT230

Serg

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

That ZF74 PS pump is a midget. Only 1 horsepower by my calculations. I would want something more substantial and I would definitely drive it from the transmission PTO outlet. Get an auxiliary pump from a small loader. Some of these machines have 2500psi and 15gpm (and more) which is 25 horsepower. That will pull harder & quicker than a 14 year old with a Penthouse magazine.

The 'normal' MileMarker unit (H series imported by TJM) Max's out at 3.5 GPM and 1500 PSI, so even if you have a huge pump, you can't use all that power.

Most reports of the ZF74 pump I've read have been very positive.