Thread: winch recommendation

Winch bull bar for 130 & 110 & county from ARB price list Feb 1st 2003 page 62

Part number (3432110) 12/01 on $988 plus $61 fitting = $1049
Part number (3432090) To 12/01 $988 plus $61 fitting = $1049

What happened in 12/01 ? Surely they can't have changed the chassis or anything ?

Perhaps its something to do with an airbag ? (Do the late model Defenders have one, I don't know ?)

I'm not sure what's going on....thought a defender was a defender. I had another look at the cattledog and there's two bars for the standard fit as well with the same separation year.

Had a bit more of a look and the fuel tanks have a seperation year too and to a lesser interest snorkels for the diesels are different. Dunno if that's anything to do with the change over of motors from the diesel to TD5, though they do mention something about rear sway bar.

I'd be guessing for the winchbars it's got something to do with the suspension and probably whether there is a sway bar fitted to the front or not.

I'm not good with anything past 1976 when everything changed, CDL, EFI, IFS and motor changes do nothing but confuse me. I tend to stick with the series 2 and 3 for that reason, they're all the same and bits interchange relatively easily. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Originally posted by VladTepes
What happened in 12/01 ? Surely they can't have changed the chassis or anything ?

Perhaps its something to do with an airbag ? (Do the late model Defenders have one, I don't know ?)

No airbag Vlad, but around that time the Defenders started coming out with "factory" A/C instead of the local fit A/C. The later cars had an extended grille to fit the condensor/fans & the bullbar mounts had to be extended to suit. We had a terrible time fitting bars & LRA eventually had these extension brackets made so the bar would fit. I thought it was the same bar though, just different brackets.

Ask a quality question, get a quality answer :!: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]


I must write that little tip down.... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

My 2 bobs worth

Sandie had a manual winch when I bought it. Sensational thing (now for sale, see thread) and would just about walk the landie up a wall.

Great for pulling trees out and for most recovery situations, even under water. Being manual, no power failure, lack of engine (i.e. hydraulic), battery or submersion problems exist. They are a return to basic, solid technology which, I might add, was used when life and prosperity often depended on the technology working. Now we say, "use electric, it's easier for us and if it doesn't work it stuffs my weekend away, but usually won't kill me" (OK exagerated, but you get the idea!). As long as you can get the handle on it, even holding your breath under water, the winch will work.

Having said all that, I am selling the winch as I have a Tirfor type and find it really convenient. I can carry it anywhere, even in the family car, and it pulls well and can be used in lots of "back yard" situations. With the Landie it's strong enough to get me in or out of most spots I can imagine, with the extra benefit of me being able to position the winch to suit me, not being attached to the vehicle. i.e. me on the bank with the winch, vehicle in the creek getting pulled.

OK its not as butch as a bullbar mounted winch but it does the job. For me, preference is heavy duty Tirfor-type, then manual drum type, then electric, then Hydraulic. But hey, each to their own.....

Cheers

Vlad

Sounds like it might be easier to hang a lump of railway iron along the front instead of fiddling to make a bullbar fit. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Perhaps I could put on one of those 'cow catchers' too [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]