Thread: Ox Hydraulic Winches

Originally Posted by miker

Have decided to sell a kidney and put a winch on the Fender. Have relied on the hand winch for years (very successfully) but it's time.

Can't recall any bad press in my travels compared to the electrics. Any first hand experience good or bad??

Miker.

I imported a Milemarker 12000lb winch from the US which is the winch that is rebranded OX in Aust.
An excellent winch, powerful, quiet, and will go all day and not overheat.
The optimum setup though is to fit a dedicated pump for it as connecting to the power steering is only a compromise and will not be as effective.
I imported a pump from Alfred Marks in the UK for this purpose, it is a Disco PS pump specifically modified for the Milemarker winch here is a link http://www.4x4winches.com/prices.htm This cost me around $700 with the mounting Kit. The winch cost me around $1800 to my door and included all hoses, solonoids etc.
I have recently removed it from my Rangie and have mounted it to the D3, only problem now is where to hang the pump on the front of the motor

Not sure how much these days for the Smith's power pack as not in that industry now.

Contact Victorian Hydraulics for details in Melbourne.

Cheers