Thomas PTO winches

**Larry** · 31st December 2007, 06:55 PM

I had one on my Series 3, and like others have said - will winch all day (as long as your engine is running)!
Another thing is because it runs through the gear box, it has different speeds. For tough going, first gear, for winding in cable afterwards, top gear.

If you,ve got it, keep it!

Larry.

**banjo** · 1st January 2008, 12:29 PM

i have a thomas winch for my S3 its the only reason i brought the car,i brought the winch & it had a landrover attached only wanted the winch but decided to rebuild the rover aswell..i will putt some pics on for you soon as i take some..

**Mudhog1974classic** · 2nd January 2008, 05:02 AM

Was wondering if anyone had a Thomas Winch brochure or user manual they could post for me to copy?

**Mudhog1974classic** · 2nd January 2008, 05:07 AM

Was wondering what a shear pin does. How do you get new ones?

**chazza** · 2nd January 2008, 08:10 AM

Bugger! Had a manual a year ago Muddy that you could have had, but it has gone now

The shear pin is a safety device that is designed to break if the winch is overloaded. The Cruiser I was working on had had the rope wound into the fairlead rollers by a couple of Bozos who didn't read the manual first. So after bending the rollers and breaking the pin; guess who was left to fix it?

I managed to contact Powauto in Qld who told me to use 1/4" brass rod for the pin which I machined on the lathe. The hard part was lining up the drive shaft holes to knock out the 3 broken pieces, so that the new one could be tapped in. This is one part of the winch which was poorly designed, as compared to the AACO which had a screw in pin.

If you ever replace the shear pin make sure that the recommended material is used - never, ever; anything stronger, as otherwise an expensive part of the winch might break first, or worse still someone might get killed.

**weeds** · 2nd January 2008, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by chazza

Bugger! Had a manual a year ago Muddy that you could have had, but it has gone now

I managed to contact Powauto in Qld who told me to use 1/4" brass rod for the pin which I machined on the lathe.

hey mudhog i have the owners manual for my winch, i will scan and send if you like.....pm me your email address

my shear pin looks like it is copper....will go have another look which reminds me i make a spare

**pete** · 2nd January 2008, 09:12 AM

Hi weeds could I get a copy as well I have been looking for one as well. thanks Pete

**dobbo** · 2nd January 2008, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by pete

Hi weeds could I get a copy as well I have been looking for one as well. thanks Pete

I also need a copy if possible,

**weeds** · 2nd January 2008, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by pete

Hi weeds could I get a copy as well I have been looking for one as well. thanks Pete

Originally Posted by dobbo

I also need a copy if possible,

pm me your email address's and i will forward on, you will just have to plough through the toyota related stuff in the manual

**disco2hse** · 2nd January 2008, 10:11 AM

How come I keep getting these Linkback post notices? It mostly seems to be people linking back to the same thread they posted to and I can't see the point in that??

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