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    yea everything at this point has been heavy and...

    yea everything at this point has been heavy and cumbersome

    still thinking a pto winch on a safari is the ultimate step forward
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    yea they are a cool idea using the turning wheels...

    yea they are a cool idea using the turning wheels to drive you forward,

    they use special wheel nuts and a clip on drum Im not sure what that would do to the shims in my LSD but im sure it would...
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    now thats thinking, Might fry the winch if I get...

    now thats thinking, Might fry the winch if I get complacent but thats easy to just watch the heat

    looked at those chainsaw winches (lewis winch) and they cost a ton, ie 2k+ without the chainsaw so...
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    I think that will be my new project, get my mig...

    I think that will be my new project, get my mig buzzing away making a ground anchor

    just researching at this stage for shapes and so forth and have found that 12v DC winches have a duty cycle of a...
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    maybe I should just suck a lemon and get a sand...

    maybe I should just suck a lemon and get a sand anchor instead of trying to invent something
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    well if this winch set up gets used more than 5...

    well if this winch set up gets used more than 5 times a year It will be a bloody good year

    then again if its easy Ill do it more often, the fishing spot it is for just wrecks gear like you wouldnt...
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    Never heard of them I'll look em up tomorro

    Never heard of them I'll look em up tomorro
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    [QUOTE=Nibblet;506463]What kind of distance are...

    [QUOTE=Nibblet;506463]What kind of distance are we talking for the retrieve?
    I loved my pto winch for speed, no load 5th gear and plant it

    IV been trying to find a manual safari with a pto winch...
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    Well that was the simplest and my first idea but...

    Well that was the simplest and my first idea but I can't seem to find anything decent strength and small diameter

    What I was thinking would be good was something that sits on the outside of the...
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    Yea I was looking at those 9m strops The load...

    Yea I was looking at those 9m strops
    The load I'm looking at dosent need winching rope

    I just want an oversized version on my electric reel
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    thats fine It will only be pulling relatively...

    thats fine

    It will only be pulling relatively light weight well below its capacity
    traction of my truck is the limiting factor even with no air pressure

    the gearing up issue wouldnt be an...
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    Truck winch drum modification - help needed

    Id like to modify my warn winch so it can hold tons of rope

    can I just cut the drum supports and make the sides really tall, or is it best to make the drum really long

    Its just so I can do long...
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