Thread: BJ73 Landcruiser

Originally Posted by gimp

Starts like magic after swapping the fuel filter primer, first crank after sitting for 8 days. Did spew a big spray of soot(?) out of the exhaust onto my garage wall though

Quite normal

My 40 series is the same.
I push it out and start outside.

Installed an ARB winchbar today and removed the factory PTO winch and front bumper. Looks good. Need to find an electric winch. The ARB bar came with extremely crap equipment for splicing the inbuilt indicators into the existing harness, and also 12v bulbs which have blown already (24v truck hah). Still need to remove the actual PTO unit from the transfer case too, but am putting this off as I suspect it will be messy

Quality P.O. electrical work:

Personally I wouldn't remove the pto, they are great. Will it fit inside the ARB?

I like the how the skyline is virtually level with the tops of the doors in the first pics. Have always liked the Land Cruisers, we had (my dad) had a 1980 J40 which I think had a 4L I6? It was definitely diesel and I loved it. It was white in colour.

I'm with massive attack, I far prefer pto winch.

I would rebuild the pto myself ...tho it would probably fetch elec winch money in need of a rebuild condition on retardme

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I'd have to agree with the boys, If the PTO winch runs fine keep it. far less to go wrong if you look after it.

It doesn't really run fine, the shaft spines/unis are stuffed. It doesn't fit any bullbars without $$ modifications and a winch for me is an emergency luxury so I don't use it heavily

I'd just take it off and fit an electric. You can always rebuild it and refit it

Plan is to fit an electric, and hope to never need to use it...

Only downside to having an electric winch sitting on the front exposed to the elements, not being used, is it still needs to be serviced. Moisture from river crossings, rain etc. can still get in.
If you are going down the road of 'in an emergency', have you considered a Tirfor style winch? man powered, it can be thrown in the back of the 4WD out of the way, out of sight of those with light fingers. Plus side is you can use it in any direction from your 4Wd as long as you have somewhere solid to attach it to. Use it on a mates truck, use it to lift that big red deer into a tree for butchering....
Downside is it is man powered, so take a mate.
Tirfor Hand Winch & Snig Chain | Trade Me
TIRFOR hand winch. | Trade Me

Another option is a Hi Lift jack and a winch chain kit.
4WDbits 5 Meter Hand Winch Kit - Complete - with 60 inch Hi-Lift Jack

gimp looks like that Hi-Lift jack might come in handy.
That looks a lot cheaper than a winch!!

Yeah that's half why I keep the hi lift jack on the truck all the time - emergency backup winch...