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I just got a good deal on a winch bar for my Safari on trademe, my only experience with winches is using my old mans factory one on the Pajero to pull firewood out of the ravine, any reccomendations on brand/capacity etc?
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Talk to the 4WD club guys. They'll rave about a Warn or Superwinch.
I'm running a factory electric winch on my cruiser but I've not heard anyone rave about the cheaper ones. Bottom line is you gets what you pays for. I still carry my Tirfor as backup.
The smart thing will be to shop around and if you've got tradie mates they may be able to swing better discounts at the suppliers.
I've had a 'kingone' 9500lb for a couple of years, it has been good. I did no research, just got what the arb agent recommended. Half the price of a warn. If this one shits itself I'll buy a warn to see what the difference is.
10 000 Pound minimum, 12 000 would be better.
Brand comes down to Budget. Top end you have the likes of Warn, Ramsey, Superwinch,
Then dropping to the likes of Runva, Novawin, Redwinch, OX Winch or COMe up from Australia. Anything else Chinese I would keep away with. Runva can be brilliant or you get a lemon right from the start. I have had 2 good Runva, One stolen, then one replaced to go to a higher speed unit. Sadly the replacement was the lemon. Now running a Novawin 11800 and I'm happy with it.
You need to weigh up what you plan to use it for especially in the way of load, and then buy the best you can for your budget, Often a good Brand winch secondhand can be a better option than a Brand new cheaper brand.
Are they quite common to get stolen off of vehicles?Quote:
Originally Posted by ROKTOY
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Anyone who says
I still carry my Tirfor as backup
gets a like in my book - Tirfors are the shit
I don't know if they are 'popular' I have 2 mates that have had them pinched, like myself from DOC carparks when on 2-3 day tramps. Everything can be desirable to the wrong asshole I guess. Easy enough to put a deterrent or two inplace to retain ownership of your winch.Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonW
And I agree with others, Tirfors are awesome, mine has been invaluable, even for firewood recovery
Details?Quote:
Originally Posted by ROKTOY
Got a terrain tamer 9500lb seems to do the job, had a wee play at getting stuck and it worked. Don't have a tirfor but use a hi lift jack and chains. Much easier to use that to go backwards a few metres than winch forwards into more crap....
Yeah I might put a shear bolt on then when installing it then drill out the allen key part.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROKTOY
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Where are you using shear bolts?
Havent looked at the mounting bracket yet but would look to drill and put one somewhere which wouldnt affect structural integrity to stop someone pinching the winch off the vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by MSL
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To get your winch they need access to the four mounting bolts under the winch. I have simply bent a strip of flat steel plate (25x5 I think) and tack welded it over the top of two bolt heads so a spanner or socket can't be used to undo the bolt. Welded strong enough to stay put, but easy enough to grind off when needed. A short piece of snug fitting tube would do the same job, as would a larger pipe cut into half rounds welded over the bolt heads.
Mates just wrap a short length of heavy chain and padlock through their winches and bullbar.
It continues to sicken me that where you or I might rock up to a doc car park with pack and rifle or at least a picnic basket, these sacks of fetid faeces drive around with sockets and spanners. I make a point these days to photograph all vehicles and any individuals lurking about
Hmmm might just do the chain and a decent padlock, don't have a welder so makes most of those ideas a little difficult
I love my tirfor, so versatile. They only get old on about bog number 6 :) It's amazing how much I use that and a high lift around the house too. I would buy both of these before I bought an electric winch. My preference is for PTO driven winches for reliability because often you'll find an electric winch if it isn't used or checked often they don't go when you need them to.
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happy with my Warn, plus the winch bar is a handy leaner as well.....
Tirfor just sits and waits.Attachment 64942
I drive around with sockets and spanners. Because god knows what's going to break nextQuote:
Originally Posted by SiB
@duckdog is that a rheineck I see there?
Yes it is. (I think my mates the last guy in NZ that still drinks it...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
Are there any decent lightweight Tirfor clone setups out there? Was thinking one would be handy for the jet boat most are about 8kg for the winch and another 8 or so kg for 20M of cable? only needs to be able to safely shift 1000Kg or so boat would be about half that
I've heard the biggest thing to avoid is any of the Aussie ones.
(Just say winches with a west island accent)
