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Ben:
Tirfors are great for rigging up "death slides" as well - keeps the kids happy! We set one up between a tree and the front of a 110...

One advantage with genuine Tirfors is that the rope is winched through the casing on both actions (i.e. forwards and backwards) on the lever. This makes them quicker than standard hand winches of a similar design.

I guess the advice I'd give is the same as to anyone buying a second hand winch (powered or manual). Make sure that you trust your friends and families life on the cable you use in the winch. There could be unknown kinks or breaks on the inner fibres, making the cable less effective, and more likely to break at what is supposed to be well within the limit. You probably need to be more careful with a hand winch, as you're forced to stand close to the cable whilst winching is carried out.

You also need a decent anchor for the winch - get a decent tree strop or two and some shackles from Mark Casey.

Cheers

Ben

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