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Winches - Electric V Hydraulic
Foden34ke12:
I'm looking at manufacturing the winch plates. I will get some photos tonight for you. Basically it fits into a standard Dixon bate hitch. Slightly mobile (15 degrees either side maybe). Has big rubber bump stops and a lip where the fair lead goes.
Pics as soon as i can (away with work atm)
Dave
johnniep:
cheers 4 that, just we were out on sunday doin a challenge event with the local club and we were driveing sections on 50quid remoud westlake semi mud tyres andthere were people winching to places we were driveing and besids there lameness it just hold evri thing up,
cheers again
johhnie p
Foden34ke12:
I know what you mean.
I am a recovery mechanic in the TA and therefore people don't realise when I turn up the the event that there 4T winch on front and back dosn't impress me because I've done what they are doing in a 63T Challenger with a 50T winch. They presume 'oh hes not a real off roader he drives a suzuki'
I saw one of the tidiest challege 90's (or 100" hybrid, whatever) with all the latest gear cruise past me and my mate in my vit. The driver looked at us as if to say "huh, is that what you plan to drive". Soon he got a bit of a shock when the LSD's kicked in propelling me through the mud section he had just taken 5 mins winching through.
Half the time i see things that make me cringe because i work with huge winches on Heavy Trucks and therefore safety has to be spot on because a 30mm winch rope with 20T of force behgind it WILL take your head off.
I am appalled at some of the things i see. People who just can't drive so rather than learn to drive just throw money at the problem. They have no idea what they are doing and are a danger to themselves and who they a recovering.
I have a vitara because it was all i could afford, it has remoulds for the same reason. This plate was made for the reason too.
Money can't make you a better driver... that takes practice. It don't matter if you practice in a standard sj with road tyres or a raised to the roof Defender Hybrid Thingy. The sooner people get that the better...
Dave
muddyweb:
--- Quote from: "Foden34ke12" ---Money can't make you a better driver... that takes practice. It don't matter if you practice in a standard sj with road tyres or a raised to the roof Defender Hybrid Thingy. The sooner people get that the better...
--- End quote ---
Couldn't agree more. Just to clarify, I'm not knocking demountable winch systems, but they have their cons just as they have their pros.
I also think there is a lot of inverse-snobbery that goes on.. there are some very good drivers about who also happen to drive "raised to the roof Defender Hybrid Thingys".. the two aren't mutually exclusive ;-)
I know where you are coming from about cringing though.... I've spent many years as a recovery marshal and as a rigger... and sometimes I have to just walk away when I see people doing recovery... else it wouldn't be the winch wire that would take their head off ;-)
Foden34ke12:
No I didn't mean that lol. I know some people are very clued up indeed. they started 5 years ago with a normal 90 and things had gone on from there. they have built there truck up in time.
Like I went off roading a few times and found that my rear drums where being worn by the dirt. So i did a rear disc brake conversion. Lesson should be learnt like that.
I worry about people that just inject money because 'thats what other people do'. They buy a snatch block when they don't know what it is for...
Dave
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