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Mudlark:
I came across this the other day you might be interested in
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Capstan winches
These are normally engine driven and often perform superbly when all else fails. Their biggest disadvantage is that they are best operated by two people. This is because a second pair of hands is required to tail off the winch, a procedure like that used for operating the sail winches on large yachts. Only a seasoned expert will operate a capstan winch alone and if this is the case, an emergency engine ignition cut-off switch must be fitted so as to enable the operator, who will not be seated in the cab, to shut down the engine if required. I saw a Series One Land Rover fitted with an original Fairey 3000lb-capacity capstan winch haul 14 vehicles across a stretch of axle-deep liquid sand that no vehicle could traverse. The last and fifteenth vehicle proved too much for the small winch and the worm drive stripped. In the same situation, an 8000lb electric drum type would have overheated by the third or fourth vehicle. The rope for the capstan must be stored elsewhere as there is no provision for storing it on the winch.
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Note the Hub capstans further down the page as well
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Im not sure how safe that would be... i wouldnt want to be anywhere near it..imagine getting dragged into the car????
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As safety goes capstans, because of their design are pretty safe winches there is nothing on the capstan to grab until you wrap a rope around it, I've seen them running constantly on a boat before now - crabbing boat that is - and you know what H&S are like.
Possibly not very good in close quarters as I described above but hey what the hell most of the guys on this post think I'm a complete nutter anyway :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Xtremeteam:
--- Quote from: "Devon-Rover" --- a fair reputation seems to have been built from those years it had spent being used on the camel trophy.
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But they used warn for a fair few years aswell :lol:
Oh & it was 99% 8274's
Mudlark........Just admit it you have lost the argument & 8274 warns are the daddy of all winches
Devon-Rover:
Ok then chaps, calm down. lol.
All winches are equla just some are more equal than others.
redneck:
rolazuli, i've just followed your link to Tradewinch, how do you rate their own brand of winches :?: The HTW9500 would be just about in my budget at a push http://www.tradewinch.com/htw9500.htm I intend to put it on the front of my Pajero (no i'm not going to get into the other debate :lol: ) It won't be used as a challenge winch but just for the occasional recovery (insurance policy more than anything).
Any comments on this winch :?:
Mudlark:
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--- Quote from: "Devon-Rover" --- a fair reputation seems to have been built from those years it had spent being used on the camel trophy.
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But they used warn for a fair few years aswell :lol:
Oh & it was 99% 8274's
Mudlark........Just admit it you have lost the argument & 8274 warns are the daddy of all winches
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Argument??? Who's arguing??? You have an opinion that you haven't proved, although not one that I would diminish simply due to that fact. I, on the other hand, am trying (with great difficulty due to the biasassing of other contributers) to form an opinion. Nothing yet is lost, yet little has been gained, if I may say so. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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