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Demountable winches
redneck:
--- Quote from: "Darren" ---I would guess it's limited more by the tow ball. Also, whilst I've been talking to various suppliers about this stuff, it was pointed out to me that a Land Rover chassis is only rated to about 3.8 tonnes. This means that strictly speaking an 11000lb/5 tonne winch (which is what I've got) is over the top, but in practice it just means it won't have to work quite as hard as a smaller one.
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That's what i was thinking about the tow bar.
I was also thinking along the same lines with the bigger winch, as i haven't the budget for a superwinch or warn (it probably won't get used enough to warrant that expense anyway) and as the cheap ones i'm looking at are pretty much the same price for 9000lb or 12000lb i figured get the one with the beefier parts and hopefully it won't get too stressed
muddyweb:
--- Quote from: "redneck" --- for 9000lb or 12000lb i figured get the one with the beefier parts and hopefully it won't get too stressed
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You might though ! Don't forget we're talking about demountable winches here... they aren't light at the best of times ;-)
davidlandy:
a plasma rope would keep the weight down !
redneck:
--- Quote from: "muddyweb" ---
--- Quote from: "redneck" --- for 9000lb or 12000lb i figured get the one with the beefier parts and hopefully it won't get too stressed
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You might though ! Don't forget we're talking about demountable winches here... they aren't light at the best of times ;-)
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mmm #-o you might have a point there :? checked on the weights of the winches both are very similar actually at about 95lb still bloomin heavy though, so maybe that's why they're usually in a fixed position. Time for a rethink :?
Darren:
That is, unfortunately, one of the downsides. For me, I consider the trade-off worth it, but it does depend on what you expect to use it for and how often. The weight saving is one reason why I expect I'll go the plasma rope route eventually. I'd like to get it connected up and working first though :)
In the meantime, one of the small bonuses about being able to mount it on the rear will be that it won't have to be carried around to the front :lol:
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