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Its Time for a winch!
fish:
After seeing some impressive winching skills removing a fallen tree whilst out laning last weekend. I have decided I need a winch, winching has got to be better than having to get the waffle boards out caking them with prime Essex clay and trying to clean them up after de-bogging myself!
I have an RDS front bumper I am led to believe is ‘winch ready’ so guys what should I go for, bearing in mind I wont be winching myself down any cliffs, just need something to pull myself out of the occasional bog?
J.D.:
Anything with a 9 tonne plus pulling capacity. We use a Superwinch 9.5 tonne winch for our recovery at TV4x4 and it occasionally needs a snatch block buts it pulls most vehicles quite happily.
redhand:
--- Quote from: "J.D." ---Anything with a 9 tonne plus pulling capacity. We use a Superwinch 9.5 tonne winch for our recovery at TV4x4 and it occasionally needs a snatch block buts it pulls most vehicles quite happily.
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I think you may have got your kilos mixed up with your pounds 9tonnes = 20,000lb Approx thats a big winch far too big for the front of a 4x4. winches are rated in pounds so as a rule of thumb. a winch pulls half the number in its name so for instance an ep9000 actually pulls 4.tonnes and a ep12000 pulls 5.5tonnes. Approx. A superwinch EPI16.5 pulls 16500lbs or 7.5tonnes
1 tonne = 1000,kg = 2200lbs
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: "redhand" ---
--- Quote from: "J.D." ---Anything with a 9 tonne plus pulling capacity. We use a Superwinch 9.5 tonne winch for our recovery at TV4x4 and it occasionally needs a snatch block buts it pulls most vehicles quite happily.
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I think you may have got your kilos mixed up with your pounds 9tonnes = 20,000lb Approx thats a big winch far too big for the front of a 4x4. winches are rated in pounds so as a rule of thumb. a winch pulls half the number in its name so for instance an ep9000 actually pulls 4.5tonnes and a ep12000 pulls 6tonnes. Approx.
1 tonne = 1000,kg = 2200lbs
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So what's the difference between a "Ton" and a "Tonne"...? :?
Pete:
One tonne = 2200lbs
One ton = 2240lbs
Difference. 40lbs
Pete
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