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Tirfor and altenatives

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burgerman:
I have a 3200kg draper "Tifor" style winch, Must admit i have only used it a couple or so times,  Yes it does takt a bit longer to set up, But works very well, also good if ya motor is dead/flat batterys, I would say if you are likey to use a winch regulary "ish" get one bolted on the front, if not sling one in the boot,
     Someone mentioned the possible problem of kinking the wire rope, ?? I would say due to the fact  that mine is very thick it would be virtually not possible to do when storing away, But maybe its possible with the smaller diametre rope ??

Lucy1978:
bought mine from 'lifting Equipment' 1.6t and got a 4t snatch block as well.  The winch pulled my 101 ambi that was sat on it's axles on a single line so with a snatch block in there it'd pull a house down.  

An electric winch on the front of your truck can only pull you forwards, further into what you've got stuck in, and only for as long as the engine's running/battery is charged.  a tirfor will pull any direction for as long as you can keep going.

muddyjames:
I have a tirfor and has been so handy. When 4 landies ties together wouldnt pull a disco out a hole my tirfor did it first time, Needed to pull some tree roots out of a derelict canal we were working on, the tirfor did it, when a mate slid sideways into a ditch, his winch pulled forwards and, yes, the tirfor pulled the front out sideways. When a landy with a winch tries to winch out a stuck car and the winching vehicle slides forwards you can anchor the tirfor to a tree and winch out with that instead.

down side is my is SERIOUSLY heavy. 30kg for the tirfor on its own before the cable etc. Mine is a 5-6 tonne pull tirfor. I got the whole kit for £100. I bought the tirfor off someone on here and then old sodbury got me the rest of the kit.

Coiling the cable up is no problem at all as you just put inside an old car tyre. Much easier to transport than a flappy 10m worth of cable!

I don't have any sheer pins for mine as my theory is I am sure I will not be strong enough to break it!!! Also I don't know where to get new ones from or where they go.

A tirfor is ace. It doesnt get used much due to the weight but when it does it is invaluable!

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