Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: wizard on April 30, 2012, 13:49:45
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Hi
After spending a few months getting my PTO winch up and running, I wasnt to happy with operating it from inside the cab, (I like to watch the cable wind up nice and neatly.)
I decided to make good use of the onboard air system and attached a pnumatic cylinder to the PTo's actuating lever and mounted a 3 way air switch onto the front wing.
I can now operate the winch from either the cab or outside the vechile.
I'll add a few pictures as soon as it stops raining ( around July)
wizard
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good lad, inventive is the way forwards.
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sounds interesting, look forward to details..........
Though it's normal to use a mirror attachment with these winch which is the more KISS solution :cheesy:
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looking forward to some shiney photos now... YeY!!
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These two are the 3 way air switch mounted on the wing
(http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/48593/2077996210036974080S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2077996210036974080ujrCPv)
(http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/48116/2257769810036974080S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2257769810036974080MhdrTy)
This is the underside on the wing, showing the air supply to the switch and out to the pnumatic cylinder
(http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/48378/2098764200036974080S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2098764200036974080uqReKU)
This is the cylinder attached to the PTO's manual lever.
(http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/51151/2543248270036974080S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2543248270036974080SXopzU)
wizard