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Most powerful Winch on the market!

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Most powerful Winch on the market!

Post by beretta »

Hmmmm, think I'll pass myself......what do you think about this idea? :oops:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4WD-WINCH-KITS-L ... dZViewItem
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Post by ads80 »

has been used for years in the millatry,have also seen a few people use it socially. it works great, not always practical thou, a bit hard if youre in a big bog :cry:
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Post by RockyF75 »

beretta wrote:Hmmmm, think I'll pass myself......what do you think about this idea? :oops:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4WD-WINCH-KITS-L ... dZViewItem
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

He wants $700+ for a steel rim and some plasma rope :rofl:

Nice idea, mightn't work on an open diff, can't see why it wouldn't work but i'm sure you could make yourself one for an incredibly smaller amount of $$
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Post by HotFourOk »

RockyF70 wrote: Nice idea, mightn't work on an open diff, can't see why it wouldn't work but i'm sure you could make yourself one for an incredibly smaller amount of $$
But you get 2 of them in the kit. One for each side.
When the spinning wheel makes the rope taught, it should load that wheel up and you be able to drive out. Then I suppose they would both reel in at roughly the same speed.

You prolly could make one yourself, but I wouldn't use anything you made. :finger:

Good idea in theory... be nice to see them in action.
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Post by G_loomis »

Setting 1 ground anchor is a pain in the butt....imagine the hassle of trying get 2 good digs on a ground anchor at the same time. In theory you would need at least 3 people to operate this thing.

A real pain in the butt I think!
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Post by matsmad »

What happens if all your wheels are buried in mud?
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Post by beretta »

You wouldn't want to try to steer while winching with em from the back wheels, you'd probably run over the rope?
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Post by badger »

be a good backup plan i spose.
for 100 bucs or sumfin tho. not 800 you can buy a second winch for that or an awesome handwinch



ps if it was fitted to a zook it wouldnt be anywhere near as powerful as an ebay winch :P
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Post by GQ Bear »

It'd be right when you wanted to use it that you'd realise that those big-arse rocks on the last track you drove have stoved your protuding 'winch' in so far they're more useless than when you bought them. :?


Good for fishing. If your able to pull a marlin from a boat launching ramp :rofl:

And for $800, why buy an overpriced handline when you can get a rod and reel cheaper? A $600 slomount would be heaps more user friendly.
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Post by Bluefreak »

A mate of mine invested $60k into patents and testing on these things. His were a steel baseplate and thermoplastic drum. As far as I'm aware, my mate still holds the worldwide patent. He was looking to market them for around the $300 mark but no-one in Oz wanted to deal with it. His also used a single ground anchor with a spreader bar. Having seen these things work extremely well with a Bronco bogged to the chassis at Robe, I was hoping for a freeby set...
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Post by J Top »

Austin Gypsies had a turned front hub flange that looked like a small capstan drum. The theory was you could use them to extract yourself.
If it was the rubber band suspension model it would have had a lot of use as they crossed up on 2 diagonal placed 4x2s
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Something that hasn't been mentioned (if used on the front) - [Helen Lovejoy Voice] "Think of the CVs - won't somebody please think of the CVs [/Helen Lovejoy Voice]
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Post by MUD EMPIRE »

I saw this type of recovery device advertised in a US mag going
back to the late 70's. It's not a new idea, Its not even a good idea! :shock:

Thats why the most popular winching solution in the US today
is the electric winch.....go figure :!:
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Post by r0ck_m0nkey »

badger wrote:be a good backup plan i spose.
A Backup plan is jamming a bar through a hole in the rim so that it locks and jams the spinning wheel against something to send drive to the other wheel. :lol:

Between the walk and the stuffed shock absorber it was the better option. :lol:
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Post by RockyF75 »

r0ck_m0nkey wrote:
badger wrote:be a good backup plan i spose.
A Backup plan is jamming a bar through a hole in the rim so that it locks and jams the spinning wheel against something to send drive to the other wheel. :lol:

Between the walk and the stuffed shock absorber it was the better option. :lol:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

WOOHOOO, atleast i'm not the only one stupid enough to try this :D

I only broke my bottle jack bar thingy though :armsup: .... didn't get me out but :x
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