hey chaps,
can anyone tell me how good are tirfor winches (or their non brand brothers) are. I have a 91 Troopy that weighs about 2.2t tare and about 3t gross. Do you think a tirfor will be up to the challenge. I am not about to be doing any serious rockcrawling, but can foresee myself getting stuck in sand or mud on touring trips.
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how good are tirfor winches?
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Good at doing what? trying to winch you up a long greasy hill? If so good luck.
A tirfor is good for light cars over short distancesor if you have a big car they are great if you are winching forward with an electric winch and you need to stop the car sliding sideways etc. i wouldn't use one as a primary recovery tool especially with a troopy but they are handy for keeping a vehicle stable in other recoveries.
For a troopy either get an electric winch or a mate with an electric winch who will always go wheeling with you or at least a mate with no winch but a snatch strap
A tirfor is good for light cars over short distancesor if you have a big car they are great if you are winching forward with an electric winch and you need to stop the car sliding sideways etc. i wouldn't use one as a primary recovery tool especially with a troopy but they are handy for keeping a vehicle stable in other recoveries.
For a troopy either get an electric winch or a mate with an electric winch who will always go wheeling with you or at least a mate with no winch but a snatch strap
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rockcrawler31 wrote:cheers mate,
This is gonna sound really bad but i just dont have the readies for a electric winch. If i did get a winch i would be after a PTO jobbie, any idea how much i should pay for one, and do they ever need rebuilding/reconditioning?
as per anything mechanical you will need to rebuild/recondition one at some stage. They are a great winch with lots of available power tho as long as the car is running, you do run into a bit of a problem if you've stuffed the engine like in a river and need to winch out. But you also run into the same problem with an electric if the battery dies.
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I have dragged my mums reasonably heavily loaded GQ wagon out of some pretty heavy river clay after my clown of a brother decided to drive close to the edge of the wendlock river.
The GQ sank to the diffs ...
It was bloody hard work with the tirfor, but would have been far harder to dig it out, and the chances of recovery by another vehicle were a bit slim at the time (well for a good few hours anyway)
The Tirfor will do in a pinch, but there are better options around.
(See if you can borrow one of someone and take it out and use it, see what you think, as the purchase of a tirfor will eat into the "powered" winch fund I would imagine)
The GQ sank to the diffs ...
It was bloody hard work with the tirfor, but would have been far harder to dig it out, and the chances of recovery by another vehicle were a bit slim at the time (well for a good few hours anyway)
The Tirfor will do in a pinch, but there are better options around.
(See if you can borrow one of someone and take it out and use it, see what you think, as the purchase of a tirfor will eat into the "powered" winch fund I would imagine)
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Tirfors have there place and Ive used one a few different times but could of used vehicle mounted if available, other than one rollover that needed 3 winches.
You need to be fit and be able to swap "pullers" during a recovery.
Tifrors are reasonably expensive 2nd hand, seem to keep their price as they are a good tool for other uses too, tree pulling etc.
2nd hand electric warn 8000lbs low mounts can be picked up from time to time for reasonable $$.
Used with heavy leads, good battery and a snatch block they will pull more than you need at most times.
if you can get a Tirfor for a good price though and $$ are tight, jump to it.
Bazzle
You need to be fit and be able to swap "pullers" during a recovery.
Tifrors are reasonably expensive 2nd hand, seem to keep their price as they are a good tool for other uses too, tree pulling etc.
2nd hand electric warn 8000lbs low mounts can be picked up from time to time for reasonable $$.
Used with heavy leads, good battery and a snatch block they will pull more than you need at most times.
if you can get a Tirfor for a good price though and $$ are tight, jump to it.
Bazzle
Tirfors are a good way to get rid of the bundy fat..... Like what all the other guys said good to get you out of a sticky spot, winch side ways ect. but a electric whinch is quck and easy. The other alternative is the 'Muck Mauler' sold by TJM seems smaller than the Tirfor, uses 10mm chain instead of cable and is rated at 4.4t where Tirfors are rated at 1.6t??? Has any one had any experience with these?
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rockcrawler31 wrote:cheers mate,
This is gonna sound really bad but i just dont have the readies for a electric winch. If i did get a winch i would be after a PTO jobbie, any idea how much i should pay for one, and do they ever need rebuilding/reconditioning?
Like myself dont have a lot of disposible imcome so I got a tirfor for my little forty and it has got me out of trouble a few times but It was very time consuming and hard work. Of course if I had the money I would get a electric winch in a milli second.
Cheers Dazz
Tirfors are good winches and i'd recomend one. Be aware of the effort required to use them. There are a number of ways to reduce the effort required. If you keep your eyes open you should be able to pick up a complete PTO for as little as $500. Secondhand PTO winches don't allways need rebuilding but if they do it is fairly simple with a few bearings and seals in the PTO and winch head and uni's in the shafts
Re: how good are tirfor winches?
We used 3-4 of them to drag a rolled Ford Courier up Sunset track one day.. it was straddling the ruts, and left wheel slid into right rut, and over it went. We got it upright, then winched it back down about 50-100mtrs.
We had one pulling straight up, one pulling the back around, and one pulling the front around.. it was a mission... well co-ordinated, and fuckin cold at about 10pm in winter out there.
So, how good, fuckin brilliant.
We had one pulling straight up, one pulling the back around, and one pulling the front around.. it was a mission... well co-ordinated, and fuckin cold at about 10pm in winter out there.
So, how good, fuckin brilliant.
Like everyone said, very versatile, strong and will get you out of situations where a front mounted winch won't help at all.
We've done about 30-40 recoveries with the one Tirfor in 4 years and it's always worked well.
Only downside, geez it's hard work!
Take a footy player with you on trips to be your winch biatch!
We've done about 30-40 recoveries with the one Tirfor in 4 years and it's always worked well.
Only downside, geez it's hard work!
Take a footy player with you on trips to be your winch biatch!
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