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Winch Comps - what spares do you carry?
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:22 pm
by beretta
Hi there,
Going in a few more winch comps and I'm after info from those of you who compete in winch comps on what you carry in the way of spares in case of breakages etc, if you could list them out that would be absolutely awesome.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Cheers, Paul.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:42 pm
by toughnut
I depends on the truck. If you have a patrol then you just carry winch spares and wheel studs. If it's a tojo then you carry spare diffs and drive shafts and if it's a rangie you tow a spare vehicle.
Need to know the truck and what exactly have you done to it.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:54 pm
by beretta
Not my truck but I'm the navi/winch biarch. It's a V8 GQ Patrol. I'm thinkin:
Spare Alt
Winch motor
Winch rope
1 or 2 Spare coil packs.
CV's
What else? Don't want to carry too much crap, just curious if theres something I haven't thought of.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:03 pm
by toughnut
Spare brake shaft for the winch, spare tire
, spare shocks or rebuild kit, Jumper leads and 2.5mm welding rods, don't carry a full alternator just spare bushes. Light globes and fuses etc, spare belts and spare undies
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:11 pm
by beretta
Cool we've got most of the above pretty much organised. Good point on the alternator didn't think about that.
Thanks for the help!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:19 pm
by not not
If you do a CV in a GQ dont they usually take out the axel as well?
But i gather when you said CVs you probly ment with axels
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:29 pm
by ludacris
Also
Punchure repair kits
Radio Batterires
Toilet paper
Brake lines or clamp
Fluids ie' brake fluid
Nuts bolts
Zip ties
Grease
LudaCris
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:45 pm
by MissDrew
Cv`s
diff centre (welded)
fuel pump
hose clamps
1 brake line
normally a rear tail shaft
jimy cans because if something breaks that I don`t have I can drink lots
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:59 pm
by LOCKEE
Fuel for running out on steep hills
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:36 am
by beretta
LOCKEE wrote:Fuel for running out on steep hills
Theres always one isn't there!
Thanks for the reminder mate.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:57 am
by Ruffy
LOCKEE wrote:Fuel for running out on steep hills
Can somebody ban this man please
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:17 am
by beretta
I think the highmount dead dragging us up the hill just on the battery more than made up for the running out of fuel incident, go the ac delco batteries!
As for our team mate, well at least we went and got him fuel.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:40 pm
by Drafty
A roll of race tape.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:59 pm
by beretta
Drafty wrote:A roll of race tape.
Never leave home with out....or cable ties!
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:19 pm
by ausyota
beretta wrote:Drafty wrote:A roll of race tape.
Never leave home with out....or cable ties!
Dont forget some fencing type tie wire and pliers.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:02 pm
by Ruffy
beretta wrote:I think the highmount dead dragging us up the hill just on the battery more than made up for the running out of fuel incident, go the ac delco batteries!
As for our team mate, well at least we went and got him fuel.
I agree....
Oh and the race tape omission was a good spot Joe
..
And a 12 volt drill and an "R" clip...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:05 pm
by Dooma_
spare spindle hubs 1 for each side as they are diffrent (gq & gu are not the same) & spare free wheeling hubs (especialy if it is a gu front diff as the cv's are much stronger)
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:33 pm
by stu
in addition to some of the stuff mentioned i carry spare bushes for my shocks (OME units) spare airlocker line and line fixing.....fixtures? brass thingie that connects briken lines back up, and spare solonoid.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:14 pm
by DX80
in addition to some of the stuff mentioned i carry spare bushes for my shocks (OME units) spare airlocker line and line fixing.....fixtures? brass thingie that connects briken lines back up, and spare solonoid.
I keep a couple of these "O" rings on my key ring, so they can't be lost.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:17 pm
by beretta
You mean airlocker o rings?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:19 pm
by DX80
That'd be the one.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:26 pm
by DX80
A set or 2 of wheel bearings
Spare steering box
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:41 pm
by Ruffy
And trailer to carry all the above mentioned stuff in!
If you went in a yota you wouldn't need half this stuff...
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:32 pm
by bj42turbo
Daz in the yellow 40 makes sure his mates come along in there 40's
BJ