Winch????????

bevhelee said:

don't be silly. i fitted my winch to my front bumper, just cut the bumper in two and with some plate and a welder made my own winch bumper, strong enough to, pull a rangie out of trouble the other week and yesterday pulled trees away from house when felling, in fact the winch was pulling the mota, so easily strong enough.

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I used to have 1 on an old modified V8, someone had cut the middle section of the bumper out and welded a custom made plate from the bumper to the chassis. it was on it for years. the big difference is the manufactured winch bumpers have been load tested and so you know exactly what they can take, a DIY jobbie is only as good as the welder who made it for you. and not tested.

I too would like to have a subtle winch as my current V8 is used as a familly car and the mrs isnt too keen on on all the extreme off road look.

I toyed with the idea of having the winch hidden and only a slit with the shackle end visable (i think i seen one like that on a disco3 recently) or even having it situated behind the number plate with hinges/spring on the top of the plate so when you want to use it the plate springs/lifts up.

But to be honest i'll prob not fit 1, for the amount of offroading my truck does at the mo i think its adequately prepared.

Mail Order 4x4 Winching

Have a look on these;made by Bearmach,just plug and play.

i like that last one ta guys didnt realise so much was involved

Wavey87 said:

sorry for bein such an amateur lol but how does a tirfor winch work

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its a manual winch that is hooked on to a secure point , check this out & you'll have an idea Cool Tools: Griphoist (Tirfor) Hand Winch

flay said:

Mail Order 4x4 Winching

Have a look on these;made by Bearmach,just plug and play.

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They're nice - but if they're under the normal bumper, aren't they at risk of digging into the ground - ie stuffing your approach angle?

Though they're no lower than the valence, and mine hasn't hit the ground.........yet!!

Wavey87 said:

gonna start green laning and may on the odd occasion some moderate legal off roading and dont ever want to get stuck but I do want to keep the disco mild i do use it to tow me mams caravan lol

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Seems to be enough for what the intensions are...

bevhelee said:

don't be silly. i fitted my winch to my front bumper, just cut be bumper in two and with some plate and a welder made my own winch bumper, strong enough to, pull a rangie out of trouble the other week and yesterday pulled trees away from house when felling, in fact the winch was pulling the mota, so easily strong enough.

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Remind me to stand well clear when you're winching.

Sean said:

3 TONNE TIRFOR .CW/ROPE AND HANDLE on eBay (end time 20-Sep-09 21:00:00 BST)

keep your eyes peeled and you might just grab a bargain

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Got mine off fleabay £50 including Cable. In fact just had it picked up from Hull (Along with 20ft of HD Chain) As I had to leave it there when I came down Sarf. So got all me recovery gear in one place at last.

When I rolled the 90 we'd have been stuck without trewey's tirfor to get me back on all 4 wheels.