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AP Moller
Member Since: 23 Feb 2007
Location: Cape Town
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ps. Who really needs a winch?
I want one, maybe. It looks cool 8)
and you can drive like 
and help other people back to the road 
if your need to get help
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 24th Aug 2007 11:49 am |
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AP Moller
Member Since: 23 Feb 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 246
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I meant, if you need to, help yourself.
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| 24th Aug 2007 11:54 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Just phoned LR Midrand . They have the winch compatible model in stock at R 5834 incl Vat and excluding fitting 
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| 24th Aug 2007 2:49 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Slimer how bad does the winch version look like without a winch on
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| 24th Aug 2007 3:55 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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Just fine, take a look here for pics of mine before I fitted the winch. You do have to cut some of the plastic away to fit it though (which you'd have to do to fit the winch anyway) so no going back if you decide you don't like it The End
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| 24th Aug 2007 3:59 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Looks great . Tell me more about the bull bar please
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| 24th Aug 2007 4:04 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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It's the LR one, not sure if it's available over there, it's definitely not available over here anymore The End
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| 24th Aug 2007 4:07 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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OK thanks
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| 24th Aug 2007 4:11 pm |
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Deondef
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
Posts: 790
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| Who really needs a winch ??? |
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When I became involved in the 4X4 fraternity +- 20 years ago - one of the first things I fitted was a winch. The first one (bought second hand) was used once when I helped my neighbour to pull a series Lr from the bottom of his garden when he moved house.
The second one was fitted to my existing Defender - bought second hand from a colleague who "also realised" that this is an accessory seldom used. A week after I fitted it it was stolen from OR Tambo under roof parking.
Fitted a KEW and has used it about 10 times for removing cut down trees from a plot we are busy devloping. Used it once when we recovered an ill prepared tourist stuck in mud in Kaokoveld last year.
These winches are designed and built for strenous operation and the only thing that should fail is the battery powering it.
IMHO - the only business that really use these are the tow truck fraternity.
On my "wish list" for my D3 - a winch is solidly last - I would probably invest in mudflaps before a winch
Now there is probably an oppurtunity in all of this - a look alike winch, just for show without all the insides for R500 ?????
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| 26th Aug 2007 5:18 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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I've probably used the winch on my Defender about 40 times in anger . Only once to recover myself tho - so while I will be fitting the winch compatible skid plate , I will not be putting a winch on just yet
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| 26th Aug 2007 5:25 pm |
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Baben
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 2059
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by the way, my plate is the winch compatible version. Speak to tino, surely he can come up with a better deal than land rover?
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| 27th Aug 2007 6:51 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Can I have his number again please
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| 27th Aug 2007 7:49 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Knew I'd seen it somewhere before 
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| 27th Aug 2007 9:16 am |
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AP Moller
Member Since: 23 Feb 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 246
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Thanks Deon.
It is also low down on my list.
It seems to be a nice tool when stuck in mud.
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| 27th Aug 2007 11:09 am |
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