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Kabous
Member Since: 11 Jul 2007
Location: Mokopane
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anybody done or seen it done on a D4. White MY2011 SDV6 HSE
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 23rd Oct 2010 12:25 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
  
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there are two knocking about down here with hidden winches on,,,
in fact riders truro were doing another one only a week or so back,,
they take your D4 for 4 days though... 
it only took me 3 weeks,,,,,  did it in a day,, ish one wife.......livid
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| 23rd Oct 2010 2:54 pm |
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RPG
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: The End of the Earth (West Cornwall)
Posts: 712
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If I remember I'll take a pic of one on Monday with a very neat hidden winch that also has some very neat additional recovery eyes  Looks 8)
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| 23rd Oct 2010 3:23 pm |
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Kabous
Member Since: 11 Jul 2007
Location: Mokopane
Posts: 233
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Thanks for the replies and possible pic's. So it can be done! I had an ARB with my winch on the D3 but it changed the feel of the steering wheel a lot. The car was noticeably heavy on the steeringwheel so I'd like to do it different this time. White MY2011 SDV6 HSE
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| 23rd Oct 2010 9:34 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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that'll be something to do with adding over 40kg to the front of the bumper,,,,,  one wife.......livid
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| 23rd Oct 2010 9:40 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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Ooh, nice 8) I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 23rd Oct 2010 10:05 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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rog,, does that one have a round graphic on the drivers door? one wife.......livid
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| 23rd Oct 2010 10:19 pm |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
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Nah sorry wear your winch with pride
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| 23rd Oct 2010 10:24 pm |
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bp
Member Since: 06 Jan 2010
Location: Stuck On The High Road
Posts: 1325
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I am with you ken have it where you can get at it Don’t worry it is supposed to sound like that...honest
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| 23rd Oct 2010 10:29 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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think it's the difference between having one as a fashion accessory and one that gets used.... one wife.......livid
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| 23rd Oct 2010 11:25 pm |
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Disco Driver
Member Since: 28 Feb 2009
Location: Canberra ACT
Posts: 55
 
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@ RPG, look's sweet!
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| 23rd Oct 2010 11:27 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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it'll need that winch with those poofy tyres,,,, one wife.......livid
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| 24th Oct 2010 1:20 am |
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Kabous
Member Since: 11 Jul 2007
Location: Mokopane
Posts: 233
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Very nice, thanks. ad15 winch is exclusively to get the Toyotas out  White MY2011 SDV6 HSE
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| 24th Oct 2010 9:24 pm |
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DingMark
Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth Oz or Erbil, Iraq
Posts: 388
 
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Two weekends ago, I installed a 12,000 lb capacity Mile Marker hydraulic winch on my D4 (haven't yet connected the electrical and hydraulic power supplies just yet). This winch may be a bit bigger than other winches and some "trimming" was required to get it all to fit:
1. Maybe this is just Oz and hot climates, but there's a cooler in front of the radiator that required Uncle Ray's discrete which mount to be shimmed further forward by 12mm to keep from crushing the cooler.
2. Since the winch mount extended 12mm further forward, I had to trim back both sides of the front of the winch mount to fit behind the bumper.
3. The small vertical electrical to hydraulic solenoid interfered with the upper steel tube above the bumper. This necessitated some grinding work on said tube (wife cannot fathom taking a grinder to such an expensive vehicle).
I'll get some photos in the setup in a week or so - currently travelling (via air, not via D4  ) Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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| 30th Oct 2010 8:29 am |
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