Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
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Rear Mounted Winch
Hi Everyone,
Just finished my rear mounted winch, Myself and a buddy of mine an autocad/engerneering type designed winch mounting tray to hold the winch an albright solonoid and the radio remote electronics, it was designed to mount on the toe bar plate with four M20 bolts.
After design i got the 8mm steel plate laser cut so that all the bits would key together and be strong. The peices of plate were then welded togther and then off to the galvanisers. I then painted the whole arrangement with hamerite satin black ( a mistake i think, the paint is not sticking to the galv very well)
The winch gets its power from my existing power outlet on the rear or the D3, and so as not to loose the usefulness of this output i fitted an additional one on the winch mount. There is towing eyes fitted to the underside of the mount.
The winch is a tabor 9k, i used to have it fitted to the front of the D3 until i changed it for hydraulic one, It wasent really up to the job on the front but will be fine for occational use on the back. Actually its a bit knackered, i think the gearbox is on the way out. But it will do for now till i have finnished testing the idea.
Pictures in Gallery as always.CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
First D3 in the World with a Hydraulic Winch.
2006 Disco 3 TDV6 S Auto,
Diff Locks, Turbochipped, Raised Air Intake, 220volts Onboard, Onboard Compressor, Large Bore Exahust, Underbody Protection, One or two Other Mods as well.
Other toys include, Argo Avenger 8x8, Tatra 6x6 Motorhome (Being Built)
9th Jun 2007 11:27 am
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Top job (as always) Chris 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
Impressive stuff, Chris!
Do you have a wider shot of the rear of the D3 with the winch? 2006 Zermatt Silver TDV6 'SE' Auto, Mantec sump guard, Frontrunner roofrack, Lightforce 140s, split charge system and... a Jetboil.
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9th Jun 2007 12:08 pm
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 1168
Rear Winch
Beaker wrote:
Do you have a wider shot of the rear of the D3 with the winch?
wide shots in gallery now, BeakerCLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
First D3 in the World with a Hydraulic Winch.
2006 Disco 3 TDV6 S Auto,
Diff Locks, Turbochipped, Raised Air Intake, 220volts Onboard, Onboard Compressor, Large Bore Exahust, Underbody Protection, One or two Other Mods as well.
Other toys include, Argo Avenger 8x8, Tatra 6x6 Motorhome (Being Built)
Wicked... 8) 2006 Zermatt Silver TDV6 'SE' Auto, Mantec sump guard, Frontrunner roofrack, Lightforce 140s, split charge system and... a Jetboil.
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9th Jun 2007 7:29 pm
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
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Vehicles following your car shouldn't miss the bright paint job on the mounting tray.
Tounge firmly in cheek - it would have looked (edit: good) in a DayGlo Orange too!!
Top job, Chris.LeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
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10th Jun 2007 1:57 pm
Pelyma
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How much does it reduce the exit angle? (If at all)DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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10th Jun 2007 2:27 pm
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 1168
Clearance
Pelyma wrote:
How much does it reduce the exit angle? (If at all)
I did measure it and took a line from the diff up at an angle and the way it looks it shouldent affect the angle still only time will tell, its just a trial at the moment.
It is mounted quite high.
it dosent really matter if i bang it on the ground, that's the grounds problem.CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
First D3 in the World with a Hydraulic Winch.
2006 Disco 3 TDV6 S Auto,
Diff Locks, Turbochipped, Raised Air Intake, 220volts Onboard, Onboard Compressor, Large Bore Exahust, Underbody Protection, One or two Other Mods as well.
Other toys include, Argo Avenger 8x8, Tatra 6x6 Motorhome (Being Built)
10th Jun 2007 8:03 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
11th Jun 2007 8:45 am
zebadee
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: The Magic Roundabout
Posts: 1392
Quick question for you Chris !
If you need to tow a trailer, can you easily remove the winch, or is it a more “permanent†fixture ??
11th Jun 2007 4:08 pm
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 1168
Towing
zebadee wrote:
Quick question for you Chris !
If you need to tow a trailer, can you easily remove the winch, or is it a more “permanent†fixture ??
It just bolts on instead of the ball, it only takes 5 min's.
i was thinking i would just put it on for off roading events. i would be towing trailers most weeks.CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
First D3 in the World with a Hydraulic Winch.
2006 Disco 3 TDV6 S Auto,
Diff Locks, Turbochipped, Raised Air Intake, 220volts Onboard, Onboard Compressor, Large Bore Exahust, Underbody Protection, One or two Other Mods as well.
Other toys include, Argo Avenger 8x8, Tatra 6x6 Motorhome (Being Built)
11th Jun 2007 5:47 pm
Wex
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Any more mods and you're gonna neeed a trailer Chris lol . Good on ye
11th Jun 2007 5:49 pm
zebadee
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: The Magic Roundabout
Posts: 1392
Re: Towing
christyler wrote:
..............It just bolts on instead of the ball, it only takes 5 min's................
Gotcha !!
So I’m guessing that the power is supplied via the DC socket you have mounted on the rear bumper.
So it's just a case of plug in / plug out right ??
I have to ask what’s next & how do you even come up with these ideas ??
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Top job (as always) Chris 
2006 Zermatt Silver TDV6 'SE' Auto, Mantec sump guard, Frontrunner roofrack, Lightforce 140s, split charge system and... a Jetboil.
