blue meanie
D3 Decade
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you were probably quite lucky to get away with only buying the one winch DD, he's quite a salesman isn't he?  and theeeeennn......???
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 24th May 2007 10:34 pm |
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IanD
Member Since: 11 Mar 2006
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I know this is not exactly the topic of the thread, and is maybe a bit of a Stupid Question, but since "occasional use" has been mentioned several times I'll ask anyway:
Why not just have a hand operated winch (Tirfor or whatever) for the rear (or even the front if it's that "occasional")? Is this just a question of speed/laziness? Never having used either, I can believe that a manual winch is very slow, even if it's not much effort, but surely it's a good reserve - after all you can't have a winch pointing in all directions! There are also no electrical/hydraulic problems, and if you're not off-road and getting stuck every day, wouldn't it do, at least as a low-cost alternative?
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| 30th May 2007 1:38 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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IanD
yes.... Laziness.....
Ive got a farm jack that I could have used but that involves lots of "manual effort"...., I dont do manula effort so a winch seemed like the best option  Duncan
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| 30th May 2007 6:58 pm |
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IanD
Member Since: 11 Mar 2006
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... well perhaps laziness was a bit more hard than I meant! I don't think I'd really fancy spending more time than necessary lying in the mud/standing in the pouring rain/etc. than necessary!
I just wondered whether anyone used or used to use mand operated winches for "occasinal use".
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| 31st May 2007 1:15 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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Picture of said winch :
http://www.dborc.co.uk/goodwinch/
then click on portable winches.. Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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