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garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
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| Spare Wheel Winch Lifting Capacity |
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By any chance does anyone know the lifting capacity of the spare wheel winch. I am thinking of converting a circular LPG tank to a temporary auxiliary diesel fuel tank to be held in place using the standard wheel winch - weight will be about 80kg.
Cheers
Garry
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 8th Feb 2011 1:00 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
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Is that 80Kg plus fuel? LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
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| 8th Feb 2011 1:06 pm |
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garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1115
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80 - 90kg all up.
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| 8th Feb 2011 1:16 pm |
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
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| Re: Spare Wheel Winch Lifting Capacity |
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garrycol wrote: the lifting capacity of the spare wheel winch.
From the number of failures, about 75% of the weight of a rim and tyre!
However, you may well be lifting an empty tank which you then fill, so what you need to know is the static load it will support, not what it can lift. If this is to be a permanent arrangement I'd suggest removing the winch and making a bracket to fit onto its mountings that can support the tank. A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 8th Feb 2011 1:26 pm |
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Gazellio
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
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I would not support a tank of explosive gas with a cable that could break at any time - especially in the stresses of an accident 
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| 8th Feb 2011 1:27 pm |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
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the cable is a decent size so doubt it would break and the winch is quite sturdy when wound up (when its functioning). the issue Ive had with my winches is that they are fine when the load is in place, however when you unwind the winch all the dust,stones and mud that collects inside falls to the bottom and takes up the space where the first couple of winds of rope would normally be. When the rope is wound to the top the spool is full but the length equivalent to two winds is still left dangling and also the cable crossing over the guides also damages the spool so even when cleaned it doesnt quite work properly.
permanent or temporary I think a removeable bracket would be a better option
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| 8th Feb 2011 2:25 pm |
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Carabraxis
Member Since: 30 Dec 2007
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 220
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There are rules in the construction and use regulations regarding the strength of mountings for fuel tanks, or at least there are for gas tanks. They will need to be able to stand a certain g force in 3 different axis (up/down, side/side, front/back).
I would doubt that the spare wheel winch would meet the regs as a holding clamp.
Just noticed that you are down under so the above may not apply as they are the UK regs. I would have thought that you will have something similar though
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| 8th Feb 2011 7:25 pm |
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Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
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I think he's saying he will use a circular gas tank as it will fit the space/shape, BUT will fill it with Diesel not gas  Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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| 8th Feb 2011 11:43 pm |
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garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1115
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Thanks for the comments - so I assume from these no one does know the design lifting and holding parameters of winch.
I have considered most of the points raised but without specific specs of the winch I might have to look at other options and use the winch as a supplementary retraint.
Cheers
Garry
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| 9th Feb 2011 12:40 am |
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