Hand Winch
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 15:29
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Hi all,
I usually travel by my own, which probably makes a winch a good investment.
I don't have a bull bar, so having an electric winch is not an option , so I have to settle for a manual winch.
I have seen two different types of hand winch, and the price differences seem to be huge.
The "hand puller" type as shown here is very affordable compared to the other type shown here
Can anyone comment on the differences, and on whether the cheap ones would do the job?
Thanks in advance,
Henry.-
(11 sleeps til we leave for Fraser Island)
Reply By: Mark- Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 21:23
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 21:23
Yes they are hard work. So much so that a snatch block is just about essential, especially if you are trying to pull a heavy vehicle through mud/sand etc. I find that with the snatch block winching is actually quicker because you can winch longer without taking a rest, even though it halves the cable travel.
I sold my electric winch and bought a second hand Tirfor because the electric winch was about 50 kg of expensive weight on the bullbar which hardly ever got used. A couple of times I needed it, it didnt even work due to corrosion of the solenoid terminals. The handwinch has been used a few times and the extra effort is justified by the weight and money savings. Having said that, every time I've used the hand winch I've thought how nice it would be to have the electric winch back but based on frequency of use, I can live with it. If you were using a winch regularly, I would say definitly get a power winch but the reality is most people rarely if ever use their
winches.
As someone else said, you wont need a winch on Fraser. Make sure you have a decent recovery point front and rear and take a snatch strap.
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