Aldi Winch

Thanks Sandy. More concerned about the quality. Bighauls are in the $330 to $350 range, and I'm resigned to that, but if the Aldi things are of thre same quality and half the price I'd consider them.

Sorry Nifti, I misinterpreted your Post.
I thought you meant you saw the Big Haul and Tirfor in Aldi.

Although I'm not a promoter of 4WD Monthly, I remember a test report of several hand winches some time back, which gave the Big Haul the thumbs up.

Good value for money when compared to the Tirfor and from memory, it took less "strokes" of the handle per metre travel than all others tested.

As far as Aldi products are concerned, I have no experience with the company or their products, so I will refrain from comment on other alternatives.

Sandman,

Still got a copy of that test?

Know which issue it was in?

Looking at one too, and I remember reading it.
A lot of difference between the effort required on the handle, the line in per pump and other things they looked at.

If you know the issue, I most probably could get one throught the local library.

Extracted from Post 7757

Tirfor - 40 Strokes per metre or 2.5cm per stroke
Black Rat - 44 Strokes per metre or 2.3cm per stroke
Mean Green Machine - 42 Strokes per metre or 2.4cm per stroke
Big Haul - 28 Strokes per metre or 3.6cm per stroke

Thanks Nifty1

Oooooooooooooh! you sexy thang you.

I got me one of those suckers, and a Bushranger look a like compressor and , and, and a packet of 3 UHF hand held radios.

Now I am ready to go bush big time.