Bush winch

Nice idea ... but has anyone used them in anger?

the idea has been around for a long time with a second rim welded on and used as a windlass or like on a yaght where they just take a couple of turnd and guide it along

had ideas myself instead of a winch have an old tyre on a rim with a second rim welded on probably gets a bit messy changing wheels but does a similar job

steve
and if you were really stuck out bush take a tyre off and just use 1 rim on car

I'm not doubting the tool works but they show a pretty weak example in the video. I thought it would be good when they showed the cruiser bogged in that soft sand but then the clip goes to a vehicle driving up a rocky slope and the roap actually looks like it has very little tension in it........

Show some more realistic bog situations and I'd have a serious look at it.

The free alternative to it (I haven't tried it) is to just use a winch extension strap (one end anchored of course) and place it under a front tyre and wrap around over the top until the end is between the tyre and the strap and then drive out. Exact same principle and doesn't put any side load on the wheel nuts....Air pressure in tyre will obviously affect its efficiency.

Has anyone actually tried this method???

This idea has been around forever but the first time I have seen one actually made for sale.

Yeah Ok, But wouldn't you would need a locked diff or at the very least a strong LSD for it to actually work as the tyre on the other side of the axle (least traction) would just Spin leaving the winching tyre doing nothing.

We made one years ago one wet day in the shed when i worked on a farm from a 10'' mini wheel to fit our old toyota stout...... found we needed a guide mounted of the side of the front bumper for the rope to pass through as without this it pulled the ute sideways until the rope slipped of the hub.......

Has anyone looked at/listened to the videos??
Commentary says that you use one on each side to get an even pull.

As others have said, the idea has been around for ages but this is the first I've seen actually manufactured for sale.

The Army tried a similar idea back in the early 50's using large pulleys bolted onto all 4 wheels and cables to cross ravines and gullies. It worked but was a bit hairy.

Disco

The Ford Blitz trucks during the war had something similar. I know a guy who has used them and swears by them but never tried it myself

$885 for what is essentially.......

A couple of small rims, 24 modified wheels nuts and some rope.

Sounds a bit rich to me.

Still, if it works it does sound a lot better than $500 on a hand winch.

A bloke I know in Darwin made one for his LC HJ45 ute.

We purposely bogged the ute one day to test the theory and it worked quite well off the front wheels.

I wouldn't want to be around if anything went pearshaped whilst winching forward from the rear wheels

As stated by several others, this idea has been around for a long time. I actually have a detailed plan and instructions of how to manufacture your own. It was called the Budget Winch and the article I have is one thatI copied from an Overlander magazine back in 1981. If anyone is interested I would be happy to provide copies.