Tirfor T516 shear pin questions

Would advise buying (genuine) rated shear pins fitting the incorrect shear pin....potentially dangerous. Visit a reputable 4WD outlet & purchase there.
Regards
CU down the road
Tony H

These people seel them so they'd have the sheer pins.

Best to use the correct pins as you don't want it to sheer too early or too late

Tirfor Sales

You'll find they are either aluminium or brass so buy some appropriate sized aluminium or brass rod and cut you own and save heeps.

Only some one with a death wish would even think of using alloy pins in a winch

Have used different makes including a Tirfor and they had steel pins iin them

Many people carry spare pins in the handle of the winch.
Have you checked there to see if the previous owners left you any?
Cheers

Hi Supertramp I have recently purchased genuine tirfor shear pins for my 15cwt tirfor from Nobles Dandenong Ph 97069333 www.nobles.com.au

A special shape is reqd I bought 2 and 2 spares cost $38.59 Peter

Supertramp, I have a manual of the 516, I can send you a copy if you wish.
Just MM me if you would like one.

Regards

TDB

Further to my post above and this will probably set the cat amongst the pigeons.

Hands up all those who have a tirfor type winch and have actually had a sheer pin sheer on them whilst it was being used? I have to both. Do you know what happens when the sheer pin busts? apart from the handle flopping around like a floppy d--- nothing. Nothing flies apart etc etc.

I actually have the Anchor brand rated at 1600kgs and have borrowed my mates Tirfor T516. My Anchor I've had for quite a few years and I use it mainly for pulling out tree stumps which applies tonnes and tonnes more pressure to the winch compared to winching out a stuck vehicle. Early in the piece I did bust the bronze/brass sheer pin through its diameter that was around 6mm. I couldn't get rod of the equivalent size so I brought 7mm dia bronze/brass rod and drilled the hole to suit the new size.

A few months ago I wanted to remove a Cocos Palm stump and they are as stubborn as buggery. I borrowed me mate's Tirfor and set up both winches each with a snatch pulley in the set up. Everything was a taught as bugger and I'd just been on the Anchor winch and then moved to the Tirfor and suddenly the Tirfor's handle is flopping around in my hand, its sheer pin sheered. I discovered later that they are aluminium and they sheer along the length of the pin. To get the job done I had a set-up with 3 snatch pulleys and my Anchor winch... I won.

If you break the shear pin on a Tirfor you are obviously overloading it and definitely don't use a piece of scaffold tube for a handle. Shear pins are designed to break if the machine is overloaded and should only be replaced with the genuine article.
If you find that you are out of the lifting/pulling range of the machine then double or triple reeving but DO NOT use the Tirfor rope for this purpose as it is specially hardened rope and the Tirfor rope can be damaged passing around the snatch blocks. Also only use genuine Tirfor rope in the winch itself.