Disco 3 winch.
Discussion
So, after a couple of swaps and some help.
I have landed a genuine Mantec winch sump guard, complete with the land rover badge stamped on it, along with a Warn external winch mount. For the total cost of £65...
Now, i have the winch A bar, winch wiring etc and now the winch guard and mount.
I need a winch to fill the spot, i have been offered a warn 9.5 with 2 remotes and a steel cable. It's in a budget i would be happy with. Would be changing the cable to plasma rope as i don't like cable.
Is this a decent winch for the D3?
What do any winch users use for their own car? Winches and ropes etc.
It won't be getting fitted for a while till i have everything together so i have a few months to gather the bits.
Also, did anyone get any training for using them? If so, was it a course and how did you like it?
I have landed a genuine Mantec winch sump guard, complete with the land rover badge stamped on it, along with a Warn external winch mount. For the total cost of £65...
Now, i have the winch A bar, winch wiring etc and now the winch guard and mount.
I need a winch to fill the spot, i have been offered a warn 9.5 with 2 remotes and a steel cable. It's in a budget i would be happy with. Would be changing the cable to plasma rope as i don't like cable.
Is this a decent winch for the D3?
What do any winch users use for their own car? Winches and ropes etc.
It won't be getting fitted for a while till i have everything together so i have a few months to gather the bits.
Also, did anyone get any training for using them? If so, was it a course and how did you like it?
The critical question is "Do you really REALLY need a winch?"
I got one in similar fortuitous circumstances, got it all fitted and working....and now the only time it gets run out is when I realise it's not been run out for a year....since I last ran it out for the sake of it.
It's been used in anger once, in nearly ten years, and other than that has been used mostly for pulling out tree stumps (but then a simple tow strop and low ratio would do that)
As for training....yeah, I'd used winches and hoists in my old job so had a good idea of the basics and more importantly an appreciation of the limitations and likely dangers. Winches can be killers.
Seriously, put it all on eBay and spend the cash on a tank of diesel.
I got one in similar fortuitous circumstances, got it all fitted and working....and now the only time it gets run out is when I realise it's not been run out for a year....since I last ran it out for the sake of it.
It's been used in anger once, in nearly ten years, and other than that has been used mostly for pulling out tree stumps (but then a simple tow strop and low ratio would do that)
As for training....yeah, I'd used winches and hoists in my old job so had a good idea of the basics and more importantly an appreciation of the limitations and likely dangers. Winches can be killers.
Seriously, put it all on eBay and spend the cash on a tank of diesel.
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 16th May 00:25
I'm with CK on this... Why do you want a winch??
In the wrong hands, winches are dangerous but at very least, they also need to be maintained. They also affect the handling of the car... They're heavy and forward of the front springs.
In use, they can only pull in one direction... Forwards. If you're looking at self recovery, the quickest way out of a situation is to go back the way you went in. Therefore, the best place for the winch is on the rear. My personal preference is to just carry a hand winch.
Unless you have a need... Don't bother
M
In the wrong hands, winches are dangerous but at very least, they also need to be maintained. They also affect the handling of the car... They're heavy and forward of the front springs.
In use, they can only pull in one direction... Forwards. If you're looking at self recovery, the quickest way out of a situation is to go back the way you went in. Therefore, the best place for the winch is on the rear. My personal preference is to just carry a hand winch.
Unless you have a need... Don't bother
M
I want one to help the group i off road with, between the 9 of us. There are 2 with winches, one works shifts so isn't always there for pulling and it's a lot to ask of one guy to keep being the winch guy.
Could have done with one a few times off road myself, once for an off road competition. Would have been able to get up the hill and got out before running over my time and gaining a shed load of penalty points.
The plan next summer is to do travelling in the D3 so getting it ready for that. I feel a winch would be handy.
Could have done with one a few times off road myself, once for an off road competition. Would have been able to get up the hill and got out before running over my time and gaining a shed load of penalty points.
The plan next summer is to do travelling in the D3 so getting it ready for that. I feel a winch would be handy.
A.J.M said:
I want one to help the group i off road with, between the 9 of us. There are 2 with winches, one works shifts so isn't always there for pulling and it's a lot to ask of one guy to keep being the winch guy.
Could have done with one a few times off road myself, once for an off road competition. Would have been able to get up the hill and got out before running over my time and gaining a shed load of penalty points.
The plan next summer is to do travelling in the D3 so getting it ready for that. I feel a winch would be handy.
If it's to assist "with a group" I'd definitely put it all on eBay. There's only one thing worse than trying to recover yourself and that's trying to recover other people as they'll always unwittingly want/expect you to go further than you would if it was just you.Could have done with one a few times off road myself, once for an off road competition. Would have been able to get up the hill and got out before running over my time and gaining a shed load of penalty points.
The plan next summer is to do travelling in the D3 so getting it ready for that. I feel a winch would be handy.
For over-landing, go with Camel's suggestion of a hand winch where the adaptability will be far more useful.
And competition winching is a different ball game altogether.
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