Chipper Winch

[Hodge]

I have a Timberwolf 230 VTR with a Superwinch Tiger Shark 11500 and I find it very slow, what winches do others have and how quick are they?

[waterbuoy]

I was going to suggest winding more rope on the winch drum but see the Tiger Shark is an enclosed drum.

 

Looking at the Superwinch website your winch is very slow - even when unloaded.  5.7m/min with no load, droppig to just 0.6m/min when fully loaded.

 

Other winches in their range are much quicker.  For example, the base entry Talon model - the 9.5 - is 19m/min unloaded and still 1.5m/min with over 4 tonnes on it.

 

Depending on the loads you are pulling it is not always better to go with a higher rated unit - they often achieve the high load  rating through low gearing to get the most out of the motors.   Some research might indicate that a smaller rated winch is more suitable.  For example, their cheap as chips Terra 45 gives a line speed of 1.7m/min with 2 tonnes on it.

 

As with most lifting/pulling equipment the devil is in the detail!

[Hodge]

I was going to suggest winding more rope on the winch drum but see the Tiger Shark is an enclosed drum.
 
Looking at the Superwinch website your winch is very slow - even when unloaded.  5.7m/min with no load, droppig to just 0.6m/min when fully loaded.
 
Other winches in their range are much quicker.  For example, the base entry Talon model - the 9.5 - is 19m/min unloaded and still 1.5m/min with over 4 tonnes on it.
 
Depending on the loads you are pulling it is not always better to go with a higher rated unit - they often achieve the high load  rating through low gearing to get the most out of the motors.   Some research might indicate that a smaller rated winch is more suitable.  For example, their cheap as chips Terra 45 gives a line speed of 1.7m/min with 2 tonnes on it.
 
As with most lifting/pulling equipment the devil is in the detail!

Wow, thank you for a very helpful reply. I don't pull heavy weights with it as the machine can't grip, it's mainly for getting the machine up and down steep slopes so never more than2 tonne I would think. I shall investigate further. Thank you.