Portable winch

[RC0]

I had this on loan for a week and it worked pretty good for the trees we had to pull over, but not so great at dragging them thereafter. I'd read good and bad reports before trying it....and while I can now better understand the different points of view, I'll just keep my opinions to my self in this instance. Thanks

 

[ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=giAgMte-p3k[/ame]

[Tom D]

can you send a man up a tree with it? It'd save a lot of footlocking. Otherwise seems no better than a tirfor.

[Andy Collins]

What is the rating of the winch? looks good, excellent demo vid. One concern I have when winching is to place a coat/sack/tarp over the rope, just in case of failure of the cable/rope. But I'm just being picky really.

[Rupe]

I reckon your groundie could pull harder than that!

 

It looked like it was really struggling on no.2 even with the DWT.

 

Maybe no.2 sums it up!

[David oakman]

Looks good but for what i use a winch for i will start saving up for one on the back of my tractor:001_smile:

[Peter]

Very informative video, thanks.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Looks a little under powered Reg.

 

Perhaps this portable Villiers petrol winch will have a bit more power.

 

May have to have one more groundy to operate it though

 

 

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antique-Villiers-Petrol-Rope-Block-Pully-Winch_W0QQitemZ170281827757QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment?hash=item170281827757&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[Tom D]

Looks a little under powered Reg.

 

Perhaps this portable Villiers petrol winch will have a bit more power.

 

May have to have one more groundy to operate it though

 

 

 

Did you salvage that from the Ark Dean?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Did you salvage that from the Ark Dean?

 

No Tom, I thought ooh, that petrol winch reg is using looks good, wonder if there are any on tbay. Punched in Petrol winch and that monster came up

[tree_beard]

http://www.proclimber.co.uk/catalogue/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=87&products_id=261&zenid=eb9256854e6c6c62067f35e81c55909b

 

-i guess this is the same bit of kit...

 

 

at £694 +vat +acessories +rope, i think i'd rather buy a superwinch for the pickup and a tirfor or two...