tirfor maintenance

[daltontrees]

Have you many 'spare' parts left over?

 

Just one, see pictures to follow...

[daltontrees]

What better to do after a long day on spikes than come home and crack open the Tirfor?

 

Here's the old girl, and the part I had left over when I put it back together last week.

[daltontrees]

So I opened it up, manky inside. Got a big bucket (£10 form B&Q) and a big bottle of white spirit, and started scrubbing. All sorts of shiny metal appeared. It's now in the hsed having a long soak, I'll flush it out tomorrow. Meantime I cleaned the inside top cover. Reminds me of a roasting tin I had once. Not bad for a winch that's probably 40 years old.

 

Now, where did I put that chicken?

[daltontrees]

And here she is, gleaming tonight.

[roys]

Looking good

[david lawrence]

hi

 

having got to the clean stage what will you grease / oil it up with ?

 

i pressure washed my cheapo copy after a muddy day and just dried it on the boiler and squirted wd 40 inside and on cable

 

the wrong thing ???

 

thanks

 

david

[roys]

hi

 

having got to the clean stage what will you grease / oil it up with ?

 

i pressure washed my cheapo copy after a muddy day and just dried it on the boiler and squirted wd 40 inside and on cable

 

the wrong thing ???

 

thanks

 

david

Most oils work fine in tirfor, don't think they are too fussy.

I have poured some engine oil into mine, I have also used hydraulic oil.

[roys]

The official word from the manual:

The machine should be inspected, cleaned and

lubricated at regular intervals, at least annually, by an

approved TRACTEL® repairer.

Never use grease or oil containing graphite additives or

molybdenum disulphide.

To clean the machine, allow the machine to soak in a

bath of some proprietary cleansing fluid but not acetone

and derivatives or ethylene trichloride and derivatives.

Then shake the machine vigorously to loosen foreign

matter and turn it upside down to allow the dirt to come

out through the openings for the operating levers. Allow

the mechanism to drain and become dry.

After this treatment, ensure that the machine is

well lubricated by applying a quantity of oil (type

SAE 90-120) onto the internal mechanism through the

openings for the operating levers, and for the models

TU-8 and TU-16, through the special lubrication holes.

To carry out this procedure, it is best for the machine to

be not under load and in the released position.

Alternatively operate the forward and reverse operating

levers to allow the lubricant to penetrate all parts of

the mechanism.

N.B. Excess lubrication cannot cause the machine or

wire rope to slip.

Any machine where the side cases show signs of dents....etc, etc etc.

[Mackie]

Hi, I have just got my hands on a Tirfor T13 Winch, but i'm having problems removing the cable, I'm not able to get the Rope Release Lever all the way back to the groove it sits into to release the cable, anyone had this problem or know how solve it. I presume i'm doing the correct procedure to release it by pulling the Reverse Lever forward and then the Rope Release Lever should then move easily into the groove ?

 

 

[Pete W]

On most of the tirfors I have used you need to put your boot on the winch and give a good yank to get the release lever back . HTH