a little advice please! hilux related

[NI Tree]

were are you as i would conider it if it is mechanicly sound for a farm car as i dont need a mot

[hiluxstihl]

westmeath, i need strong money for it!

[hiluxstihl]

fitting a dyna body with tipping, quick tidy fix.... anyone care to give there opinion on winches for self recovery etc....

[gand]

Warrior C12000CTA 12v Winch

I'm gonna get this one for my lux heard nothing but good reports about their range, used to be called champion

[gensetsteve]

converted about 3 years ago excellent little truck just watch payload especially on single cab.

[hiluxstihl]

very nice! i was always sceptical about the chinese winches though, any issues??

[bigdave]

a tipping dyna body is a good idea!!!!!

 

i have been using a cheap winch off ebay called winchmax there bright orange

 

they are apparently built in the same factory as the super winch

 

i had an x9 for a good few years so i feel i can compare both without being biast

 

the x9 was faultless as expected & did everything i asked of it i used to compete in team recovery compitions & used it for general tree & ground works so it was a work & play tool used most days of the week

 

i dont do any serious off roading any more & dont really need an expensive winch so thought for a change i would try a winch max there not that expensive & i only need one for the odd tree & winching the odd car out of a ditch or just plain pulling the truck through the woods when the going gets tough

 

iv had it on the lux for a good 18 months & has been used a good few times & has worked faultless it is not as good a spec (seloniods are not that heavy duty on it) as the x9 but it was less than half the price so i`m pleased with it!!

 

i have also seen bigger winchmax winchs mounted on several big plant trucks at the local machinery sales so they must be good if the big boys are using them!!!!

 

i also have the winch max quad winch on my polaris will give a review on that when it has been properly tested!!

[Minotaur]

converted about 3 years ago excellent little truck just watch payload especially on single cab.

 

Whats the payload on that Steve - looks good!

[gensetsteve]

Whats the payload on that Steve - looks good!

 

about half a tonne if you have a big driver. The gross train on a single cab is only 2500kg whereas king cab nearly 3 tonne. If I change the truck I will put the body on a king cab if I can

[hiluxstihl]

weight issue seems to be a bit strange, same chassis????

ill look into the winchmax, ideally one up front and one under the body at the back...