Opinions on this winch please

[Hats]

Weblift 1600kg winch inc 20m cable

 

What are peoples opinions on this winch? Any good? Is it honestley that much worse than tirfor? Or has anyone got a link to a better winch? Cheers

[Marc Lewis]

Nothing wrong with those tirfor copies.

[Mark Bolam]

Good winch, good price.

[Ty Unnos]

We have both - the copies do the job and are sensible money. The genuine Tirfors are amazing though. The are properly over engineered and feel like they are indestructible.

[Vespasian]

here and there I've used a farm jack to get trunks out the ground, smallish ones up to a foot in diameter..

I was thinking of getting a tirfor winch or similar to do the same...

 

Will they work for that if set up properly?...

[scbk]

The copies are sold under various names, jet, ace, etc

 

I have an ace winch and it IS ace!!

 

1600KG ACE Wire Rope Hoist Winch - 2500KG Pull Expert Lift 1.6 Ton 2.5 Shear | eBay

[SteveA]

Surely best to buy a used Tirfor?

I recently picked up a used Tirfor TU16 for £135 inc a 30m cable... although must admit I've not had a chance to use it properly yet.

cheers, steve

[Haironyourchest]

One advantage the copies have over the "real thing" is the original tirfors need a special cable that is made for or by Tractel - (the makers of the Origional Tirfor) which is slightly thicker than standard rope sizes and horribly expensive. The copies utilise common sizes of steel core cable, 800kg - 8mm, 1600kg - 11mm 3200kg - 16mm. The cable will most likey be the first thing to go, if you use it hard or abuse it, and while a real tirfor should handle abuse the cable will not. So the copies win in my book....

[nepia]

I believe my 3000kg Griphoist takes 16.3mm rope; would .3mm really make a difference?

Edited October 16, 2015 by nepia

[tree_beard]

I believe my 3000kg Griphoist takes 16.3mm rope; would .3mm really make a difference?

 

tirfor cable has a specific lay to the wires to resist flattening out with the grip action. dont know what cable the copies use...