Opinions on this winch please

[Andyd1606]

I bought a 1600kg ace winch last year of fleabay for £150 I think. Can't fault it it's done a fair amount of work now and not disappointed. At that price if it lasts a couple of years it's not the end of the world if it breaks eventually.

[Haironyourchest]

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

 

They use a common variant of 6X19 steel core, whereas Tractel Maxiflex™ Rope is either 4x something or 5x something, making it a little bigger. They say its for resisting crush but thats bollocks, the standard 6x19 is just as crush resistant, its simply protectionism, IMO.

 

Wire rope is a fascinating study, and there's a heap of free info online. Its really a marvel of modern engineering. Some of the latest stuff it truly sic-fi....

[Haironyourchest]

And yes, the .3mm could make a difference! Theres bound to be some tolerance built in, to account for ware on the rope and jaws, so while it might work initially, over time there could be issues, why chance it?

[Mark Bolam]

They use a common variant of 6X19 steel core, whereas Tractel Maxiflex™ Rope is either 4x something or 5x something, making it a little bigger. They say its for resisting crush but thats bollocks, the standard 6x19 is just as crush resistant, its simply protectionism, IMO.

 

 

 

Wire rope is a fascinating study, and there's a heap of free info online. Its really a marvel of modern engineering. Some of the latest stuff it truly sic-fi....

 

 

Get to bed.

Anyone who has drunk more than me isn't worth listening to.

[Haironyourchest]

How much have you drunk Mark? Ive had a Fursty Ferrit, a glass of red wine (Finca Los Altos) and two Ballentines on the rocks. But I am going to bed now....on a huge pile of money, with many beautiful ladies....

[aspenarb]

Original or not its an essential piece of kit to have on board. Many a day been saved with the trusty old tirfor

 

Bob

[Haironyourchest]

I really, really love my Tirfor!!

[Haironyourchest]

But...Im very interested in acquiring a ratchet lever hoist. Maybe it would be the right job for you? The chain is much hardier than the tirfor cable, and easier to manage in many ways. They also more compact for the pulling power. The weakness of the lever hoist is they generally only come with 1.5 meters of chain, so you would have to communicate with the seller to supply a longer chain.

 

With the tirfor, you have to coil and uncoil the cable in a specific manner to prevent twisting and kinking. Its constantly under tension when coiled, and will try to uncoil, it gets frustrating...hard to clean when it gets muddy.

 

Whereas with chain, you just carry it in a bucket. easy to wash, easy to oil.

 

Gonna get one at some stage.....

 

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[spuddog0507]

that winch is the same as ours but marketed under a different name ours came from a

4x4 shop on a certain auction site but was half the price as the one on your link, great pice of kit thou.

[leswold]

Reading this, or another thread re winches last week reminded me how we sometimes needed one. Just got an old Tirfor 1.6 with a 20 metre cable/hook off fleabay for £170, so now waiting to have a play. It has no 'ID/spec plate' but will it need Loler do you think?