Tirfor winch

[Countryboy]

Thinking about getting a used tirfor winch to pull the odd hung up tree / branch out. What are your thoughts about the winch, good or bad

[leswold]

Unbeatable, rugged, simple & if its a smaller one, fairly easily carried. We use an old 1600 which is enough for us but there are far heavier. Someone more knowledgeable will no doubt be along to tell you the exact capacities. Cost us about £200 inc 20 mtrs of cable off ebay. I think the cable has to be exactly the right dia/type to ensure the mechanism doesn't fail.

[Countryboy]

Thank you for the information. There is a couple I am looking at the moment on eBay. Both around £260

[SteveA]

I picked up a Tirfor TU16 off eBay recently for £140 ....it was ex Speedy Hire. Works great.

It came with a 30m rope which is hard work to coil up so I'm looking for a 10m one.

cheers, steve

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Wouldn't be without one! It packs a punch well beyond its weight (esp if used with appropriate multiplying blocks!) 👍🏻

[Stephen Blair]

Heavy horrible amazing pieces of kit, used mine today in anger, my new Groundie is now sitting at home sore and knackered after popping his tirfor cherry!

Get a 5 ton 1 and double up all your strops, don't mess about becausenthenweakest link will not be the tirfor!

[felixthelogchopper]

I've got the 1.6 tonne Ace Winch (Tirfor copy) and it came in very handy just before Xmas with a nasty hung up Hornbeam.

Edited January 6, 2016 by felixthelogchopper
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[woody paul]

I picked up a Tirfor TU16 off eBay recently for £140 ....it was ex Speedy Hire. Works great.

It came with a 30m rope which is hard work to coil up so I'm looking for a 10m one.

cheers, steve

 

Get yourself a small car tyre and put the cable in it a lot easyer .

[White Noise]

We have the biggest Tirfor the TU32 ...heavy duty version , which has no shear pins fitted This is ace for a mammoth pull although day to day use the smaller 1600kg Tirfor is a winner . Our little diamond lives in the van .

Edited January 6, 2016 by White Noise

[mendiplogs]

Thinking about getting a used tirfor winch to pull the odd hung up tree / branch out. What are your thoughts about the winch, good or bad

 

Hi mate what do you think about what is Motor winch or A PTO winch on a Land Rover thanks John