anyone ever used hand pull winch.are they any good?
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Oddie
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so is 'drolic the best way to go in your opinion?
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drolic is the only way
Oddie
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thass wot i thort, and thass wot i'm savin for ... think the milemarker with the pump on the AC slot is the way to go - anyone???
yep, know a good few peeps who have them and they are pretty bomb proof
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There's one on ebay every few weeks but they're like hens teeth and go for not far off the new price, i think i'll get saving!
The benefits of going TDi are already in evidence, i'm getting over 30 mpg as opposed to the 23 (almost exactly and consistently) with the td so won't be long before i've saved enough...doris
The benefits of going TDi are already in evidence, i'm getting over 30 mpg as opposed to the 23 (almost exactly and consistently) with the td so won't be long before i've saved enough...doris
thats the type all the bling boys go for
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Don't really wanna go lectric if i can help it, would much rather have hibollix or at least PTO (which are a bit more common but i dont wanna reduce my mpg!)
lectric n water dunt mix, all the leccy boys will tell you "mine has been fine since i got it 12 months ago" - but if you dont maintain them well and change seals etc they will go bang just when your up to yer arches in mud n water and the tide is coming in - one of my trifors is nearly 15 years old and might have seen the grease gun twice
pto types are good, big lumps of metal turning, brother has one on the 90 and it just doesnt stop - also very reliable but very nickable
throw a old coat over yer trifor in the back and it's hidden
pto types are good, big lumps of metal turning, brother has one on the 90 and it just doesnt stop - also very reliable but very nickable
throw a old coat over yer trifor in the back and it's hidden
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Got to agree with you on the PTO winch, had one on a 109" years ago great tool had to get some upgraded shear pins for it tho
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Most PTO winches are Fairey (now superwinch) and i grew up in Tavistock where the factory is and quite a few of my mates ended up working from school there so i feel a bit of an allegiance to fairey PTO!
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If you had the choice of pto and hydraulic, what would you go for and why?
10 years ago would have said PTO, but it appears parts are getting much rarer to find - which isnt good if you intend to use and abuse it
the drolic ones tend to be built like tanks so generally all that goes is easy to replace pipe work
that's just my perception thou, the fact i use the trifor/jet rope hoist types shows where where my true allegence is - i like things that just carry on working dispite the fact that they have been used, abused and have seen little if any maintenace
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I guess that's why PTO winches are far more common on fleabay then and likely to be a bit iffy, but i must say i do like the look of those alfred murray hydraulic kits. I agree about simplicity of manual power as well ... we'll see! Had kind of set my heart on the hydraulic ones, not so sure now.
you'll not be wrong buying a drolic one
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