Series 3 Capstan winch 6 pot

Any issues fitting a capstan winch to a six pot S3, can't think of one but wonder if anyone here has done it and had any issues before splashing out on one?

Where are you taking the drive from? Are you planning on logging?

The drive on the fairey winches comes from the front of the engine.
Sorry, I thought there was only one type and it took a drive from a driveshaft. Are there others?

My fairey winch is driven by the pto on the transfer box, the same place an overdrive is fitted. This is the main drawback, you can't have a pto winch and an overdrive.

Col

My understanding is that the capstan winches drive off the crankshaft dog on the front of the engine. I assume averything will line up the same as a 4 pot on my 6 pot although I will need to check the modified dog will fit the 6 pot.

BruceB said:

My understanding is that the capstan winches drive off the crankshaft dog on the front of the engine. I assume averything will line up the same as a 4 pot on my 6 pot although I will need to check the modified dog will fit the 6 pot.

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Very possibly, my fairey isn't a capstan.

Col

I believe there are both. Do you have a hand throttle? I think capstans make sense for farm work, hence my question about logging, they are slow, steady and ideally need two people. My take is that they are useless of self recovery as you may have to run the engine at an excessive angle and someone has to be keeping tension on the rope the whole time so its a 2 person job, also the drive engagement handle is right next to the capstan. If its for posing down the pub, no problem but don't waste time connecting the drive as it looks the same with or without it and its safer without. There's a video o youtube of a series using a capstan for recovery at an off road event, can't find it at the moment. Basically it's "we'll come back later and see how its going". its very slow.

I admit there is an element of "posing down the pub" involved but there are a few uses for it apart from as a period accessory. I will be using the 109 for boat recovery and towing locally eventually, plus I thought it would be handy pulling folk out of ditches where I eventually move in a few years.
Its not for self recovery as I won't be really off roading.

I think it would work well for boats, its a bit like logging, you can have someone in the truck on the hard ground while the operator tensions the rope and you want it slow and steady. There was an interesting discussion on an overland site about winches; the consensus was "avoid". It boiled down to 3 things - 1 you drive around with an extra weight ahead of the axle and its always there but hardly ever get used, 2 overlanding you cannot leave another driver if you have the capability to pull them out so you spend a lot of time pulling other people out, OK you make friends and 3 its on the front but for real world self recovery its usually because you need to get back out of somewhere, not further in the mess. There's a youtube channel - Matt's off-road recovery, he mostly uses kinetic ropes but when he winches he uses an electric winch that fits to the front or rear. If you are planning to winch vehicles out of ditches with a Land Rover you'll need ground anchors.

Still looking for one, would prefer to have one that needs some refurbishment as I really don't want to spend the £1500 on a rebuilt one from the german guy who sells them.

I have one on my Series 3 diesel now fitted with 200di, I can measure up for you when back from holibobs
Not used a lot but occasions pop up when need to pull out small trees , big shrubs etc, and this can be done single handed , once tension is released on rope the winch stops pulling, can be used in open areas with 4wd engaged with caution, I’ve used conc building blocks to chock the wheels when pulling tree roots out and still can ride up over them over a ridge.