Hydraulic Winch With Electric Pump?

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OffRoadRacer>>>>>>>>

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I want to fit a winch to my series 3 and have been thinking of fitting a fairy hydraulic winch with an electric hydraulic pump, is this commonly done or is my plan flawed, if it is possible what sort of spec pump do I need:confused:, my Land Rover is ex-military so I could use a 24volt pump.
 
Am I right in thinking I cant do that with the overdrive? also I wouldn't mind being able to use the winch without always having the engine running.
 
OffRoadRacer>>>>>>>> said:
I want to fit a winch to my series 3 and have been thinking of fitting a fairy hydraulic winch with an electric hydraulic pump, is this commonly done or is my plan flawed, if it is possible what sort of spec pump do I need:confused:, my Land Rover is ex-military so I could use a 24volt pump.
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you need an electric hydraulic pump off an old speclift recovery truck or tipper.
 
What I'm trying to do is get a winch that will pull about 3000kg as cheaply as possible without buying and Chinese electric crap, are there any old yet good electric winches which wouldn't look out of place on a rough ex-military Land Rover?
 
OffRoadRacer>>>>>>>> said:
What I'm trying to do is get a winch that will pull about 3000kg as cheaply as possible without buying and Chinese electric crap, are there any old yet good electric winches which wouldn't look out of place on a rough ex-military Land Rover?
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yep. an old ramsey electric winch would suit your needs. approx pull rating of about 8000lb. Not the fastest of winches but very very reliable.
 
yella said:
3 tonnes is a lot to pull with a set up like that. the hydraulic motors on small tippers ands tail lifts only have an swl of about 1500kg
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yeah but on speclift recovery trucks they are up to 3500kg and don't forget it's the same motor. They have adjustable settings. It is actually the platform or rams that are unable to take the weight.
 
yella said:
aye true enough, but it seems a lot of moider just ter save a few quid. plus he needs the engine running to keep the battery from draining
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thats correct yella. If he wanted to use it to lower imself down a steep incline he could use the lock off valve rather than the motor though. He would only need the motor for pulling. I spose it is the purpose of a winch though. (to pull that is):D
 
yella said:
i think the clue to that one is in the bit where he says "i want to pull 3000kg"
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If he is intending to pull his landy with it I rekon he would be better going for a min of 4000kg. The way he says he 'wants to pull 3000kg' makes me think it isn't his landy he wants to pull and there is a hell of a difference between dead weight and rolling weight.
 
I had intended to pull both myself and other Vehicles, seen as a few of us are starting to venture onto more demanding terrain I thought it might be useful for one of us to have a winch but at the moment I don't want to be spending a fortune as its only a bit of fun, I guesstimated the weight to be pulled at roughly double the weight of the Land Rover to account for mud etc, do you think I should be looking for something bigger? I could use a pulley for higher loads could I not?
 
OffRoadRacer>>>>>>>> said:
I had intended to pull both myself and other Vehicles, seen as a few of us are starting to venture onto more demanding terrain I thought it might be useful for one of us to have a winch but at the moment I don't want to be spending a fortune as its only a bit of fun, I guesstimated the weight to be pulled at roughly double the weight of the Land Rover to account for mud etc, do you think I should be looking for something bigger? I could use a pulley for higher loads could I not?
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If you use a snatch block correctly it will pretty much double your line pull but it will also halve the line speed. Just rememer that for every wheel that is bogged you can add approx 25% of the vehicle weight. The thin cable when if it snaps can take your head off. Your winch will only ever pull its rated cappacity on the first spool. After that it decreases.
 
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