I've been after a winch aswel but they're too bloody expensive.
From what I gather, the general consensus is not to buy the cheap winches you can get on ebay for a few hundred quid, but to hold on for a cheap second hand Warn winch or similar.
Even second hand, these things go for easily 3 or 4 hundred quid, and with a mount, fairlead, wiring etc. You're looking at atleast £500 for a second hand winch that are hard to come by in the first place.
Another alternative is to buy a tirfor, which can be picked up for under 100 quid, and with a cable, snatch blocks, etc. I reckon a fair setup would set you back about £200 in total.
And finally a high lift jack with appropriate strops, ropes, and chains, can be used for pulling vehicles out. I reckon with a jack (which most people have anyway), and the other stuff, you could set yourself up for £100.
Of course as has been said, most greenlanes we drive aren't through forests and woods, alot are across open land, or on hilltops, where trees and decent natural anchors are lacking, so a land anchor can be anything from 50-150 quid depending on type and whether you make it yourself etc.
Unless you've got a good grand for a brand new all singing, all dancing setup, it's a bit of a compromise. I'm going to try and get my hands on a land anchor, and chains etc. and then have a go at winching with a high lift jack, and see how successful it is.
