Recovery kit for beginner

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I figured this would be the best place to ask a quick question about buying recovery kit.

Due to the high cost of an electric winch, and even a second hand tirfor (about £250+) and the lack of trees on most greenlanes I drive; I've come to the conclusion that the best starter set up for me, would be to get a land anchor (either pin, or shovel type, not sure), and a high lift jack with winching kit, and gain experience of recovery this way.

It would be fairly cheap, and I imagine it would be possible to get chains & shackles, hi lift, and land anchor all for about 100 - 150 quid.

On the face of it, it ticks all the boxes; it would help me learn the basics of winching, give me the ability to self recover, and would be fairly cheap.

Bearing in mind I'm running a standard disco, with a bit of under body protection, and muds, so I'm not likely to be going anywhere too dodgy just yet, what do you guys think?

Is it better to hold off for a while, and get a decent make electric winch when funds allow, or should I get stuck in and start learning, with minimal and basic equipment?

Cheers for your advice.
 
I picked up a tirfor t35 for a tenner at sodbury with rope. Granted it had no handle but it works well. You may not find one a cheap as that but they are out there for a lot less than the eBay going rate.
 
If you need a winch and ground anchors on a BOAT then you probably shouldn't be driving it.

Never go laning alone.

Perhaps walk the lane before driving it so you don't end up stuck?

On a BOAT basic kit is all you should reasonably need - 2m bridle, 4m and 8m rope/strops, appropriate shackles and maybe some waffles. A high lift is useful. Even if you do have a winch and other heavy kit what would you do if it goes wrong? Landy falls off jack and traps you, winch wire snaps and severs parts of your anatomy? Either way on your own in the middle of nowhere you can get in to some serious trouble.

Just be careful.
 
ReadySalted said:
I figured this would be the best place to ask a quick question about buying recovery kit.

Due to the high cost of an electric winch, and even a second hand tirfor (about £250+) and the lack of trees on most greenlanes I drive; I've come to the conclusion that the best starter set up for me, would be to get a land anchor (either pin, or shovel type, not sure), and a high lift jack with winching kit, and gain experience of recovery this way.

It would be fairly cheap, and I imagine it would be possible to get chains & shackles, hi lift, and land anchor all for about 100 - 150 quid.

On the face of it, it ticks all the boxes; it would help me learn the basics of winching, give me the ability to self recover, and would be fairly cheap.

Bearing in mind I'm running a standard disco, with a bit of under body protection, and muds, so I'm not likely to be going anywhere too dodgy just yet, what do you guys think?

Is it better to hold off for a while, and get a decent make electric winch when funds allow, or should I get stuck in and start learning, with minimal and basic equipment?

Cheers for your advice.
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what i suggest u do is get your landy stuck in some boggy mud in a field get mr gnd anchor out and mr hilift jack and u actually try a recovery that way

its fookin hard..first u need someone to stand on the gnd anchor then u need to try and lift the hilift of the gnd to get tension on the ropes/chains so the gnd anchor will dig in
this it wont and u have to restart the process after about 25 attempts you may get the gnd anchor to dig in by which time you will be totally exhausted and it will be getting dark
the same applys to a tirfor
my advice learn to drive offroad first so you have more idea of how the landy performs,and 2nd take another landy with you and some tow ropes
 
:5biagree::5biagree::5biagree::5biagree:

Recovery is hard work. Especially with a high lift. I have a pin type ground anchor Pain in the ass, bang in 8 pins then getting them out. If the ground is rocky then you buggerd.
 
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At the same time it is best to have some sort of equipment, always be prepared etc etc.

Electric winches are great but theres lot sto learn before getting into that.

I would recommend a Tirfor as they are very universal, and keep their velue so if you want to swap to an electric winch then you can do so and the tirfor will most likely give you what you paid for it.

or you could keep it.

that said if you arent venturing far then its unlikely you'll need to winch when laning.

some lanes in wales can need a touch of vehicle positioning or any lane iced over might need winch help (where an electric really helps) but it isnt 100% necessary id say.

hi lift really isnt ideal, it does the job for very heavy load pulls but only short distances at a time.

very labour intensive.

we carry a couple of those cheapo 2 tonne hand puller winch things in the cars, about 15 quid each off ebay and often do the job where necessary (winching a branch clear, nudging the rear end back onto the lane, etc etc)

could be an idea.

cheers.
 
Mr Noisy said:
At the same time it is best to have some sort of equipment, always be prepared etc etc.

Electric winches are great but theres lot sto learn before getting into that.

I would recommend a Tirfor as they are very universal, and keep their velue so if you want to swap to an electric winch then you can do so and the tirfor will most likely give you what you paid for it.

or you could keep it.

that said if you arent venturing far then its unlikely you'll need to winch when laning.

some lanes in wales can need a touch of vehicle positioning or any lane iced over might need winch help (where an electric really helps) but it isnt 100% necessary id say.

hi lift really isnt ideal, it does the job for very heavy load pulls but only short distances at a time.

very labour intensive.

we carry a couple of those cheapo 2 tonne hand puller winch things in the cars, about 15 quid each off ebay and often do the job where necessary (winching a branch clear, nudging the rear end back onto the lane, etc etc)

could be an idea.

cheers.
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Simple truck type ratchets and straps can also be used to winch with (for the best results use em in pairs with one taking up where the previous one finished off).
 
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