hughesy
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Anybody got, had or experienced the cheaper tirfor type winches, eg jethoist, draper etc, etc? Been looking for a 2nd hand Tirfor but there don't seem to be many about at the mo.
Tirfor style winches?
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They all work in a similar fashion Tirfor are pretty solid but having said that because they are rated equipment. they are all pretty well made.
stay a way from the cheap handwinches that are just a cable and a couple of cogs. They're ****e.
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I've been looking at them too, but they have very short cable lengths, which has really put me off, even if they do pull ok.
Jet Hoist certainly isn't a cheaper Trifor style winch, if anything I'd say they are better made
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They don't their rated weight is for pulling a rolling vehicle onto a trailer etc absolutely ****e (if not dangerous for recovering a stuck vehicle)
how long do ya want ?
I've got 10, 20 and 30 meter lengths of SWR - do you need longer ?
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I think he means the ****ty hand winches they've only got a couple of metres of cable attached.
:doh: shup Sean
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if it doesn't say tirfor on the box then fook it off, there is a reason all the copies have the one generic name, they are just that, copies.
tirfors are better built, last longer and parts are more readily available for em. only real down side to a genuine tirfor is that the ropes are all just off standard diameters. if you try using standard metric wire in em they will either jam solid or wear the jaws out quicker.
(if you get offered any tirfor style winches by cheng dai or safelift brand slap the seller and walk away. these are the worst of the worse and just downright dangerous)
if it doesn't say tirfor on the box then fook it off, there is a reason all the copies have the one generic name, they are just that, copies.
tirfors are better built, last longer and parts are more readily available for em. only real down side to a genuine tirfor is that the ropes are all just off standard diameters. if you try using standard metric wire in em they will either jam solid or wear the jaws out quicker.
(if you get offered any tirfor style winches by cheng dai or safelift brand slap the seller and walk away. these are the worst of the worse and just downright dangerous
2 points, Jet Rope Hoists are as well, if not better made (in my opinion) than a genuine Tirfor
you can't just use any old SWR for these style of winches, standard SWR doesn't have the required crush resistance that this style of winch depnds on to operate safety
i believe ya
oh come on now your not really gonna argue that your comment was a warning about NOT using standard SWR on the grounds that doing so was potentially lethal ? - sounded like a bit of a moan that it wore parts of the winch out quicker to me
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You're losing me now guys, if Iam going to wire the wenches Jaws I'll use 22SWG stainless
but what the heck has standard wave ratio got to do with it unlass I get a better CB signal if she has her head out the windy?
but what the heck has standard wave ratio got to do with it unlass I get a better CB signal if she has her head out the windy?
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SWR is steel wire rope.
And as Sean has pointed out ya can't use swr in a tirfor. Proper tirfor cables have a red stripe built into the cable and runs the full length of the cable.
