[email protected] wrote:
> This has probably been asked before but I can't find a reference: did
> or does a Landy winch have the power to haul an 88 or 90 vertically
> from the ground, as delightfully portrayed in that film?
>
> I grew up in canvas 88's in the 1950's, but we never had a winch----.
I can't answer this for sure, but winches other than capstan winches were
rare on Landrovers until at least the eighties, and the ones fitted before
this were invariably direct mechanical or hydraulic. Either of these could
well have had enough power to do what you are asking, but as they rely on
engine power, the engine would have stopped before it became vertical due
to either fuel starvation or lubrication failure.
The winch in the film was clearly electric. These were either non-existent
or very uncommon until the eighties (the availability of these with their
relatively low cost and easy installation meant they then became much more
common). Some (but not all) electric winches have enough power to haul an
88 or 90 vertical, and running from the battery are not dependent on the
engine keeping going. Although they obviously would do better with a sealed
or at least semi-sealed battery.
JD
