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rocknrob - April 7th, 2008 at 08:44 AM

Hey has anybody any experience or opinion of these things for getting out of a sticky situation?



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OZ Towdster - April 7th, 2008 at 10:58 AM

I wouldn't be using a light weight winch like that on my Kombi thanks.
If you go it alone which you do quite often by the sound of it i would be looking for a genuine Turfa hand winch


Brad - April 7th, 2008 at 01:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by rocknrob
Hey has anybody any experience or opinion of these things for getting out of a sticky situation?



[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/rocknrob/handwinch.jpg[/img]


They are fine, just know its limitations and carry a snatch block or two.


rocknrob - April 7th, 2008 at 03:02 PM

yeah i got a bad habit of running away from home :crazy: and i've dug myself out of places before but sometimes a metre or two of ground might be all you need...so i'll go with Brad on this one:tu:


RISKYBUG - April 13th, 2008 at 04:16 PM

and make sure you get one with a bit more cable then mine 1.8 m :(
look good in the shop


rocknrob - April 15th, 2008 at 05:21 PM

ahah! yeah that's how you could get caught on ebay...or one of the ways...that is the advantage of a tirfor type winch...the cable can be as long as you like:tu: