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xcentric
Member Since: 01 Apr 2015
Location: Shropshire, UK
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Has anyone fitted or used one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-ATV-Qua...0764848155
as a rear winch?
I know it's lower rated than needed for standard duties, but with a pulley it would extricate from small ditch/shallow mud ok, and it's easier than setting up a front winch to winch backwards!
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 15th Jan 2016 6:51 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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A rear winch on a demountable towbar was always an option I considered for emergency/occassional use but I doubt that one in your link would pull the skin off custard though, certainly won't pull a D3/4 and would be dangerous to try IMHO
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| 15th Jan 2016 6:54 pm |
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motolite
Member Since: 18 Mar 2013
Location: Sydney
Posts: 931
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+ 1 with CFB. No way. It's an accident looking for somewhere to happen.
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| 15th Jan 2016 10:05 pm |
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Down&Dirty
Member Since: 17 Aug 2012
Location: Somewhere out back
Posts: 1287
 
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Think the adds title says it all,"Atv quad rope winch"  MY24 Defender 90 X-Dynamic HSE
MY18 Disco 5 HSE Santorini Black Now Gone.
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| 15th Jan 2016 10:12 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
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handy trailer winch perhaps
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| 15th Jan 2016 10:15 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13933
  
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If you had enough pulies on it should do it. You're just changing the gearing. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 15th Jan 2016 10:19 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
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General guide is that the winch should be at least 1.5 times the rated weight of the item it's pulling. A D4 is around 5500lbs unladen so roughly speaking your winch needs to be 8250lbs minimum.
So a 3500lb winch - not a chance, pulleys or not.
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| 15th Jan 2016 10:57 pm |
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xcentric
Member Since: 01 Apr 2015
Location: Shropshire, UK
Posts: 1081
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know about the 1.5x - but it's a matter of pulleys to get the right load, if you really want: could move a Disco with a hand line, if you have enough pulleys and can reduce the friction enough.....
I agree it's bit light, but for light duties it might just get one out of a hole - literally.
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| 16th Jan 2016 12:01 am |
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