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Post by difflock on Sept 26, 2003 0:50:40 GMT -5
I just would like to know how many of you have a winch ? Drop me a note, even you do not have one.
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husain
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Post by husain on Sept 26, 2003 5:17:10 GMT -5
hi,
I don't have a winch..
I think one car with a winch in the trip is enough...
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Markfloden
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Post by Markfloden on Sept 26, 2003 10:53:07 GMT -5
I don't have a winch...
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Prasad
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Post by Prasad on Oct 6, 2003 8:58:01 GMT -5
I don't have one. I was thinking if there are two vehicles at least and a good KERR rope then a winch would not be reqd. How usefull is one if your are alone in the desert.? I personally would like to have one but the cost versus use is very high.
Prasad.
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Post by Fouad Berjaoui on Oct 6, 2003 12:56:14 GMT -5
Difflock could have a good solution  Fouad |
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Post by difflock on Oct 10, 2003 15:04:55 GMT -5
Hey Prasad, Log on to www.pullpal.com, This will give you an idea about what you can do with a winch and if you are alone. We have developped this product and made it better and lighter in order to be better suited for soft sand use... Difflock |
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roesbak
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Post by roesbak on Oct 14, 2003 7:45:46 GMT -5
I don't have one! That pullpal thing looked kind of interesting though...  -André |
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Post by Fouad Berjaoui on Oct 14, 2003 18:01:30 GMT -5
Well logically speaking, there's no use having a pullpal without having a winch. If you're stuck, you can attach the pulpal to the vehicle with a strap....and then what ?? who's doing the pulling ? hehehe.
Fouad
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roesbak
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Post by roesbak on Oct 16, 2003 11:59:43 GMT -5
Well that's kind of what I meant.. I should have written a pullpal *with* a winch I guess.  -A Well logically speaking, there's no use having a pullpal without having a winch. If you're stuck, you can attach the pulpal to the vehicle with a strap....and then what ?? who's doing the pulling ? hehehe. Fouad |
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JonME4x4
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Post by JonME4x4 on Oct 18, 2003 9:28:07 GMT -5
As you know Fouad, I do have a winch on my Patrol. It has saved not just myself but others on a trip with me on more occasions than I can remember.
Where it has been really useful (on more than one occasion) was righting a rolled vehicle. It is so much smoother using a winch to do this than using a tow strap.
I've never seen the situation where two vehicles (one with a winch and the other being winched) end up nose-to-nose. To me, that smacks a little of poor planning of the recovery.
When I use the winch, I always make sure that I position myself so that either my vehicle or the other one can move off afterwards.
They're great tools - best money I ever spent on my vehicles.
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