Mick Farmer's Blog (my outlet to rant and rave)

What We Do

OnCourse specialises in 4x4 driving courses tailored to suit the driving conditions common to developing countries.

About OnCourse

Training

For the last 10 years, I have been the lead trainer /director for OnCourse. Have played a leading role in developing their courses into, probably, the best off road training courses, globally.

Good example of weight transfer. This photo was taken while conducting training on site (MTU) in Kuwait.


 
 

Tag: synthetic winch rope

Switching to Synthetic Winch Rope

By on Feb 26, 2008 in Equipment, Safety | 0 Comments

We recently decided to fit synthetic winch rope to our winches. The decision was made from a purely safety stand point. Winch wire tends to get easily damaged especially when you’ve got a class full people who have never used a winch before. We were getting increasingly concerned of the consequences of one snapping.