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Up Armoured Vehicle Recovery Consideration: Fitting a Winch

Published April 6, 2017 By Mick Farmer

Armoured-Vehicle Winch

Is it Worth Fitting a Winch to An Up Armoured Vehicle? It's considered standard that recovery equipment should have a safe working load/working load limit of 1.5 times the weight of the vehicle. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: armoured vehicles, winch

How I Store Hand Winch Wire

Published September 21, 2015 By Mick Farmer

Hand Winch Wire Storage

Hand Winch One of the most versatile pieces of recovery kit. Couple with a pulley block or two and a length of synthetic rope, to extend, it can do a lot (obviously the synthetic won't work in the winch). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: Equipment, recovery gear, winch

Why This Winch Wire Is Dangerous

Published May 4, 2015 By Mick Farmer

Winch Hook Set Up -Bad-Shape

Warn Out This vehicle turned up for a training session recently. It wasn't part of a recovery course, thankfully. We found the clutch in the free spool position which is probably the reason for the rats nest.  Lots of bumpy unsealed roads could do that to the wire. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: Equipment, recovery gear, winch

Beware Nasty HF Antenna Fittings

Published October 16, 2014 By Mick Farmer

Why do organisations insist on putting the HF radio antenna on the front? First, the mounting has destroyed the approach angle and increases the chance of damaging the antenna.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: HF Radio, modifications, winch

Do You Need a Winch?

Published November 29, 2004 By Mick Farmer

landrover winching

Picking recovery equipment for your vehicle is a bit like selecting a 4wd. First, you need to examine where, when and what you are going to be doing - then selecting the equipment most suitable. I tend to overkill on the equipment I carry around, mainly because I have been stuck in situations where I had wished I had brought such and such along. But then again I go looking for it. Its my job and my hobby!! Why Fit a Winch? A lot of people want to get a power winch. Why? Because they look … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Equipment Tagged With: off-road driving, recovery gear, winch

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