wheel winch

[steve howes]

opinions ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-A9kUarZMo

[mikiep1986]

 hmmmmmmmmmm well seems ok but would need 1 each side . . . .  i would of thought thats puttin loads of strain onto your axles and drive train . . . ..  :-k

[Frankie-Boy]

That was the most boring, uninteresting demonstration I've ever seen.

[crazymac]

That was the most boring, uninteresting demonstration I've ever seen.

Couldn't agree more!!

There was a version of this years ago for Landrovers, and they do work well, however!!

You either need to run all the time with the carrier on your wheel with the possibility of damage, or you rely on having a wheel in the dry on a flat surface to attach it!

I'd rather have a small demountable winch that I can attach to a towbar front or rear (I have one and it recovers my father in laws bogged down Fergie tractor!! )

[dxmedia]

lardrover used to sell an adaptor for wheel winches.

Brilliant idea, and if it's your last option it'll get you out of the [!Expletive Deleted!].  100hp winch anyone?

[Little-Green-Machine]

yea but when us lot get stuck whats usually under several feet of mud?:lol:
also it takes ages to set up lol

[clbarclay]

Its a nice idea, but for all its advantages it certainly has some limitations, mainly the time spent seting up and putting away, requiring wheels out of mud to fit and making the vehicle wider. Considering the typical terrain in the UK it wouldn't be my first choice for 4x4 recovery.

That is the first time I've seen it done using just one wheel on an axle. He must of had a some sort of positive lock diff for that to work. With an open or limited slip diff like fitted as standard to most 4x4s you need one on each side, otherwise the other wheel you just spin instead of the winch working.

[Range Rover Blues]

I'm guesing he fitted it to the front wheel with the least grip, but like you say it really needs either a locker or 2 of the things, TBH a decent hand winch would do the same job, and a hundred more besides.