I have been using a 5 ton Tirfor hand winch to lift 60 meter masts. I have never had anything near a failure. I hear all sorts of horror storys about 12 000 lb super winches failing on the same job. They are awesome.

Hi there, I have just joined up. I have a 94 Nissan Safari at home and my work vehcle is a 92 Landcruiser. I travel the country maintaining and installing weather stations and wind monitoring masts. I used to be a keen hunter but the only hunting now is for snapper and kingfish. I live in Hamilton ...