Why would you fill in this survey. They have all the info already. If you do body lift or suspension lift over 50mm or tires larger than 20 % YOU require a cert. And if you dont have a cert you will not get a WOF or insurance or could end up in jail. What benefit could there be for giving the info ...

Quote regarding conventenial pto driven winches that rely on a worm and gear this will only really hold when the gear ratio is above 30/1 and the smaller the ratio the easier it is to pull rope off the drum 15:1 is the lowest ratio.(this is what i was told a few years ago) For 2.5 ton of truck ...

Cheers[/quote] Me and my navi were standing next to the marshall, the truck was way lower than where the anchour was set, imho, the rope loaded tension, continued to pull, pulled free, then acelerated with a combination of stored energy and continuos retrieval and gravity. Interesting to watch, and ...

I think we getting some where now. If we dont talk about this stuff all the hard work people put in to there trucks to follow the rules will just be a big waste of time and money. I am all for outside the square and wicked winches, Just dont change the rules to solve a mechanical problem. The other ...

Thanks to those who answered my question. I have had a look at other Fast winches (god type) And looks like the main difference is the gear ratio is lower than 5:1 and any sort of brake will do. The reason for putting a trial in place in a different class is it is easer to change rules or add rules ...

God Winch? . What is it? . Why should it be different too all other winches? . Why is the auto brake not required for this thing? . IS IT SOME THING SPECIAL . Please Explain. (Keep gear failure out of the answer please) Rules are for safety not to make life easy. Think i might put an auto in my ...