DieselBoy wrote:So this is all very interesting so far.
I would like to take it back a peg, and look at it from a different angle.
The reason why i would like a hydro winch is due to the fact that it can run on a system independant of any other vehicle systems.
For example your electric winch relys on your vehicles electrical system to operate, and any fault in either has an effect on the other. We all know that the electrical system is the weakest link in a vehicle.
So Hydro winch for reliability is my thoughts.
For club class stuff, its no different to needing a good strong reliable winch for doing hardcore bush trips.
Thats the kind of Hydro winch i would like to set up. One thats not necceserily fast, but will keep going all day at a steady pace, with minimal fuss and issues.
It sounds to me like the P/S pump systems are good in that they don't flow huge quantities of oil and are going to be slow, but are able to be run connected to the engine all of the time with out cooking the oil. No need for the fancy clutches that we were all talking about earlier.
So you could set your self up with a big P/S pump, a couple of litres resivour, good oil cooler and a half decent winch, infact even a cheapy winch like VVega was talking about, especially if they run a Danfos replica motor, thats easy replacements. Other wise one of the Ramsey winches would be fine.
That would give you a simple hydro winch, that although not super fast, is fast enough, and would be simple and reliable and leave the vehicles electrical system alone so it can concentrate on keeping the motor running ??
Someone worth talking to would be Marcel from Mamaku 4x4, i know that he had been fitting and tinkering with Milemarker winches for club style use, as far as I know he was having pretty good sucess, also Jafas thread on fitting one to a suzuki was a pretty good example of a good ,easy to fit setup - that performed well.
