Winch Options

Don't be fooled by brands. At these very low prices it's all the same. Be it warn Tabor or superwinch tigershark.

What about a used Goodwinch TDS? Then you can get spare parts of anything should break. And the winch is of good and proven quality.

I'd avoid these hand winches. First time you use it you'll get so tired of it that you still end up buying an electric winch. So save some money and buy the right thing first time

I second the Goodwinch TDS, we have a couple of them and they work well, I would also advise against steel rope, it's very heavy and very few pay'n'play sites will allow you to use it as it incredibly dangerous should something fail, I would go with the green bow rope if you phone David at Goodwinch I'm sure he will do you a deal.

Goodwinch are currently offering an ATV tds 4000 mounted on their Bak Rak system (tow ball mounted) for £300.

If David at Goodwinch was prepared to swap the steel cable for a Dyneema , would anyone consider this a decent option? My reasoning behind this is "only-when-required " fitment, and could also be mounted on a front towball which I intend fitting anyway for moving my boat.

Constructive objections to this idea would be appreciated .

Gus .

Apologies for hijacking the OP's thread !!!!

That looks like a definite option Gus, now you've got me thinking I need to spend even more of my hard earned money on a towbar too!

As I'll mainly be using the winch to get out of places I shouldn't have gone in the first place (I'll be alone and up on grouse moors or boggy forestry tracks), a rear-mounted winch might be far more appropriate.

That's exactly how I used mine on the Lada Niva. Standard hitch at the back and a tow ball bolted through
the nudge bar at the front.

Nice one, fellas...appreciate the replies...you can tell I haven't been on the sauce this Hol 'cos my brain appears to be working logically for once :whistle:

All I have to do now is get the idea past TomDK and I'm home and dry :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: