Shouldn't be to expensive to fabricate something like that yourself with an old rim, a metal lathe, a wheel-balancer and some welding.
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:59 pm
by Anton
Seen one of those before. If you have no other way of recovering your vehicle, then go for it - but honestly, that's a lot of work to get it on and off your vehicle. I just couldn't be bothered with the hassle.
And I'd be worried about the extra stress on the wheel studs - which *can* snap under normal load, imagine what they can do with that thing attached!
If you're in a situation where you can't get out, get your mates to pull you out. Unless you're in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, you should always have a mate with a truck with you for recovery purposes!
Or front and rear winches. *AND* a mate with a truck!
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:40 pm
by Ju
Even a Female can carry it and put them on the vehicles themselves, very PC there
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:52 pm
by themac
I'm getting a pair for the saab's for x-mas. I think it's an amazing idea for cars that you can't or won't put a winch on.
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:12 pm
by donkeychomp
A winch for me...and a Katana for the zombies
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:26 am
by Anton
donkeychomp wrote:Katana for the zombies
Modified nailgun...
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:37 am
by kiwizook
they use special wheelstuds, so it just pops on and off. I would be worried by the huge strain on your wheel bearings more than anything
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:49 am
by ScottieJ
I would rather buy a winch than waste my time with that
Re: Bushwinch
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 1:23 pm
by Anton
Special wheel studs, or special wheel nuts?
If it needs the wheel studs pressing out and new ones pressing in, that's a lot of messing about. And are they stronger than standard wheel studs?
If it's just new wheel nuts, then the issue of snapping wheel studs that I brought up earlier still stands - will the studs hold up under the added stress?
And yes, it'll put a lot of stress on your wheel bearings too!
Might be ok for occasional light use for recovering a road car stuck in the snow or something. A hand-crank winch might be better though.