Hydraulic VS. Electric winches

> oh no, im not suggesting that its equivalent to a pto powered hydraulic
> winch. that would be like comparing a dana 44 to a rockwell. for
> recreational recovery that jeepers/other off roaders run into though, a p/s
> powered hydraulic winch is the most powerful realistic option available at
> anything less than an insane price.

Agreed :-)
Well, this is where my personality kicks in, I can't stand having
half-way-solution on my rig and sometimes tend to crusade my opinion a bit.
Nevertheless, Hydraulic winches of any kind are much more reliable than
standard electric WARN or similar. They withstand a year w/o running them and
still work fine.

Btw., I'm running a well-services waterproofed 8274 on a 24V rig and am
currently building a underfloor rear hydraulic into.

Axel

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:21:27 UTC "Nathan W. Collier"
> wrote:

> "Mike Romain" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Man to be the sucker/fool/idiot who stands at the top and 'has' to help
> > everyone up is sure not my idea of a fun off road trip.
> > ;-)
>
> heh. i dont mind it really. ive been "lead dog" in those situations when
> wheeling with my buddys just because i had the hydraulic winch. its not to
> bad so long as youre sitting on your bumper sipping a cold one while some
> other sucker is running the cable back down. :-)
>
> that said, ill take it up another level. i think that its irresponsible of
> anyone to wheel without their own recovery gear. it doesnt have to be a
> hydraulic winch or an electric winch. it can be a come-along or highlift
> with enough straps but have _something_ to keep from being a burden on those
> around you. theres just no excuse for not having some type of recovery gear
> on board, you cant afford to off road without it. ive happened across some
> in the past who were stuck that didnt have any recovery gear at all, and not
> a clue what they were going to do and they were totally at my mercy and good
> graces. its really sad when its a family out wheeling with small children
> and not so much as even a cell phone/cb radio.

Couple years back the wife and I were out sightseeing and decided to
take Tincup pass from St. Elmos to Tincup in the Comanche. Hell, 2WD
and a little care will make that trip when the snow is gone in the
summer, but I misjudged the line on one creek and managed to get a
bumper on each bank (approach/departure angle is NOT a feature of a
longbed pickup!). I was pulling the jack out to drop the rear end out
in the creek when a built CJ with 4 kids comes up and throws a strap.
On the other side I tried to pass them a few bucks to buy some beer
but they outright refused - said they made all the money they could
use yanking tourists who were totally unprepared so when they saw that
I was actually about to get myself out they felt it was just a
helping hand, not a recovery. Nice guys - bought them burgers anyway
when I ran into them in Tincup later.

--
Will Honea