tacr2man Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 that business has been there for several years , used to be very reasonable prices , think it must be new owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim-Bob Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 that business has been there for several years , used to be very reasonable prices , think it must be new owners Tacr2man I've just noticed your location...your just round the corner from me?! Have you been there before, looks like their yard would be a good place to have a wander round...maybe leave the wallet at home though! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerboa Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi there, Rather than start a new thread I thought I'd post my question on here so I don't clog the forum. I have a 200TDi converted, 1981 SIII 109" Station wagon. Standard 4 speed with overdrive. I have sitting in my shed an Aeroparts MKII capstan winch - 4,000Lbs I think. The problem I have is: I have no linkage for it, not even the UJ... If i did have a linkage, it wouldn't fit the longer pulley and cam belt casing on the front of the 200TDi engine in the now shorter space So, how do I drive the winch? I don't intend for it to be recovering me during Camel Trophy-esque off roading events. Green-laning is my thing. I don't want to fit the winch for aesthetic purposes; if it's fitted, it must work. I therefore have to come up with some different drive options, and I'd like to achieve broadly similar performance in terms of line pull. I'm considering a few options: Electric motor re-power. I may be able to fabricate a simple bracket to mount the motor - the motor would sit in the PTO hole in the front cross-member Hydraulic re-power. A hydraulic motor linked to the winch in the same way as mentioned above, but with an over-drive I'm limited to running a pump on the engine. There's no PAS on the vehicle, so there's a spare 'space' to re-fit a PAS pump off a disco. But is it man enough? Perhaps a larger pump can be fitted? I then need some means of bypass, control etc. I could also fit a pup in the space on top of the IP. With those nice M10 bolt holes to use. But then I need to drive it... Get rid of the Aeroparts winch and put a 'period' electric one on. If any one can steer me toward one... There's no possibility of g'box PTO winches. Cheers, Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 This is good value, at the moment... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Land-Rover-Series-Capstan-Winch-/161910640902?hash=item25b2a05106:g:TQIAAOSw7FRWZTjm Collection only though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim-Bob Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 This is good value, at the moment... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Land-Rover-Series-Capstan-Winch-/161910640902?hash=item25b2a05106:g:TQIAAOSw7FRWZTjm Collection only though. Wonder if it would be acceptable hand luggage?! Bit far for us UK based folk to collect unfortunately! Looks in good nick though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Series Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Company called HNJ engineering make a drive dog and longer bolt to fit the 200tdi crankshaft . I have what I believe is a Aeroparts capstan fitted to my landrover. I made some of the drive parts but had the UJ. I believe a defender steering UJ would be adapable. I have some drawings of other parts I made up for the disengagement linkage. Drive member http://www.hnjengineering.co.uk/pages/products/capstan/fairey_capstan.html#metricdog Longer bolt http://www.hnjengineering.co.uk/pages/products/capstan/fairey_capstan.html#tdiscrew Shear pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've just noticed an interesting period drum winch on the Rocky Mountain Spares website... http://rockymountainspares.co.uk/shop/?orderby=popularity Twin hydraulic motors on the front of a lightweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Tacr2man I've just noticed your location...your just round the corner from me?! Have you been there before, looks like their yard would be a good place to have a wander round...maybe leave the wallet at home though! James It was about 2 year to 18 months back , they had a few series and defender, and the prices were quite reasonable , but they tended to be at the more scrappy end of quality , but ok for the price , but believe the business has new operators , its in a shed on a farm , might be worth a trip its not far . about 4 miles keep your eyes open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim-Bob Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've just noticed an interesting period drum winch on the Rocky Mountain Spares website... http://rockymountainspares.co.uk/shop/?orderby=popularity Twin hydraulic motors on the front of a lightweight. That is a beaut! Bet it weighs a fair bit though! Anyone recognise what make it is? It was about 2 year to 18 months back , they had a few series and defender, and the prices were quite reasonable , but they tended to be at the more scrappy end of quality , but ok for the price , but believe the business has new operators , its in a shed on a farm , might be worth a trip its not far . about 4 miles keep your eyes open Ah fair enough, might head over in the new year if I get a free Saturday. I'm closer than you think...trying to think if I've seen your fleet sat on a drive locally?! Junction 10 is only 2 minutes away James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerboa Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Serious Series, Those drawings would be handy if you still have them knocking about? Thanks, Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I've pondered on this over the years. To me, the modern electric winches just don't look right on an Series. If I could find a period capstan or drum winch at a sensible price, I might be tempted. That said, I've had the S! for twenty years and have never been in a situation that my Tirfor couldn't get me out of. I'm pretty sure a good tirfor will get more done than any winch only it will take time and muscle. My choice also is a tirfor with a 1.6 ton lifting capacity. Meaning it will pull about 4 times that before the shear pin breaks... ~6.4 tonnes should be plenty to get my SIII out of nasty stuff. 1.6 tonnes might even be just enough to park my SIII 15 meters high in a tree. I've got a 15M cable and a 9 meter normal 4x4 towing strap. Combined with 2 2meter tree straps and some good D Shackles it should get all jobs done. Good thing is you can just pop it into any car at wish and the best: - it doesn't mess up the looks of the car (althoug a capstain is coool) - it costed me only 80 Euro's second hand (which is quite a bargain, but for 150 you should find one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 there is only one winch for a series, and that is a PTO! Oef, no tirfor job that is. Unless you'd bring a tent and take a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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