best winch for trailer for launching 8m rib

[iandl]

having been caught out by the winch handle i'm looking at replacing my hand wind strap winch......current one does the job but dont like the free wheeling spinning it does and now looking at replacing it......
i would prefer not to have a 12v supply but will do if a powr winch is whats recommended

ideal would be a 2 speed hand winch of some sorts

any recommendations?

alos considering a recover style auto latch system i saw somewhere but cant for the life of me find the link


Ian

[Hightower]

My winch has a removable handle that I take off when paying out the hook. Would this not be a soloution?

[iandl]

Originally Posted by Hightower

My winch has a removable handle that I take off when paying out the hook. Would this not be a soloution?

I possibly could but it needs a socket and wrench .......bit of a pia doing it but worth it i suppose to a brocken wrist........just wondering about other options

cheers

Ian

ps the seat and backrest molds are done .......just need some home time ....and the LR's running ...things are looking up

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by iandl

I possibly could but it needs a socket and wrench .......bit of a pia doing it but worth it i suppose to a brocken wrist........just wondering about other options

cheers

Ian

ps the seat and backrest molds are done .......just need some home time ....and the LR's running ...things are looking up

I had one like this, the handle comes off on a sliding clip two speed etc and I fitted 10 m of webbing to it.
It was still a pain so I went electric

http://www.autow.co.uk/trailer_parts...info_4051.html

Jim

[iandl]

Originally Posted by bedajim

I had one like this, the handle comes off on a sliding clip two speed etc and I fitted 10 m of webbing to it.
It was still a pain so I went electric

http://www.autow.co.uk/trailer_parts...info_4051.html

Jim

Cheers Jim,
Autow is where i got the last one from .......I looked at it at the time and dismissed it cause of price ........might get another look now though ....

matter of interest what have you got now .....any pics?

thanks

Ian

[Mollers]

I had a removable handle on a previous Indespension trailer, someone nicked it. Surely with a modicum of sense, it's possible to avoid a clout from a fixed handle.

[wavelength]

Fulton 2,600 lbs pull two speed, freewheel and a brake. Fixed handle.
Not impressed with removable handles esp when I get a phone call like last weekend asking if I had such a handle cos they had travelled to the launch site near us and left theirs in the garage at home. Just one more bit of kit to lose/forget.

[iandl]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Surely with a modicum of sense, it's possible to avoid a clout from a fixed handle.

well i consider myself with a modicum of sense. The winch ratchet locking arm was a very poor fit under load, the winch was almost brand new, used 2wice ....i bought cheap (£40)and it suffered from a pish locking lever .....the boat was fully winched up onto the trailer when it went bang and i couldnt hold it and took a slap ....all happened in milliseconds ...it wont happen again.
Even looking at it now it appears to look and work fine but when theres a load on it its a different matter, just too sloppy made ...

hence the listing for a decent tried and tested winch



I

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by iandl

well i consider myself with a modicum of sense. The winch ratchet locking arm was a very poor fit under load, the winch was almost brand new, used 2wice ....i bought cheap (£40)and it suffered from a pish locking lever .....the boat was fully winched up onto the trailer when it went bang and i couldnt hold it and took a slap ....all happened in milliseconds ...it wont happen again.
Even looking at it now it appears to look and work fine but when theres a load on it its a different matter, just too sloppy made ...

hence the listing for a decent tried and tested winch



I

Yeah, bin it and get a decent one. As mentioned, i'd not bother with a removable handle. I have little faith in winch ratchet mechanisms and wouldn't ever haul out relying on the winch alone as I see many doing.

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by Mollers

I had a removable handle on a previous Indespension trailer, someone nicked it. Surely with a modicum of sense, it's possible to avoid a clout from a fixed handle.

It's removable! Put it in your car like I do