Date:         Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:34:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Winch: how much?
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Eric Zeno wrote:
>> My idea is to avoid the need for one. If I by some
>> very remote possibility need one, I use a
come-a-long. Much slower, but a lot lighter to carry,
cheaper, and not much need for it anyhow. ERic


On this topic line, how strong a Come-Along is
recommended for pulling a Vanagon Westy? I understand
that it would depend on conditions: winching your
Westy thru the Wal*Mart parking lot is probably easier
than yankin' 'er uphill out of a mud bog ... (Don't
ask me why you'd wanna do the former; the latter is
self-evident).

Most such winches are rated with numbers such as 1500
lbs., 3000 lbs., etc. Does that mean it'll pull a
3000-lb. vehicle across level ground, or that it'll
lift a 3000-lb. vehicle right off the ground? How to
figure out how much winch is needed?


Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"



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