winches Will a portable do the job

[Bill J]

I just had a look at ebay and saw some adds for the following

NEW 12 VOLT 6000LB (2700KG) ELECTRIC WINCH
Remote switch and power cord 10ft long
Cable length 30ft (9m), 3 3/4" Hook
6000Lb Rolling Capacity.
5000Lb Marine Capacity.
2000Lb Pulling Capacity.
12 Volts.
NET WEIGHT 8.5KGS SIZE (240 X 190 X 255 MM).



PORTABLE AND CONVENIENT WITH BUILT IN CARRY HANDLE AND QUICK ATTACH MOUNTING PLATE FOR PULLING BOATS, BOGGED 4WDS,AND OTHER HEAVY ITEMS

Will they pull a troopy out of a bog??? For $200 or so its 3000lb less then a big Warn winch and if it does the job???

[baby_troupe]

Bog, as in mud, probably not.
6000 lbs is less than 3 tonnes. Troopy is nearly that on road, then you need to add a little suction from the mud.
Personally, I would use nothing less than 9000 lbs for a troopy, & even then it may be too small.

[Bill J]

2 tonne or so is its all up weight. The winch isn't going to lift the Troopy but pull it forward out of the bog hole or up a less than 90 degree slope so the total weight pulled is less.

The question is I guess is what Pulling capacity you need not lifting capacity. ???

[baby_troupe]

2000Lb Pulling Capacity.

Will they pull a troopy out of a bog??? For $200 or so its 3000lb less then a big Warn winch and if it does the job???


Like I mentioned before re how heavy a troopy is vs strength of winch.
When you are pulling a vehicle out of a bog, the vehicle will still need to come up out of the hole it is in, also there will be some resistance from the mud providing some suction.

My opinion, I would not buy it for that job. A few years ago I probably would have (alot less experience & light vehicle - Sierra).

[wooders]

Simple answer is a clear NO I'm sorry Bill.
Sure it might help you out of some situations - but there is NO WAY I would relie upon one of those little toys even with my TJ and it's MUCH lighter than your troopy.

i own a 47 troopy which weighs in at around 3.7 tonn when it loaded up with all the stuff its arounf 4.3-5 tonn a warn winch is what i found to be the best a load rating of 6 tonn and it has been use full the other winch i have invested in is a portable type whic can be placed in to any haymond rece hitch and be used to pull forward sideways or bacl the only thing i suggest is that you change the pin they use for the tow hitch to stainless steal the original was to be found to not cope with the load

[taziiy]

my old man tryed one of them pulling a grand cherokee i dont know the full situation but it didnt cut the mustard at all he threw it in the back of the garage when he got home

[stevesub]

Possibly be OK if you use a snatch block (pulley). Very slow. We have a 6000lb winch on our Freelander which weighs 1600Kg and had to use the snatch block quite often when we were winching. The suction from mud is a lot more than you realize.

If 6000lb were Ok for a Troopy, guess which vehicle it would be on now, yes our Troopy.