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Message |
   
Caroline Gill
Member Username: Carolineg
Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, 11 May, 2011 - 9:48 am: | |
Thanks Marilyn Need to speak to you about something else too! Will ring |
   
Marilyn Harding
Member Username: Geronimo
Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, 10 May, 2011 - 10:49 pm: | |
Hi Caroline, 12v leisure battery is quite enough! Pulled our pairs carriage up quite ok! If you need help ring us! Marilyn. We got our winch from machinemart very helpful. Make sure the control lead is long enough to get to bottom of ramp so you can load carriage on your own. Also remember you will need battery charger!!! |
   
Caroline Gill
Member Username: Carolineg
Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Monday, 9 May, 2011 - 9:51 am: | |
Thanks everyone, will contact you. My mechanic recommended a 24v winch as I will run it off 2 leisure batteries. What is your experience of this? Any ideas would be fab! |
   
Maggy Barber
Member Username: Maggyb
Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 - 1:23 pm: | |
I have one like Mike's for sale £50 maggy.barber@ZZZgmail.com |
   
Helen Bridges
Member Username: Dobbin
Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 - 8:51 pm: | |
i have a super winch GP2300 for sale,it was in my lorry,i used it to pull a 4-wheeled carriage up a steep ramp.it can be used with a free standing battery or hard-wired .i had the hand control extended so i could hold it while steering the carriage up the ramp.V.G.C.£150.phone 01825 872030 if you are interested. |
   
Mike Watts
Member Username: Mikew
Post Number: 34 Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 - 5:05 pm: | |
We've got on well with 12V electric winches - on two lorries we've used Superwinch e.g LT2000 from www.machinemart.co.uk - they also have hand winches. |
   
Caroline Gill
Member Username: Carolineg
Post Number: 4 Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 - 3:37 pm: | |
Any advice gratefully received - we are in the process of purchasing a lorry that we need to put a winch in. Can anyone recommend one please? Tips on make, size etc would be great  |