Central Coast Soaring Club Equipment

Winch > Custom Built Winch

Our winch is a Club built unit mounted on a Bedford truck chassis

  • Motor Ford V8 351 from a 1982 ZK Fairlane

  • Transmission 3 speed Automatic C4

  • Differential from a International Truck

  • Drum 1.2m diameter and lead in gear by I Harris.

  • Rope 10mm poly X 1300m

  • Guillotine by K. R. Hill Engineering.

Our winch was designed and built in 1982 by foundation club members. Apart from different sized drum and reconditioned engine/gearboxes and lexan safety screens it is unchanged.

In 2000 we changed from 3.2mm wire to 10mm poly rope and this required a new drum and lead in gear. In 2002 we purchased a second hand engine and gearbox and had them rebuilt by Muscle Ford and fitted by club members, the old engine and gearbox being a back-up / spare.
 


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