Q: Thanks for your advice and I have selected the following to order and just wanted to make sure the winch and bumper are compatible?

Terrafirma bumper TF002ACS

Superwinch LP10000 that you have on offer

8 ton swing snatch

Superwinch wiring kit

Isolation kit

As I see it that is all I would need to fit winch to my Defender XS 2007 but if you could confirm I have selected the right parts I will place my order.

A:

Yes, the Superwinch LP10,000 will fit the Terrafirma bumper stated. The 8 ton snatch block is a good choice. You DON’T need the Superwinch wiring kit as this is for towball mounted small winches, and instead of the isolation kit, you need the 2 x 3m battery extension leads. This comes with an isolation switch but also means you have long enough battery leads to go from the winch to the Defender battery located under the passenger seat.

The battery extension leads can be found here:
http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winch-accessories/electrical/2-x-3m-battery-extension-leads.html

Hope this helps.

Anonymous asked: I bought a Warrior winch recently but it was not supplied with a mounting plate. Do you know of any mounting plates which are a universal fit - to suit any winch?

A: Sure, no problem.

The popular winch plate would be the one that suits the majority of electric winches on the market from 6000 lbs upto 15000 lbs.

Up to 15000lb
The plate is 600mm x 235mm with a 60mm fold to the rear edge and a 45mm fold to the front edge - increasing to 105mm for the fairlead mounting. This plate suits fairleads with hole centre of 255mm and is manufactured from 5mm steel before being finished in dark grey.
This is designed for winches with foot mounting of 254mm x 114mm - but you always have the option of drilling additional mounting holes if required.

Also includes raised sections of the plate so that the winch mounting bolt heads are flush with the underside of the plate so it can easily be bolted or welded down to a flat surface.  This pattern is the same used by CTA, Champion, King One, Superwinch, Warn Wiches etc.

To see or buy this winch mounting plate CLICK HERE

If you should have one of the Short drum winches such as the Warrior / Champion C9500SD winches, you would require a different winch mounting plate.

9500SD

The plate is 600mm x 180mm with a 50mm fold to the rear edge and a 35mm fold to the front edge - increasing to 90mm for the fairlead mounting

This plate suits fairleads with hole centre of 180mm and is manufactured from 5mm steel before being finished in dark grey.

This is specifically designed for the 9500SD with foot mounting of 151mm x 114.3mm - but you always have the option of drilling additional mounting holes if required.

To see or buy this short drum winch mounting plate, CLICK HERE

Q: I’m looking to put a winich kit on my 2007 Defender XS that has aircon and selected the following from your website.

A: The winch bumper is correct, but you’re way off on the winch!!! That’s a 3500 lb winch more designed for quad bikes or trailers for light use etc.

For a Defender we recommend winches from 8000 lbs capacity upto 12000 lbs capacity.

Take a look at the following winches:

Warrior C8000EWX, C9500EWX and C12000EWX
or
Superwinch Talon 9.5

These would be more suited for the Defender.

If you wanted the synthetic rope, we can do the Talon with the synth rope and we also do a Warrior C9500HS with is a high speed winch with a synthetic rope too.

Check out these links:

This will have a few options for you along with the Warrior models mentioned above:
http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winches/champion.html?cat=279

And the Superwinch options:
http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winches/superwinch.html?wh_capacity=133&wh_voltage=141

Ignore any short drum winches, these won’t suit the bumper. I hope all this helps. If you would prefer to speak to someone contact:

Auto-Lift UK Ltd
Tel: 01274 680744
www.electricwinchshop.co.uk

Q: I am thinking of buying the above winch and fitting it to the towbar
on my hilux mk6, is this suitable for and do I require any
thing else for this?

A: Yes, you can fit this to your towbar, but you would need the towball mount plate:

http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/mounting-plates/towballplates/bak-rak-small-towbar-mount.html

The Superwinch Terra winch is more designed for permanent mounting and are more suited to quad bikes as they have a separate block etc. I would of recommended a Warrior C3500A 12v winch instead which has the solenoid mounted on the winch itself and is currently on special offer with free wireless remotes. You get a lot more and it’s a lot less cost, and it’s more suited for a towball mount system.

See this winch here: http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/champion-c3500-a-12v-winch.html

You would then need a way of connecting this to the vehicle battery, or use a separate battery near the towball area. Some people take the battery extension cables and the snap connectors found in the ‘electrical’ section of the Electric Winch Shop website, basically so you can just quickly connect to power up to the winch.

For further information Tel: 01274 680744
Email: sales@autoliftuk.com

WEB: www.electricwinchshop.co.uk

Anonymous asked: What are your views on the winchmax 13000lb winch? would you recommend?

A: It wouldn’t really be fair for me to comment on the build quality of the WinchMax winches as this isn’t a product we promote. However, our comparable product is our CTA 12v winch.

We’re doing some great deals on these including mini package deal options including winch covers and winch mounting plates. It’s well worth keeping an eye on the website as the new photos and specs for the updated 2012 model of CTA will be appearing soon.

The CTA winches are now supplied with TWO wireless remotes and a wired remote, roller fairlead, isolator switch, 5.5 ton capacity, sealed solenoid / contactors, free spool gearbox, galvanised winch rope with hook, mounting bolts and instructions.

It’s a supurb deal, and our prices simply can’t be beaten!

For more details on these winches or if you need some friendly advice on what best suits your needs, call Auto-Lift UK Ltd, The ELECTRIC WINCH SHOP.

TEL: 01274 680744
EMAIL: sales@autoliftuk.com

Anonymous asked: winching a sailing dingy out of the water 30 meters how long would this take and what winch would you recomend.

It really depends on the winch you’re considering. The problem you’ll have is that you only need a light duty winch for the job, but all the small winches only have small rope drums on and so can only take between 12 and 18 meters of cable. In order to get more winch rope on to achieve your 30m of pull, you would have to consider the smallest of the bigger drum winches which would be the Champion C6000S:

http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winches/champion/champion-c6000s-12v-winch.html

There are line speeds on the specification. The speed varies depending on the load on the winch, the heavier the load the slower the winch pulls in.

Anonymous asked: Compare talon,warn, and superwinch for best results and to buy

Superwinch manufacture the Talon winches, they are a Superwinch Talon! So to compare Superwinch to the Warn winches I would say you’re not going to go far wrong with either. They are both industry leading brands and the biggest names in the winch industry. Both have been extensively tried and tested.

Warn will hurt your pocket a lot more than the Superwinch though!

You should really first decide what job your winch is doing and how often you’re using it, what capacity you need and what budget you have to work on. Then you will find it a lot easier to narrow your winch options.

If you need any recommendation, just email us on:

sales@autoliftuk.com

Anonymous asked: are 12000 lbs i force winches any good

I can’t say i’ve heard of them if i’m honest which wouldn’t be a good sign, although it may be a USA branded winch in which case it’s not something we’d really come across over here in the UK.

12000 lbs capacity is pretty much 5.5 ton so the capacity is high, but as for the build quality? I couldn’t comment i’m afraid. I’d personally stick to a well known brand. Take a look here at 12000 lb winches:

http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winches.html?wh_capacity=135

Anonymous asked: im very interested in the superwinch talon 9.5sr winch,what else does it come with? and dp you know if it would mount into a terrafirma tf001 tubular winch bumper?

Answer: The Superwinch Talon 9.5 SR comes with the alloy hawse type fairlead, wired handset, mounting bolts and instructions. This is a fantastic looking winch as well as being one of the current market leading winches. You can see it or buy it online here:

http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winches/superwinch/superwinch-talon-1695201.html

This will fit into the Terrafirma winch bumper if you buy the TF001S bumper as this has been slightly modified to take the longer body of the Talon winches.Again, if you need this, you can order over the phone or email:

Tel: 01274 680744
Email: sales@autoliftuk.com

Question:

i want to know if you can supply me with a remote hand set  the make is lodar  8622  if not what do you advise  inc cost   thank you  

Answer:

If you need just a replacement handset for the Lodar 8622 it would be - £80 +vat but we would need the serial number so the handset can be made up to suit it by Lodar.

If you need the handset and the receiver to go with it, the Lodar 8622 has been replaced with the Lodar 9000, we have plenty of these in stock and can be bought online here:

http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/winch-accessories/hand-controls/lodar-remote.html

I hope this helps.