Originally Posted by
spookum
winches, if you read the paper work are NOT TO BE USED A TIE DOWNS!
1. no gaurentee that they will hold
2. if they do, is the third layer of cable tight? what happens if it isnt? if there is 1/4 inch of slack in your winch and you hit a bump your shock loading everythign. a steady, measured load is ok, but a shock load? bad news. beaks winches internaly and welds to... pulls out rivets and raises havoc.
3. the higher angle, vs. down LOW means it can walk side to side on a trailer.
4. you have only ONE fail point. IF the winch FAILS bye bye argo!!!
simple solution is for 4 GOOD QUALITY WELL MAINTANED ratchet straps. IF you take a 500 lb test ratchet strap, tie it to an axel, run it out at an angle (do the front first as it is the most heavy) and get it as tight as you can, the law of angles comes into play. Unelss you take it strait down (i hope you go at an angle) you can assume that 1/2 the force of the pull is forward, the other half is down. each axle would then get loaded with 250 pounds DOWN and 250 lbs forward (or back if you have done the rear now). this is well within the towing/hauling capacity of the argo. if a axle, or bearing fails, i would simply be thankful that it is still on the trailer, as it would have DEFANILTY failed in the bush.