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Winching....

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Created by max14 > 9 months ago, 10 Jun 2010
max14
SA, 220 posts
10 Jun 2010 4:16PM
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Just tryin to get a handle on how many people out there are winching? I have an urban rider and it's sick but don't get it out any where near as much as I would like... I have heard a rumour that Cam Prest has a nice little dam with some rails and a wall ride...

sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
10 Jun 2010 5:17PM
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Rumour perhaps but not a reality. Matt's parents own a little dam on the north side of brizzy we go winching in which they built a wall and a few little sliders in. More often than not though me and cam just go out infront of our place in Sandgate and drag something out.
We have been winching more at the beach though lately, in a gutter down south wakeskating and just pulling into beachies with surfboards.

captian
39 posts
10 Jun 2010 5:55PM
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i want a winch so bad they just cost heaps

sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
10 Jun 2010 6:05PM
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make one.

max14
SA, 220 posts
10 Jun 2010 8:18PM
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Ahh fair enough rowdy, that sounds awesome... We use mine as a back up for kite comps here in south aus as a no wind alternative, also use it on a 6m long flat rail i have built here.That sounds awesome towing into beachies, pity the biggest swell we get is only about half a foot ;) keep up the good work bro...

jimmy87
SA, 112 posts
10 Jun 2010 8:22PM
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time to get the shovel out and dig a hole!!!!!!

Mister Dugong
368 posts
10 Jun 2010 10:26PM
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umm winching?
different to wenching yes?

sleek1
VIC, 672 posts
11 Jun 2010 3:13AM
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wotzy77 said...

umm winching?
different to wenching yes?


yes.see to you it might sound the same.but they are 2 completely different things.your not a kiwi or south african by any chance?

GreenPat
QLD, 4107 posts
11 Jun 2010 12:40PM
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Winching in South Africa:




jas73
QLD, 796 posts
11 Jun 2010 3:07PM
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Does anyone know where i should look if i want to make one. Web site maby?

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
11 Jun 2010 5:13PM
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its called gooogle. google it there are TONS of sites with instructions, advice, info etc.

max14
SA, 220 posts
11 Jun 2010 10:54PM
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Lol or you can just buy one, Craig from Urban rider builds a sick winch and the new one with a torque converter is sick....

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
11 Jun 2010 11:29PM
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yer but you got to weigh it up, most kiters arent that into sessioning duck ponds hitting rails etc so 4k is a lot to spend vs the 1-1.5k spent building one.

other people (like me) are too tight arse to spend that much as well so building looks like a nicer option

jackgearo
NSW, 331 posts
12 Jun 2010 9:47AM
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look here
www.wakeboarding-winch.com

thetastate
QLD, 27 posts
12 Jun 2010 10:23AM
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I hear Clayton from Penrith Cables is selling one of the System 2.0 setups to make room for a new clockwise cable...

Assuming someone has the land, water, and 3 phase it would cost about $3.5K each between 10 partners.

sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
12 Jun 2010 9:49AM
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Cams winch is way better than an urban and cost him 1G. It's all alloy and can be lifted by 1 person. As crunch said, google it, there are tons of sites. Just make sure you run a TAV2.

sleek1
VIC, 672 posts
12 Jun 2010 1:48PM
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nothing to do with winches but you can buy a system 2.0 second hand for 35k. or you can buy a www.gorideaustralia.com for less than 30k.

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
12 Jun 2010 2:05PM
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i got told ur not allowed to by system 2.0s anymore and have to get it on a long term lease plan or something because they dont want to flood the market with system 2s or some crap... read it on a wake forum

sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
12 Jun 2010 3:23PM
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What sleek said is also true, if your gonna buy anything, buy a Goride. It's cheaper, it's australian, it's also a better design and it works better to.



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