Jackass - Why a kill switch on a winch is a good idea.

[RedMist]

Long overdue garage tidyup means I need room to work on the offroader. So I decide to put the rally Celica in my box body truck. Rain eases off around 7pm, pitch black, still drizzeling. So its a rush job to push the Celica out of the garage and get it sort of lined up for the truck. I get the car no where near lined up but decide to winch it half way up the ramps and back it off again to align it better.
Attach 10,000lb winch, flick the wireless winch remote a few times, takes the tension, winds the car a few feet onto the ramps. At this point its wound all on one side of the drum. So I get into the box body, go down its 8 meter length to the winch and with my foot direct the cable while I flick the remote once again. Winch takes the strain and the car starts to be pulled up the ramps. It doesnt stop.... I'm not on the remote button anymore and havent been for a few seconds... but up its coming. Down button!!! holds the winch off, then it starts winding the car in again. Switch off the winch... still coming. Cars now up the ramps and coming at me with a reasonable clip. GET OUT!! Car's well and truly blocking the back of the box body, so I go for the side door. Its latched externally.. noooooooo. Attack the winch again... only thing I can do is remove the croc clip for the earth to the wireless remote. Doesnt stop it. The car is now about a meter and a half away from the end of the box body and is just about to chew through my spares closet.
Only one thing for it. Jump the car run out the back of the truck, back to the front of the truck for the batteries, disconnect the batteries. During which time I can listen to the 10,000 lb winch wind the front of the car through the end of the box, the winch to rip itself from the floor and then wind itself through the subframe of the car.
Ready to jump? Foot on front rad support... winch stops.

[JustinSpiderholden]

What an intense tail, btw when is ur rally celica going to go been looking forward to any update for ages

[RedMist]

What an intense tail, btw when is ur rally celica going to go been looking forward to any update for ages

The offroader has taken all resourses, both money and time for the past 4 months. I'll be paying for the offroader for a while yet... probably get back into wiring the car second half of this year. Completion Octoberish.

[method]

pix or it didnt happen!

[TURCEL]

I know how you feel in a way...

I had a battle with a trailer on wet grass and a hill.... managed to WWF style wrestle the trailer (used a head lock ) and managed to end up slowly crashing into the number plate.. little scratch on the plate.. followed by a massive sigh a of relief

Also it wasn't my car

Next time... back the car right up to the trailer and THEN remove chalks

[xsspeed]

so the celica ate the winch? thatll be a drawback getting it ready then?

lol your trailer incident reminds me of when i brought the fxgt to my place the winch hook would fit through the tow hook on the car, so had to rangi up a loop of the cable to go through. while winching it on i kept duck everytime the cable creaked for fear of wearing it between the eyes.

Oh yeah and it was the mrs' olds' Patrol i was towing with, luckily it held, but imagine if it flicked loose and smashed the rear window! next time i will take more equipment, oh yeah and tie downs which i forgot! was a very cautious(sp) drive home

[RedMist]

so the celica ate the winch? thatll be a drawback getting it ready then?

I think the solinoid stuck. Its the only explanation for the winch continuing although it was switched off. Luckliy the winch stopped before chewing through the car and box body truck.
Celica wont be touched for a couple of months. The Nelson round is on the 5th of July and I have a tonne of work to do on the offroader.