Ready for rallying

I have now bought myself a trailer, (so i don't have to keep hireing one) and i have also bought myself an electric winch to go on the trailer, this engine of mine is quite heavy and it worries me when the wife has to keep pushing it around so that is why i bought the winch.

So over the weekend i am going to try and fit it to the trailer, if it stops raining, hopefuly it will be working for Morval rally next weekend

but if not you gotta come to perrenwell rally and west of england 2 we will all be there, bring your wife as pink lady will be there with a bottle of wine.

there going to have a real party with just one bottle of wine arn't they, i will get the wife to bring some home made stuff, that will sort em out

It's a great asset to have a wench when loading or unloading engines, or should that be winch

Stu.

ether one will help you (lol)

mike.

cant roll that wolesley on me own

stationary stu wrote:I've got a winch it was under £40 and it has forward and reverse so no worries about it flying off the back of the trailer on its own also a long hand control. I've not managed to sort out fitting to my new tariler yet but it will be fitted so it can be removed. I'll plug it into the tow bar socket for it's power. If you do the same you need heavy cable to the socket from the battery (with fuse) and have your van running when you use it as it has a large battery drain.

Stu.

Stu
Dont wire you winch into your tow bar socket, full load for my winch is i think is about 200amps, there is not enough power available and the wiring in your car wont be thick enough, i think (don't quote me on this) if you have a second trailer socket fitted, there is a wire that will supply enough power to charge a battery (for caravans) then have a battery in the corner of the trailer.

Will take a pic of mine tomorrow, i think you can just make out the winch in my video, but will take a proper one tomorrow.

hi IAN
i here through the grape vine the trailer rules are changing
have you or anyone else heard different

mike.

Ian I did say to fit a heavy cable with a fuse in it, sorry I didn't make it clear about using a seperate socket.

Stu.

mike d wrote:hi IAN
i here through the grape vine the trailer rules are changing
have you or anyone else heard different

mike.

I did send a reply to this yesterday and it,s not here

Yes they will be sometime in the future, it will probably be rushed through and b*llsed up as usual,

all trailers are going to have to have an MOT, this will not be carried out at the MOT testing station, but a trailer centre and they will more than likely be looking for a kite mark or a CE number, so home made trailers are out,

you can just imagine what is going to happen, wife takes trailer to be tested, ohh dear misses your number plate is loose best you by a new trailer from us at a trillion squid

Ian sorry I'd didn't read your reply correctly, and just re-read it, cool idea to fit a battery to the corner of the trailer. Now see how many smart asses ask if that starts the engine in the trailer and how fast will it go.

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:Ian sorry I'd didn't read your reply correctly, and just re-read it, cool idea to fit a battery to the corner of the trailer. Now see how many smart asses ask if that starts the engine in the trailer and how fast will it go.

Stu.

Here is what i thought i posted eariler

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There arn't half some clever f**kers on here

thanks for that ian

the fella was right then
thought he was pulling my chain
does mean even more money for the government
lets see of course, just another scam by the toffs in number 10
the wan***s keep taking the money and bying houses
well its going somewhere

mike.