[Ian Fawbert]

Hi all,

Thanks everyone for their info and thoughts. It is a very interesting part of the aussie jeeps history!

Re weight capability of the winch, in the photos supplied by Mike Kelly in the thread Tony Smith linked to (http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=19724) , on the winch Drum itself (as seen in the photo with the handle in the series of 3 Mike posted), the drum reads-
Dawn XXXXX (WINCH?) Australia (on the outer ring of text)
and
2 Ton All Steel (on the inner ring of text)

Tony Smith, yes it is me who has your winch now (sitting safely in the shed awaiting use!). Those pics you posted are of the winch I bought, but as can be seen in the pics of the modification kit and Tony Wheelers handle, the one from your/my winch has been very modified!- hence i was hoping to see some details of the one from Howards sale for more info on the handle!

Mike, thanks for the additional info on the kit. The MGO was the primary source, but coupled with a few other bibs and bobs i'd seen and people had told me. I often wonder how many jeeps got fitted also (hadnt seen any in the ledgers with this noted unlike other kit additions recorded for some vehicles) and wonder how many people thought the kit was a farmers mod or welded a bar back in their grill (from what i have gathered, it was the whole bar to be taken out). Can you shed any other light on areas i could follow or look in to find more info on this kit? Are the details for CD-E8745 available somewhere?


The pic above of the multi coloured winch is the one Tony Smith sold me a few years back- the extended winding arm/axle is a home done thing i believe. Im not sure (havent dug deep enough) if it is a ww2 winch with military paint on it as i havent checked back through the layers of paint, but it did match the details id seen of the army installed ones.

Cheers all,
Ian.