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ZF74 Steering Pump
For High Pressure Ram Systems
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Ladoga
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Military Users
Commercial Users
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GREEN WINCHINGCompare methods of using the 2 main types of winch, which is more environmentally friendly?Current recommended practices for Electric winches:1. DRIVE-ASSISTINGDrive assisting always results in more damage. On steep inclines the ground will torn up leaving a loose surface for the next vehicle and take a long time to repair itself. Drive-assisting will create dust, flying stones and noise. Wheels spinning and engine racing will let everyone know your are there. Drive assisting in mud is an even worse sin, because by doing so the wheels dig you in deeper. If you allow the wheels to free-wheel, or gently rotate them you would climb up and out of the mud.If there are a number of vehicles doing this the result is a disaster. Contrast this with the picture below, the 'Winch-a-Mile' marathon, when we winched 54 consecutive full-pull runs, and it rained the whole time.
2. ENGINE REVVINGBecause the battery is being heavily discharged by the winch, the engine is revved in a vain attempt to keep the battery from going flat. This creates noise, pollution and wastes a lot of fuel.3. COOLING DOWNAll electric 4x4 winches are only designed for 'intermittent use' and in some cases that means one or two minutes of use following by a long cooling down period with the engine running to replenish the battery. So you have made a mess and now you have to sit around, still in the mess and hope someone doesn't come along and catch you.4. SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING THAT IS BATTERY POWERED.With a winch drawing up to 5 kW from you battery it's probably wise the shut down everything else electrical, so winching in the rain or in the dark is made very difficult. So waiting for more favorable conditions may be necessary.5. EMS DAMAGEMany modern 4x4 vehicles are fitted with sophisticated Engine Management Systems, these sensitive systems see a very high current draw as a short circuit and automatically shut the engine down, or revert it to a safe tick-over mode. Using a winch without the engine running could easily result in a dead engine and having to abandon your prized vehicle.6. SHOUTING AND NOISEEngines are screaming, winches whining and graunching and with all the racket going on voices have to raised, even with the best organised semaphore employed. Surly this all hubbub just ruins the peace and quiet you came to visit.Recommended Practices for Hydraulic or mechanical PTO winches:1. DRIVE ASSISTINGDon't drive assist, allow the wheels to rotate, or rotate them slowly to reduce mud build up. Relax and let the winch do the work, that's what you bought it for.2. ENGINE REVVINGDon't rev the engine, you don't need to and save a fortune in fuel. No pollution, low noise.3. COOLING DOWNVery rarely a problem, unless you are continuously pulling close to maximum load and then this is easily cured by fitting a small oil cooler.4. SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING THAT IS BATTERY POWEREDThe H12 winch draws from 0 to 2 amps of battery power, so run anything you like, winching in the rain and dark is made much safer with good visibility.5. EMS DAMAGENo possible damage.6. SHOUTING AND NOISEThe H12 winch is almost silent, so are the engines powering them, running on tick-over, so why shout. ......................tread lightly, be cool. |
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