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Originally Posted by p76rangie
Everyone, including myself, is having a go at him for having a cheap chinese winch, then it is suggested that he buys the tree protector off eBay. I think it is more important to have a good quality tree trunk protector. The winch may pack up and stop working, but there is a good chance that such an incident would not be as dangerous as the tree trunk protector letting go.
I make sure that anything that can cause me harm is of reasonable quality. That is, winch, cable/rope, shackles, tree trunk protector, winch extension strap, snatch block, snatch strap, etc.
Tree trunk protectors are mainly there to protect the tree. So I make sure I use one on public lands. It looks like his photos were on private land, so it is up to him whether he wants to kill his tree or not. For what he was doing (lifting the front of the ground) is was probably better not to use the protector as the cable would provide a better grip on the tree.
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Ian, I know you're from Oz, but stop burying your head in the sand. I told him to get one off eBay as a source. Never said anything to him about what manufacturer to look at, you bloody idiot. Mine happens to be a WARN, which I bought new in the box for 20.00 less than MSRP from an eBay distributor. My recovery kit for my 12K Warn winch was also bought off of eBay, brand new in the case, for 0ver 100.00 less than MSRP, and it's also a WARN product, and the part number called for by Warn to use with my winch. Damn kit retails for over 400.00 in the u.s..
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