HI LIFT AS A WINCH?

[ipgregory]

No need to travel or lose the sleep. That was one of my trucks we tipped in the demo....

It is/was a 96 SD, 5spd with cloth seats and no sunroofs in 'Expo' White as well!!

[maxingout]

You must have installed a new winch and battery on the Disco to do the demonstration on the three point self-rescue using the land anchor.

[mongosd2]

Let's just say thank god for plasma cutters and welders...

[ipgregory]

The Disco wasn't/isn't quite the junker you'd think. Some of the interior parts are gone but if we'd put an under hood fuse box, exhaust Y-Pipe, a couple of cooling parts, fluids and some gas in it we could have driven it on and off the field. Would have made a few noises as the trans is toast but it drives.

All the rolling didn't really do much to it. A slight crease in the roof from a strap, front fender pushed in slightly and some minor dents in the doors was about it other than a very crushed side mirror. No broken window glass or anything. Would have been different if we'd done it in a rocky or uneven area such as in a real rollover of course but in the grass field it came out of it quite well.

We drained it of all fluids before so as to avoid making a mess we'd have to clean up so driving it on and off was dropped as an option. Winch mount was temporarily welded and bolted to the frame rails and the bumper, grille, lights, etc. removed to do so. New cheap disposable battery was fitted and direct wired to the winch because of the missing fuse box.

Here are some pics from a real (unplanned) rollover. That’s actually the same D1 that is being used to pull the truck over in the demo (karma eh?). A bit worse for wear but it drove home. Most rollovers on the trail (at least here in the SW) are very slow and do little more than panel and glass damage like this. Most injuries come from occupants not wearing their belt and being thrown around or being hit by unsecured contents in the vehicle flying around.