I was wondering if anyone knew off hand what a 2001 disco II weighed stock. Thanks

 

APX 4650 pounds depending on your options, why are you asking?

 

I was wondering because I am looking in winches and new front bumpers and wanted to make sure that I got something strong enough to handle the load. It'll be a while before I have to the money to do so but need to know what kinds price I'm looking at.

 

What have you seen so far that catches your attention? Try and stay in the 9000# and up range, I run a Warn 9500 HSI and it gives me all the pull I need, being powered by dual Yellow Tops.

 

Well I had an atlas 1200 on my jeep that worked as well as I needed it to but it was kinda slow. It was a great price however and with being a college student I need not spend a whole lot which is why I might need to wait a while and get something later that's nice.

 

Yes, stay in the 9000# range. Keep in mind that the static (curb) weight of the vehicle has little to do with sizing of the winch. Rolling resistanse is what you need to consider. A Land Rover sunk to the frame rails in a muddy quagmire takes a big winch to extract. ****** blocks will decrease your effort needed and help your winch and battery.

Also consider, with electric winches you get what you pay for. If you go cheap with an off brand you'll forever have problems with solonoids, electrical connections, hot motors, etc.

Happy winching...

Speaking of winching, does anyone know if a PTO can be fitted to a LR transmission?

 

LR recommends that you use a winch rated at 1.5 times the loaded weight of the trk.
So if the trk weighs 6000 lbs you need a 9000 lb winch.
If you add 1000 lbs for gear, pass etc, you need a 10500 lb winch.
You can get away with less, but that is what they recommend. Just food for thought.

 

YourGVWR is about 6000 lbs., so it should never weigh more than that when fully loaded. So, really no less than a9000# winch andI would sayanything too much over 10000 # may be overkill with the added weight and expense, depending on what you are doing of course.