On board air
#1
10-15-2018, 02:26 PM
#3
10-15-2018, 06:50 PM
Well I’m trying to decide what winch to buy and a warn powerplant has come up used. I wasn’t going to start building my front bumper till I had my winch chosen. If I don’t get the power plant ( built in air compressor) than I either budget for onboard air or try my own.
My other winch choices are a used 8274 or anew runva 1300
My other winch choices are a used 8274 or anew runva 1300
Last edited by Fastercat; 10-15-2018 at 07:04 PM.
#6
10-15-2018, 08:11 PM
Yeah there awesome winches, fast no load speed. Very durable. Cool looking as well. A couple of my friends have them, I used to run the predecessor 6000lb to the 8274 on my old cj5. Was a great winch.
Theres 2 for sale a few hours from here. An oldie in need of rebuilding for 500 or a rebuilt one for 1000. The powerplant is 1200.
Theres 2 for sale a few hours from here. An oldie in need of rebuilding for 500 or a rebuilt one for 1000. The powerplant is 1200.
#10
10-17-2018, 07:03 PM
There are a lot of 8274 fans out there, but I think they're too heavy for the Discovery's philosophy-of-use, which I consider to be a lightweight. The M8 isn't nearly as glamorous, but with plastic rope, it's 23 pounds lighter - 55lbs vs 78lbs. Hanging off the front-end is especially where I don't want to haul a lot of weight. That's also a fault of the Powerplant -- it's big and heavy -- but I believe the Powerplant has a powerful air compressor - much more so than typical onboard-air kits like Viair. I use a tankless Viair and it airs me up in 15-18 minutes (probably double the time a Powerplant would take), and if I make any mistakes on a hot day, I'll be waiting for it to cool-off before I can finish the job.
It's a pity Land Rover hasn't evolved to feature models with factory compressed air systems and standard recovery equipment like winches and recovery points as well as innovative things like automatic jacks. Instead, they've been courting a customer base that thinks it would be ghastly if they had to get out of the car for anything dirty like that. Ok, so there's nothing unuseful about TPMS or CTIS.
It's a pity Land Rover hasn't evolved to feature models with factory compressed air systems and standard recovery equipment like winches and recovery points as well as innovative things like automatic jacks. Instead, they've been courting a customer base that thinks it would be ghastly if they had to get out of the car for anything dirty like that. Ok, so there's nothing unuseful about TPMS or CTIS.
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