- Location
- Perthshire, Scotland
Just gathering up my mobile yard (Scotpen) that’s been modified with a genuine prattley winch. The winch is wanting to unwind it’s self which isn’t ideal! Any ideas how to sort it out?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Just gathering up my mobile yard (Scotpen) that’s been modified with a genuine prattley winch. The winch is wanting to unwind it’s self which isn’t ideal! Any ideas how to sort it out?
Yeah the strap is wound on the right way. It’s the brake within the winch that’s not grippingIs the cable wound on the correct way?
Yeah the strap is wound on the right way. It’s the brake within the winch that’s not gripping
Yes we had ours changed by Prattley due to a defective batch. About 12 months ago.Some prattleys had the winch changed
after a few months to a different brand.
Have a look what a sh one makes on Ebay.Anyone managed to find reasonably priced spares for a Prattley winch anywhere? Ours is 18 years old and with regular greasing has worked fine. Last year or so it almost brakes too well and jumps down in stages rather than smoothly - annoying but livable with. Everything is pretty worn inside so hard to picture what it looked like new,, but certainly can't justify the price of a genuine replacement.
Mine does that too unwind 10 turns nothing happens then drops a footAnyone managed to find reasonably priced spares for a Prattley winch anywhere? Ours is 18 years old and with regular greasing has worked fine. Last year or so it almost brakes too well and jumps down in stages rather than smoothly - annoying but livable with. Everything is pretty worn inside so hard to picture what it looked like new,, but certainly can't justify the price of a genuine replacement.
Currently putting it back together as is, a Sealey winch looks like it may be the way forward long term though.
I assume the 540kg one will be enough, not a lot of weight/strain involved.
I don't think they're available- certainly Prattley would rather sell you a new winch that spares to repair it. I opted for a Sealey braked winch with wire rope which came in at a much lower cost than the prattley winch. You would have to alter the handle arrangement slightly but it's a straightforward enough job to do.