The Bush Winch

[@fenceman95]

My father made a pair of these at work in 1961. He could hardly wait to get a few beers and go test his idea. He drove off into a bogg, We got out of the car into knee deep mud. He hooked up his invention and it worked. Rip Dad

[@leandre8896]

Your dad was a great man.

[@franicestokes2928]

@@leandre8896 he was a gobshite

[@dzulkafleysamad4980]

Dads are the best people

[@MKH1540]

May your Father’s soul rest in peace

[@bbonsai691]

Wth... Your family should have been straight hand fead with Silver Spoons then. It's a shame that money and ideas were so much harder, back in The Day, to monopolize on and be discovered. Such poor networking. Mmm

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

I like the fact that the factory wheel nuts are changed permanently so the winch drum can be slotted into position when needed. Good twist on an old theme

[@joecausey8508]

Yeah, unless the lug nuts are clogged with mud.

[@clarkkent4872]

6 years and why this ain't mainstream yet? This thing saves the space and weight of the additional winch and the power need for that.

[@MrTrenttness]

Finally an easy to use tool to help me pull my mom away from the all-you-can-eat buffet...

[@tommymcweedface229]

Think I just heard yer mom slap you from all the way here in Oklahoma!

[@SquillyMon]

I have always loved this idea... I especially like the guide mechanism on the front wheels...that is essential. Perfect!!

[@wesm3915]

We had these on our jeeps back in early 70's

[@sfoda511]

we built a device like this in the military back in Desert Storm because of the "quicksand" events during the rainy season. Not new but, a damn good product!

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

I had one of rthese in the early 70's. It used meatal cable and was pretty heavy but worked well. Funny how things come back around again!

[@ethersecure2432]

Haha, yeah. Just like the "Clapper" they sell on infomercials. Its probably been around since the days of Edison, but each time a new generation sees it, its the coolest thing ever.

[@JoeFLSTC]

Old army 1/4 tn 3/4tn and 5/4 tn used to use a tire iron through a connector on the hubs. Worked great. If you have duallies you can tie up in between the duals as well.

[@mountainguyed67]

I remember, I was 64C and 88M.

[@L.V-Rider]

I saw it in movies on army vehicles from the 2nd world war. In the 90's I made a pair for my Isuzu. Used it a few times and it worked good. Later bought a pair for my Landrover. Still have it. Only used it a few times to demonstrate it to others. When I actually needed it once, I did not have it with me. Then kept it on the wheels for some years, never needed it during that time. Now it is on the shelf in the shed. Just make sure you have a long enough rope or cable. No use to have it but no way to anchor it to something.

[@spaaggetii]

This video and commentary reminded me of the 80's. RIP 2017

[@craigkaschan4822]

spaaggetii Man 70s Leyland Brothers

[@Hondeer]

This is a must-have in the AdventureVan community.

[@Minerva7]

Simply brilliant!

[@patrickmckeegan5345]

When I was in the US Army in early 1970's, the vehicles had a from hub that extended with holes on the opposite side. You could insert the tire iron, loop a rope around the iron and hub and use it as a winch. Also had the same on my familys 1950's surplus Jeeps.

[@beverley8987]

simple quick and easy to use I made one for my holden panel van years ago the difference was my one was part of the rim permanently and for rope I used 50 feet of 5t sling from a surplus supply I could camping anywhere she was a great ol van 1973 HQ with a 173 LC motor and 3 speed speco floor shift wish I still had her.

[@luisp1174]

That looks like a good idea. I think I can make my own thought. I'll have to give it a shot and see.

[@motogun1040]

I had a dream about this before I even saw this video. Glad someone made it possible

[@jeffreysheldrake7943]

I'd heard about this in Australia in the late seventies. So simple but bloody strong. Every rig should have one

[@jaywildhorsepatterson4432]

Big hello from America! Nice idea I love it many years ago when people were a lot more enginuitive in the states people would run saw mills ect. off of there truck or tractor axle. You have a great idea i love it.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

"Revolutionary" indeed !

[@18Bmike]

GENIUS simply incredible to watch

[@95TurboSol]

Freaking brilliant!

[@budlistar5312]

My dad was in the Phillipenes inWW2. He has pictures of exactly that using it on a Jeep.

[@anthonystreet8845]

Please thank him for serving! There aren't many WW2 guys left!

[@jomarimuyco1957]

Philippines not phillipenes

[@joshjones7757]

Now this is a handy ass lil helper it's very "kiss" I love it great job this is one them why didn't I think of that💯❗❗❗❗

[@AN-kg4ei]

It looks like you could bolt a small rim backwards to achieve the same thing. This is pretty cool if you need to improvise a recovery.

[@XS-ss7go]

Why is this not being used as much This is genius

[@abeliiibecerra5281]

Because it won't make your rig look as cool at the mall unlike a $800 winch on a $1000 steel bumper.

[@supertramp6011]

I’ve used a similar trick before when stuck,only I wrapped the rope around my tire. Also can be useful to lock a wheel when you need drive to the other side,but do not have a diff lock. - you do what you gotta do when you’re out in the back country!🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ezioFANable]

yeeha to that ma dude

[@jeffalford4425]

@@ezioFANable or you could just build a capable rig you mouthbreathers

[@ianmangham4570]

@@jeffalford4425 Go cry in a corner SNOWFLAKE

[@jeffalford4425]

@@ianmangham4570 awe I'm sorry did you get a wittle triggered there boi? Try a little vagisil for that butthurt! 🤣

[@ianmangham4570]

@@jeffalford4425 UNGA BUNGA

[@obfuscated3090]

The geeral method is proven, quite old, and is used to recover armored fighting vehicles such as the M113 APC. If you play in sand, use a ground anchor of your choice.

[@wildwoodbine5149]

I've got a similar system called "The Bush Wench". If I get into a sticky situation, I get my girlfriend to push.

[@robertcross9175]

My wench has a sticky bush.

[@bobralph1025]

HAAHAAHAA!!!DATS FUNI ! Wada ya say to a girl with 2 black eyes? Nothing shes dun been told twice! Yuc yuc! Just kiddin

[@philipengel6106]

Don't you mean. "Push Wench"

[@wutusaying783]

@@bobralph1025 damn bro that was mean and funny at the same time🤨🤣

[@DavidVoxDem]

There's cars that aren't 4WD? For what?

[@koosvanzyl2605]

We did it in the Army in South Africa in the 1970's already

[@leftatedsa]

Yes it's actually an old method used in the military even during the war but now with a modern approach, some vehicles then had a small capstain permanently fitted to the wheel hubs.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

early 70's I think...

[@knightsportsfc3s]

Koos van Zyl If you were that smart you should have done this project before bushwinch made all the money 😂

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

Yea, but if you told anybody back then how to do it, then you would've had to kill them. Lol

[@lucidrecluse3893]

absolutely brilliant!!!

[@LeMecanoDuDimanche]

Brilliant !

[@montusaikia2863]

Le Mecano Du Dimanche .

[@zijadljubijankic7768]

Gut

[@bycekme6575]

Wow! Amazing.

[@thetruthrover]

Very cool. This has given me an idea for an even better version which is about 5 times smaller and weighs 6.5 times less and has no need for a coiled cable. Thank yew

[@dusanvuckovic17]

saw "Bush Winch" and immediately thought it was a clip from the show "Bush Mechanics" with the Aboriginal fellas in the Northern Territory. Bloody ingenious bit of kit anyway.

[@southronjr1570]

More than once I have simply taken an old fire hose, tie one end around the rim of my tractor and the other end around a tree. Drop it in low gear and as the tire rotates, the hose is pulled taught getting my tractor free of the swamp.

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

A friend of mine used to pull stuck cats by hooking a chain in the tracks and it would pull itself out.

[@Tankerpaul223]

Ive wondered about using fire hose as tow strap myself, you ever see one rip before? Ive had firemen tell me it aint strong enough...

[@southronjr1570]

@@Tankerpaul223 As a fireman, I van say I haven't seen one break when used for pulling, I've seen them break on the fireground when under pressure and when they get burned, but I have used them to pull everything from a 4 wheeler to a 2,000 gallon tanker (with water drained) that was stuck. My guess is that they didn't want to have people hassling them for their used hose. My dept keeps all our trash hose for me to take home.

[@carpwhisperer1216]

This inspired Russian 4 wheel drive. Outstanding

[@NIVA6x6OFFROAD]

😄

[@spencerquesenberry817]

I have an 8mm movie of my father using the same wheel winch system on an army jeep when he was at Camp Croft SC in the early 1940's - before going to Europe.

[@fuse8052]

Absolutely brilliant

[@MrWarlanc]

this is the kind of video i watch at 3 am

[@skoggiehoggins1445]

4:16 right on the dial

[@GoldenGrenadier]

Its all fun and games until some idiot puts it on the rear tires of a front wheel drive car.

[@normdeplume9806]

If you're just an observer, that's where the fun and games begin.

[@scottmaskell2412]

Golden Grenadier yeah no kidding

[@Joshua79C]

they provide mounting and use for all drives of vehicles on their website, so anyone who thinks they know to mount and use it without first reading instructions only too look like idiot are their own fools for not reading instructions first even briefly let alone fully using their lack of common sense

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

That sounds like fun and games. Have you done this?

[@adamsorell4851]

if put it on front wheels of a rear wheel drive does it make one a genius?

[@shaun5944]

Brilliant idea, well done 👍🇬🇧

[@lordfrazerirwin990]

I made a pair of these for my Morris 1000 back in the 70s for touring around Scotland. Got the idea from an old army truck.

[@adrianoheinzenv8]

Veja que bacana o comparativo entre o fusca alemão e o fusca brasileiro @

[@lesgrossman4636]

Great idea. Simple. Things wouldn’t malfunction. Good idea guys

[@mardamek]

I was thinking the same - "why hasn't anyone thought of this before?" Then, after breaking it down in terms of functionality, I realized that I've seen a similar concept with the arabs in the desert, when they bury a sandbag in the ground and attach it to one of the wheels by a rope. Either way, the simplicity is just amazing.

[@BeefaloBart]

It was available before in a different but similar application. We used in the US Army on the old 1/4 ton jeeps a rod thru the wheel hub to which a rope/chain could be added and it would wrap around helping recovery.

[@AN-kg4ei]

would love to see a pic of that older army setup in use... not understanding how the iron connects/takes up slack...

[@mountainguyed67]

@@AN-kg4ei I couldn’t find pictures online, but I still have my Army drivers manual with diagrams of different self recovery methods. I could take pictures.

[@gortnewton4765]

Australian Army used these in WW1 for the mud in Europe, and again in WW2 in Papua New Guinea and islands campaigns.

[@jamespxranger572]

Worth every cent compared to electric one if self recovery is your choice rather than bragging rights

[@thepioneer6178]

James Px ranger it's a hell of a lot cheaper too.

[@shanesaw13]

Maybe cheaper than the top of the line Warn, but a 9500lb Smittybuilt winch is more than 25% cheaper than this bush winch kit.

[@jdofmemi]

shanesaw13 but unlike the cheap winch, these will work when you need it

[@Joshua79C]

shanesaw13, smittybuilt winch may cost less if you do not account for the fact it requires a mounting system, such as front tow system or a bumper with mount that will fit it adding to that cost, or a pole/post/tree strap mounting system to tie off to even. Then again both have their limitations in price but also use and todays xchange rate makes this lower cost than the winch.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Plus if your forby rig is a Nissan Leaf it's still electric!

[@001desertrat3]

@ 0:26 - That's what I need. No, no, not the Winch, I already have one. I just need a Winch WENCH to operate it for me. LOL

[@deepbludude4697]

Fn Brilliant I made one of these years ago for an old dodge I had never thought of the specialized lugs!

[@goersorg]

I made some "Wheel-Grabbers' attached to 2 or 4 wheels that easily strap on to the wheel. Based on the old fence-post attached to bogged tractor wheel trick. They are like 'paddles'. And cheap. Just a bit of 2 inch channel (or a 4" x 2" hard-wood) temporarily strapped to each wheel. Wonder why the Yanks have them but not here in Oz?

[@HOGSIDESJTV14BOSSHOGRECORDS]

pretty smart for this style.like the log spliter

[@joseobando6844]

Maes , novedoso , simple y efectivo muy bien pensado el que se le ocurrió eso fue un genio

[@samhinzman2018]

This is awesome!

[@captjim007]

Used this idea 35 years ago and it worked great

[@trimble-tech]

This looks like the smartest thing I've ever seen.

[@frankfwalish2000]

Great work guys, congratulations

[@Brainin4malin]

Ingenious!

[@blackangel6682]

Absolutely amazing. Love it. The rope must be made of some crazy shit to be so small yet strong

[@stylin60es]

@Whuts Uhp pubes from the private areas?

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

@Whuts Uhp those Japanese always make things better

[@ra7238]

Apollo Poseidon bet your fun on the brews

[@ronanrogers4127]

I’ve used this technique on my adventure motorcycle, just using the rear hub. Works well

[@muhammad.bilal4478]

Wow this thing is owsom nd very helpful great idea

[@andrewcroce8177]

I never knew this existed before today and now I have to have one.

[@LegacyIvyTerascale]

it's about time for winches to use engine's torque rather than a separate tiny motor

[@gregistopal]

Adrian Fidi separate tiny motor that can lift nearly 20 tons if you get a big enough one

[@markkibbe1802]

Adrian Fidi Toyota had a winch on some 70 series Land Cruiser models that ran off of a PTO from the vehicle's transmission.

[@biggest23]

+M K You can get PTO winches for 40's as well. I've got a factory PTO winch on my 1984 FJ40 and I'm pretty sure it'll go on my 74 as well.

[@markkibbe1802]

+Biggest 23 Oh nice. I have never seen that before, but I do believe that Toyota made it factory equipment on some 40 series and 70 series models. It seems to be more common with some engine options than others, at least on the 70 series models. Toyota may have only offered it in certain markets or with certain engines, although I am not certain about the latter of those two.

[@justadbeer]

I'm running a hydraulic winch that uses the power steering pump from the engine. No tiny motor, no overheating, no battery drain, draws 2 amps max for valve solenoid. I'll never go back to an electric.

[@terencekreft482]

Couple of old wheel rims with a bit of work then it depends on how clever you want the wheel fittings to be.

[@Joshua79C]

I am no expert but using another rim off-the-shelf I can see a few issues with this, one being the offset of and the overall design to that of what is on your vehicle not allowing for the bolts to get enough grab through the second outside rim. secondly the rims tire mounting profile, thus why this system is designed the way it is with its permanent wheel nuts on the driven vehicle

[@robertnichols4833]

Some circumstances where this setup couldn't be used but so simple that it would be worth having for when it could easily and correctly be used.

[@tomdowning9358]

Let me guess, in the desert without trees maybe? :)

[@JoshuaFinancialPL]

ingenious!

[@codemiesterbeats]

this thing is freaking brilliant lol I am making my own!

[@manuhonkanen2111]

How did it go? - Manu from Finland

[@ohhgabe506]

I would also like to know how it went - Gabe from USA

[@nandagopaliyengar1258]

Wow. Thanks to the inventor.

[@bradleymorris8875]

I used to put a rope between the duals on a 49 Chevy log truck , just like my grandpa taught me.

[@kivitropikal6755]

I thought about it long time ago, never had the chance to make it real

[@johnw2026]

I like this! But a smaller version needs to be made as well, that can pull riding lawn mowers and ATVs out of the mud.

[@wristcandy5451]

So clever, respects from South Africa

[@JohnKaufmann]

GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GMoney-B]

And into the youtube rabit hole I go.... Weeeeeee!!

[@shananiganspapa]

this is a old age idea that worked very well. they revamped it and made it better.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

If I ever build an outback camper van, this will be on it. Incredible bang for buck.

[@xundreb8442]

I don't go off roading, but damn this should be a must have in your vehicle for just in case moments just like med kits and such. Luck favors the prepared.

[@bikemaster2693]

A Toyota Land Cruiser never gets stuck.

[@jaybay3494]

Damn this would be really useful

[@claudieninascimento]

Muito boa a idéia muito bem pensado

[@HighlanderNorth1]

Seems like a good idea. I've never heard of this, although I'm not an avid back country traveller. I was a bit concerned about the strength of that rope/cable(which is it?), but as someone else pointed out, this system shouldn't be shouldering the entire weight of the vehicle, it just adds enough additional force to aid the vehicle's tires to get grip. The vehicle itself will provide power as well. How often do winch cables break, and is the cable/rope on this thing of equal strength to average winch cables?

[@kangaroostew0077]

This is a great idea. My friend had a pro winch but they are getting rare

[@eudgodoi271]

Muito bom. Enteressante.

[@dustinshort6207]

the cheaper version=rope or a recovery strap, and loop it through a hole in the rim and then tie it so the long piece of rope lies on top of tire when your tire spins it wraps the rope around it. it only works if you have something to tie on to directly in front of you (same as the "Bush winch")

[@davidcroft1624]

so for most people without locking differentials they will have to use two of those per recovery b/c of their open diffs..

[@tinkertanner165]

Does it cause any damage from that extra stress on the lug nuts? Curious

[@jimjones5419]

i used this and it snapped my wheel off. Thanks. Called them they said it was my fault. thanks again

[@rodlyrics461]

Simple but suuupppperrrrr smart and great invantion

[@user-wc4mg2yt4f]

_Это можно только на блокирующиеся мосты лепить, на других бесполезно._ 😊

[@amazonasindianer8652]

Газ 66, уазик с военными мостами. Нива если блокируются

[@mountainguyed67]

если вы не поставите по одному на каждое колесо

[@oneofmany1087]

looks like my dads old rig to split wood

[@alsask2010]

holy crap brilliant

[@Teddy_Bass]

Looks like an essential tool

[@petroscephas]

The only thing new about it is that you turned it into a commercial product. The hardcore off roaders in my country have been using that for ages.

[@thatguymax947]

Pedro Torres Would you say this works better compared to a winch? I'm genuinely curious.

[@johnmichaeltwist5086]

thatguymax 94 this is a winch.

[@petroscephas]

Wouldn't say better, but it works and cheaper than a winch. The main difference is that a winch works in the center of the vehicle.

[@MisterTwister88]

Pedro Torres It might not be in the middle, but being able to pull in 2 directions has its benefits

[@johnmichaeltwist5086]

EJW1 the set seems to have two pulleys. Effectively the pull applies to the middle if both used.

[@jleighp95]

going to order

[@josecarbajal1164]

Great idea 💡👍thanks

[@ceretomer5987]

Clever. Very clever.

[@guzman9011]

What's the load rating on that cable tho? Looks thin

[@mathewgonz]

This is the product page. says about 7,000lbs or 3200kg, 3.5 tons www.bushwinch.com.au/shop-products-2/

[@mathewgonz]

lol. i think someone must have rounded to pounds to 8,000 and doubled instead of divided by 2. otherwise idk how they got 16 tons.

[@superclips5467]

Mr Guzman 10 kg

[@danieldominguezberrutti9393]

Mr Guzman

[@hiennguyen-vq5hc]

Mr Guzman @ @k

[@MikeD-lo9yb]

Looks cool. My only worry would be 'birdsnesting' the reel. If something was to push the rope sideways (rock, trees etc) or if the vehicle lunged forward and the rope went slack for a bit it might come off the spool and get in a mess

[@MasalaiMeri]

Brilliant.

[@valleywrenchin]

man, this is going to be sweet on ATVs