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If you can't reverse your van ito your drive, am I right in thinking you intend to winch it into the drive forwards? IF this is the case, how are you going to get the van back out of your drive backwards under full control?

The reason I ask this is, if you're able to turn the van around in your drive, is it possible for you to drive up into the drive hitched to the car then unhith the van and move it over enough to allow the car to pass in order to get the car back off the drive again. I'm able to do this as long as my neighbours are'nt parked in the way.

As far as anchoring your winch is concerned, concreting a scaffold tube or, better still, a piece of RSJ into the ground & anchoring the winch to this would be far better than anchoring it to a wall, you'd need a serious wall to withstand the dead pull of winching a caravan up a slope & slowly allowing it to go back down the slope again when you're ready to use the van. The thought of a wall failing & relessing the cravan to gravity isn't nice.

I've got a 4'6" length of RSJ concreted 3'0" into my flower border & my caravan sits hitch to a towball bolted to this RSJ with the nuts & bolts welded as an extra security measure, perhaps it's work for you as well as a winch anchor.

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Hi Redorb,  you should look at the adds on this site, or eBay you may find a big foot mover that attaches to the jockey wheel, you should be able to pick one up for £100-£200.

Quote: Originally posted by Redorb on 26/5/2012

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Thanks for your replies.

The winch I'm looking at is the Fulton T3205 (its lower down the page on the link I posted) rated at 1451KG - over-spec for my current 1000KG but there is the slope to contend with.

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Be careful if you intend using the winch to lower the van downhill on most the ratchet only works in the pulling mode and it is very difficult let out cable under control.

Saxo1