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31st Jul 2016, 10:27

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Dick,

Look up winching accidents in Australia - there's been a few bad ones.

In my opinion it is taken a bit lighter than it should be.

Most winches on "singles" can ONLY be used in an emergency.

Consult the fine print - Bell 206 for example.

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