My apologies to all. The club's President, Orrin Beckham, will be out at the field this weekend and is going to take some more pictures. The club is motivated to sell it but won't give it a way either. Like an old house with good bones, the club isn't selling a piece of junk. It needs a bit of refurbishment and some TLC. The club's Board of Directors will consider any reasonable offer. Those interested in the winch should call Orrin at (248) 310-0198.

- Chris Schrader, Vice President
Sandhill Soaring Club
www.sandhillsoaring.org


--------------------- REPOSTED AD: Double Drum TOST Winch For Sale -------------------

TOST double drum winch. Factory built. Model No 04. GM 455 cu in engine, Daimler Benz truck differential with TOST drum selection gear. Drums are factory, cast aluminum with a capacity for 5000 feet of 5/32” steel cable. Engine power curve and gear train are well coordinated for easy operation; very good low end torque. GM Hydramatic automatic transmission operates in high gear only (by design). Will launch heavy ships (Grob twin, Lark, Blanik) with power to spare. Guillotine cable cutter for each drum. Hobbs meter run time ______? hrs.

Mounted on International Harvester Loadstar 1700 truck, 22,500 lb. MGVW. V8 193hp engine.

Winch includes a generous inventory of spare TOST weak links, shackles, protective sleeves, nicopress cable splicing sleeves and miscellaneous hardware and two used drogue chutes. Lead in pulleys in fair shape, suitable for steel cable.

Both engines / gear trains have been run in the last 14 months.