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  1. 73m819

    winch shear pins-- Cheapest??

    0.25"=1/4", this is to small to use as a shear pin, it will WOLLOW out the HOLE for the shear pin, RUINING both pieces of the connection, the more this is used, the easier it will be to shear, at some point in time Both of these parts will need to be replaced (=$$$) as a set. The use of the...
  2. 73m819

    winch shear pins-- Cheapest??

    YOU know this brings up a good point, when was the last time you INSPECTED your winch drive shaft, or is it something just there. On a drive shaft like this, it does not take much for it to loose it's integrity, a bend, dent, ect,
  3. 73m819

    winch shear pins-- Cheapest??

    Just curious, what broke on the drive shaft, did the shaft twist or a u-joint take a dump?????
  4. 73m819

    winch shear pins-- Cheapest??

    A ROLL PIN, WILL NOT SHERE like a shear pin, It will crack, break, deform, but not shear (unless under a HIGH shock load), a roll pin will KILL a winch and the protected connection. It never ceases to amaze me, people will be as CHEAP as thay can be to protect something that cost a bunch, the...
  5. 73m819

    winch shear pins-- Cheapest??

    The 1/4 size is a touch small, EVERY TIME you use the winch, you are wallowing out the holes causing more and more slop, not only will this cause more BOLT breakage but PREVENT the use of the CORRECT PIN
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