Originally our winch was purchased from the Taupo Gliding Club and was powered by a 6 Cylinder Ford Windsor motor.  The cable used was #10 swg high tensile fencing wire.  The machinery was mounted on the back of a 1942 Chevolet 3 Ton Truck, which was appropriately painted in Northland Cooperative Dairy Company colours, and looked like a refugee Milk Tanker!   A Ford Cleveland V8, and Automatic Gearbox were added later..............

The Chev truck and winch assembly at Edwards Airfield circa 1997

The new winch mounted on a trailer the triangular frame is part of the wire lay-on gear. Please dont mind the mud - Picture taken during the winter!

The winch deployed during Enterprise Contest 2003 at the northern end of the airstrip - winch now has 2 reels, modified lay-on gear, and 8mm Polypropylene rope..............Lester Chapman, Gerald Zimmendinger and Boomy are the operator's this day.