Discovery 3 Heavy Duty Winch

Heavy Duty Winch for the Discovery 3: a heavy duty electric winch with synthetic rope and a wireless controller.

A winch is rated for straight line pulling, and the rule we work to is a winch rated at one and a half times the gross vehicle weight, because mud, gradient and a bogged vehicle all multiply the load. Every package here is sized to the vehicle rather than to the box, with a bumper tested to carry the winch, the correct cable or synthetic rope, and the wiring and isolator to run it safely. The Discovery 3 was the first on the integrated body frame and the first with full air suspension as standard, which is where most of its bills come from.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Discovery 3, chassis code L319
• Engine: 2.7 TDV6 diesel and 4.4 V8
• Production dates: 2004 to 2009
• Quality: Standard or Heavy Duty
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: self recovery
• Labour time: about 3 hours
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: a winch mount or bumper
• Torque: mounting 45 Nm
• Weight: about 32 kg
• Warranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Winch
• Synthetic rope
• Fairlead
• Controller

Fitting

Labour guide: about 3 hours. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure.

Which version to buy

Standard is the standard specification, which is what most vehicles need and what we would quote unless you told us otherwise. Heavy Duty is the heavy duty specification for expedition, towing and commercial use, rated beyond the factory figures.