Fairey / Superwinch mechanical drum winch (Land Rover kit 6920)

Worm-and-wheel drum winch bolted to the front bumper and chassis dumb-irons, driven by a shaft from the Series 299 chain PTO on the transfer box, so it winds under engine power with the vehicle gearbox setting speed and direction. A lever on the winch disengages the drum for free-spooling, a shear pin protects the drive, and the maker's running-in and snatch-block advice came in Land Rover's own 19-page fitting manual; descended from the Mayflower Mk3 drum winch approved in the 1960s.

Kit 6920 is for Series III 88/109; a Mayflower unit was fitted to the rear crossmember of a 101 (lr-winches); Defender fitment uses the LT230 front PTO

Rarity. Sold through Land Rover dealers as a kit for Series II, IIA, III and later 90/110 and used on military 101s; complete rebuilt sets fetch €3,999 and used sets €1,249-1,599 (lr-winches, 2026), and lroe stocks parts.

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Kit 6920 is for Series III 88/109; a Mayflower unit was fitted to the rear crossmember of a 101 (lr-winches); Defender fitment uses the LT230 front PTO