Originally Posted by rank

Bandit and Tracer:

I find the "point" on the dogs are slightly rounded so the have a tendency not to grab into the teeth as well as the other winches where the dogs have a sharp point. I often find myself using my fingers to engage the dog before I let go of the winch bar. Or is it just me?

Also. I saw an interesting modification to a Wilson a few months ago. He converted over to standard (Kinnedyne?) winches by welding their winch track underneath.