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SteelHeadz
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Superwinch.
Bounty__Hunter
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Here's a real good $300 option for a complete 8k winch setup: Smittybilt XRC8 Winch and Other Jeep Parts and Jeep Accessories by 4 Wheel Drive Hardware
Bounty__Hunter
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They are decent from what I've seen, but most all entry level winches under $500 are similar imported models.
Rubiconrich
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Superwinch you get all the goodies ,all but the mount.
Don't but china junk.
Don't but china junk.
phall92139
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For years the 3 big names in winches were (in no particular order) Warn, Ramsey and Superwinch. Over the last few years more and more entries have made their way into the market. Some are "branded" models, that is actually made by a big name but with less features, warranty, etc., or one of the many models to hit our shores from the Far East. MileMarker, Smittybilt, Gorilla, China Dongfeng Power Tool Factory, Tabor (Warn Value Series), Bull Dog, and T-Max, to name a few.
As with any product you will always find some folks that have had good and bad luck with any particular item. However, a winch is not the kind of tool you really want to take chances with and it would serve you well to study what's available before plopping down any cash.
Considerations will include capacity, electric or hydraulic, internal or external solenoid, gear type, line speed, amperage draw, line size and length, steel cable or synthetic line, type of fairlead, how well unit is sealed depending on whether you play in water/mud or dry climates, built-in compressor or not, weight of winch, mounting specs...have I left anything out?
Remember that it is a recovery tool. You won't use it every time you wheel but when it is needed it better damn-well work! Overheating on long pulls or gears slipping while you rig is being hauled up a waterfall or ledge just won't cut it.
I'm not saying that you have to go out and pay premium bucks for the biggest, baddest winch out there but in general, the old adage "you get what you pay for" holds pretty true.
Now for me personally, I run a Warn Thermometric 9.5Ti and have been extremely pleased with its performance when called upon. I'd certainly recommend it, but there are a lot of other choices as well.
For some just plain good, basic winching advice check out:
Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/Warn_guide_to_winching.pdf
As with any product you will always find some folks that have had good and bad luck with any particular item. However, a winch is not the kind of tool you really want to take chances with and it would serve you well to study what's available before plopping down any cash.
Considerations will include capacity, electric or hydraulic, internal or external solenoid, gear type, line speed, amperage draw, line size and length, steel cable or synthetic line, type of fairlead, how well unit is sealed depending on whether you play in water/mud or dry climates, built-in compressor or not, weight of winch, mounting specs...have I left anything out?
Remember that it is a recovery tool. You won't use it every time you wheel but when it is needed it better damn-well work! Overheating on long pulls or gears slipping while you rig is being hauled up a waterfall or ledge just won't cut it.
I'm not saying that you have to go out and pay premium bucks for the biggest, baddest winch out there but in general, the old adage "you get what you pay for" holds pretty true.
Now for me personally, I run a Warn Thermometric 9.5Ti and have been extremely pleased with its performance when called upon. I'd certainly recommend it, but there are a lot of other choices as well.
For some just plain good, basic winching advice check out:
Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/Warn_guide_to_winching.pdf
benson_cj7
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The newest issue of jp magazine gives a run down on the top ten low budget winches. You might wanna take a look at that. I have used warn ramsey and superwinch before. Even had one made by master lock on a fourwheeler that worked pretty good.
buckshot500
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X2, I've used mine a few times without incident.
The original ones were supposedly slow, but they aren't slow anymore.
At least mine isn't.
Mine came with a sticker that showed the clutch lever positions backwards. A quick E-mail to the company had them mailing me a corrected sticker. (Engage/disengage)
jfrabat
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Personally, I recently purchased the uperwinch EPi 9.0; seems like it has all the reliability that I need at the price I can afford. But one thing you may want to research is how much pulling power it has AFTER the first layer of cable os gone... Seems Warn winches have a lot more pulling power than all th others inthe 2nd and 7 layer (they dont drop as fast as the others). In my case, since it was either a 9K Superwinch or an 8K Warn, this kind of worked itself out in that sense, and I still got all the pulling power I need in the 3rd layer.
Sine Deviance
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I have been eying this very closely:
Superwinch 09034SR - Superwinch Epi 9.0S Winch with Synthetic Superline - Quadratec
With the Amsteel synthetic cable, anodized aluminum fairlead and the handheld remote all included, it seems like an incredible deal.
Superwinch 09034SR - Superwinch Epi 9.0S Winch with Synthetic Superline - Quadratec
With the Amsteel synthetic cable, anodized aluminum fairlead and the handheld remote all included, it seems like an incredible deal.
Turbogus
Active member
Just recently got and installed a Superwinch 9.0 EPi, got it for $535.49 from xtremeterrain.com great package but don't lose any of the metric square mounting nuts. I had to order one in from Fastenal, Superwinch was gracious and sent me a spare too, but it held up the installation.
