Winches: What do you run and why?

im running dual m8000's bought the first one from a buddy that totaled his fj and got the second one for 3 beers cause of a few bad solniods

 

Theres a 60 page thread on pirate saying the same thing.

 

ran a Warn 9.5 TI on my jeep, kick myself daily for including it on the sale when i sold the jeep, the guy didn't know what it was

 

Are you serious?

 

Hehe, I happen to like my "wenches" brunette, but a blonde will do in a pinch!

 

Is that a serious question?

Yes there's a 60 page thread on pirate saying they're rebranded t-max winches and attesting to the quality of them. As noted, only downfall are the poorly sealed solenoids. This problem also plagues Warn occasionally though, not so much with Superwinch's albright solenoid.

 

Im superwinch lp8500, I used it 1.5 times..lol first one pulled my truck damn near sideways imressivly i might add. second time i went to pull the cable out and the cluch housing broke on the top and bottom, just contacted superwinch today and they are sending me new parts to fix... a++ in my books

 

I plan on getting a Warn. Maybe a Xeon 10-S. FYI they are based in Clackamas.

 

Add a battery disconnect switch, and you'll have a fast, easy way to disable the winch.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pco-5575pt/overview/

 

For double the price tho...

 

Is that sealed contactor standard now?? I bought a used one and want to swap to a contactor from the solenoid set it's got now...

 

Outta curiousity, how cheap did you end up finding one for?

 

HF winch reviews

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/harbor-freight-winch-install-1417202/

http://forum.ih8mud.com/winching-recovery/516009-harbor-freight-winches.html

Im thinking about getting one. the 9,000 is $279 online right now, plus the 20% off coupon.

 

Superwinch 10,000LP.

I've done this rant before but why not.


They make industrial winches and that tech and bombproof building filters down to their line of hobby winches.

 

Stop two-blocking your winch. Use one of these:

MotoAlliance VIPER ATV/UTV Winch Rubber Hook Stopper Line Saver

http://www.amazon.com/VIPER-Winch-Rubber-Stopper-Cables/dp/B00838808A The cable will last longer, no dings in the fairlead, and less risk of damage and overload.

 

meh... attaching to my d-ring is cheaper. oh wait he has an arb... lolol

 

Hey Max, I read your thread on R4x4 about sealing up your Smittybuilt. I was curious if you know any thing about the reverse gears on them. My Smittybuilt burned up the motor on a really tough day of pulling in the rocks. Long story short they sent me a new motor as it was still under warranty. After installing that, my reverse gear appears to have blown out. I would like to use it on my taco (since I scored a warn 8274 for the jeep) but not if I can't figure out the reverse.

 

m8000s on mine, got plenty of use last weekend. 4wd wouldnt engage and had to climb 3 two ft drops just with the winch and rear wheel drive.

very impressed with the power it has

 

I have to throw my vote behind the Smittybuilt XRC8 as well. As delivered (no mods), I've had no problems whatsoever.

 

I've had the planetary sets out a couple times. I'm not sure what you mean reverse. Have you pulled the planetary sets out to see what's up?

Just try to keep them in order as you pull them out. Lay them all out in a pattern. You can find exploded diagrams online though to help just in case.

Theres also a couple fiber washers that IIRC were hard to see on the diagram so be mindful when you pull them out.