Show us your winches (not your wives)

I need to get a winch, I have been stuck enough times goofing off in the snow this winter, maybe you guys can give me some suggestions.

I think I want a pretty fast spindle speed, as this winch may also be used for dragging logs up and down hills to cut firewood. What is the benefit of a synthetic rope? My guess is that if I am going to be dragging logs, I probably actually want a more durable wire rope. Are wireless controllers any good?

 

Synthetic rope weighs less, has higher tensile strength (if its a good one), and is less likely to cut you in half in the event of an accident. Not great to drag over shit all the time but you shouldn't do that with steel either.

Wireless controllers are cool until they stop working so always have a backup plan if you're using one.

 

Just got a warn 9.5xps super stoked on it, a bit pricey but way worth it, and the synthetic rope is legit. My friend runs a wire rope and watched it snap, kinda gnarly if you dont know what saftey precautions to use...plus synthetic can be respliced if it does snap to get you out of trouble

 

I just installed mine and I pulled that bracket in the center off and cut the stupid part protruding out over the center off haha

 

look what the brown truck dropped off today ,wife said he was mad about the weight. ...

 

If I were you, I would try to test everything before you get it completely installed. I have the same winch and the wireless remote didn't work. Smittybilt was great about getting everything replaced but now I need to completely remove the bumper to replace a switch (I need to wire up some new led fogs so I needed to remove the bumper anyways).

 

Installed a Warn VR10000s in a Pelfreybilt 3rd gen bumper. Used a L bracket to mount the solenoid by drilling one extra hole in the bracket and a couple holes in the bumper. Also put some 3M tape and a strip of a mtn bike tube between solenoid and the bumper to give it some cushion/prevent any possible rattle. Fit perfectly under the Baja Designs S8 light bar.

 

Thank you for the advice

 

Warn M8000S




Relentless Fabrications winch tray

 

Sub'd

 

Best sleeper bumper I've seen

 

Yeah, Eric at @RelentlessFab does great work. I need to get it back to his shop because I promised to bring it by painted and installed so they can get some pics.

 

Very cool, are they going to start listing on web site?

 

We will be, just a bit busy right now so once things settle down later this spring we should have it up for order. This one is 12-15 specific, need to get a 05-11 in the shop and we'll have the gen2/3's covered then.

 

Sounds good...Killer job on it, best sleeper winch mount I have seen.

 

Let me know if you want to borrow my truck when the time comes to mock it up.

Edit: Unless I'm missing the mount points for it

 

Thanks Matt. You've got all the mount points, just need a stock bumper cover to chop the center out of. Wouldnt happen to still have yours would ya? Might be able to come by one if not

 

I think I left it at your shop like 6 years ago

 

hahah ok, well then ya it's gone.
I'll ask my powder coat guy if he still has his. Has the same truck as you and just installed one of our bumpers on it like 2 weeks ago.

 

A reminder for everyone (or an announcement if you haven't heard this yet) that COMEUP winches now include an extended 5 year warranty on all electrical components! That's in addition to the standard 3 year warranty for an industry leading combined 8 years of worry free winching with your COMEUP winch.