Almost decided on a winch - WARN or Superwinch?

I think you made a good choice. Though I have only owned Mile Marker and Ramsey winches. Warn would be my next choice. I have great things about Warn, they also have very good customer service i've read as well.

 

Nice, glad you made a decision, lots of options as usual. I'm gonna order the Superwinch EP9.0 most likely...trying to keep the purchase around 700ish as I'm getting 4.88's in May. Might give Thor @ Viking Winchline and see what he can hook up. I'm wanting to go with one of their thimbles.

 

I like the idea of the thimbles, and a guy I go wheeling with uses one. However, I think you could probably only use it with a hawse fairlead. Some folks say a roller fairlead is still ideal with a synth line because the rope doesn't have to rub over the metal. True, there's chance to mess up the rope in the corners, but that would mean you're pulling at a really bad angle and shouldn't be doing that in the first place - there's probably a better option.

In all, I think the best design is the safety hooks.