what do you know about WINCHES?

[trentw]

Is this any good?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3633

[ March 27, 2003, 04:48 PM: Message edited by: trentw ]

[gsmikie]

i was going say .push the button get unstuck dont push the button stay stuck... use it once and it paid for it's self

[cocco_78]

you get what you pay for. my Warn 8000xi has never let me down.

[TEX]

Mile marker has a new winch out that is an 8000lber for about 500 on 4wheelparts.com I would trust the mile marker before I would trust some off brand.

TEX

[Robber80]

has anyone tried the new milemarker electic winch yet? I'm considering it but don't want to risk it being junk for only 400 bucks.

[Tad]

I wish we knew more about these.

http://www.piercewrecker.com/Pierce%20Planetary.jpg

Specifications:
9000 lb. Transfer Winch
Power In & Out
Clutch for Free Spooling
4.9 Horse Power Motor
3 Stage Planetary Gears (210 to 1)
Integrated Solenoid Pack
No Load Line Speed 38 FPM
Shipping weight- 92 lbs
Includes Roller Guide
15' Remote Control
Clevis Hook
Mounting Plate
One Year Warranty

[4DWUDS]

Well from the picture it looke like the fairlead and mounting bracket as well as the winch base mounting plate look a little flimsy.

[scotty]

trentw,io just bought an 8000 lb chicago electric winch. ill let you know how it holds up after i abuse it over the summer smile.gif

the typical answer you get when comparing a chicago,ramsey,or milemarker winch to a warn is "you get what you pay for",but no one has ever been able to tell me exactly why that is so.

i finally decided to just check it out for myself. my reasoning being that ive been pretty happy with my "pyramid" car stereo amps ;) so well see what happens. if it pulls me up hills and lasts the first 3 months of tortureous abuse,ill be pretty happy considering a $279 sale purchas price

[greasyjeep]

Originally posted by 4DWUDS:
Well from the picture it looke like the fairlead and mounting bracket as well as the winch base mounting plate look a little flimsy.I was thinking the same thing. It looks like they are trying to use the Bling Bling Factor with the chrome case to draw you away from the thin mounting plate. Winches are great to have, but if it breaks down or worse, you could do serious damage to your rig or yourself.

[trentw]

Scotty: Where did you find one so cheap? (very cool)

[4DWUDS]

I just checked my Ramsey and the mounting plate is a full 1/4" thick and the rollers are solid 1 3/4" with a 1/2" pin. They seem pretty stout to me. :D

[Rob Kosinski]

I wont trust anything but Warn. I have seen to many knockoffs and others brands fail. A few hundred bucks more is money well spent. I have a 8274 on my CJ and I want to throw another one on my J-20.

[scotty]

Originally posted by trentw:
Scotty: Where did you find one so cheap? (very cool)on sale from harbor freight. smile.gif they are regularly $329. i have allready modified the mounting plate,so now i just need to build a reciever on my front bumper

[gsmikie]

Originally posted by tadsal:
I wish we knew more about these.

http://www.piercewrecker.com/Pierce%20Planetary.jpg

Specifications:
9000 lb. Transfer Winch
Power In & Out
Clutch for Free Spooling
4.9 Horse Power Motor
3 Stage Planetary Gears (210 to 1)
Integrated Solenoid Pack
No Load Line Speed 38 FPM
Shipping weight- 92 lbs
Includes Roller Guide
15' Remote Control
Clevis Hook
Mounting Plate
One Year Warrantyi got one of these on my 96 chev i use it all the time in mexico its a good winch the guts interchange with ramsey the guy that started selling these was one of the guys that started cepek off road in san diego i bought mine on ebay for $460.00 shipped ive had it for 2 years now i use it at least once a week and have had no problems with it i went from a 8274 to this unit after the 8274 i thought this winch was slow but after using a 8274 any other winch seems slow