Winch size for waggy on 38's?

[yj_evolution]

hey everybody what's up. so, i have only owned smaller jeeps before (YJ and XJ) and i have no idea what size winch i should go with on a big body like my '82 Wagoneer with 1 tons and 38's. My bro-in-law has a Warn 9000lb for sale, but i'm thinking of throwing that on my XJ cuz i think it's too small for the waggy. anybody have any recommendations? thanks.

[pineymike]

My opinion;9000# should be plenty,you can always carry a good "snatch block" to double line with.Good luck have fun!

[billyrb]

http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=97011&highlight=drum

[jtr]

Can't go wrong with a Warn 8274. It is only a 8k and will out pull most winches, I have the Superwinch EPI 9k and zero problems.

[imiceman44]

hey everybody what's up. so, i have only owned smaller jeeps before (YJ and XJ) and i have no idea what size winch i should go with on a big body like my '82 Wagoneer with 1 tons and 38's. My bro-in-law has a Warn 9000lb for sale, but i'm thinking of throwing that on my XJ cuz i think it's too small for the waggy. anybody have any recommendations? thanks.

The rule of thumb is 1.5 times your trucks weight, in your case I believe you would be in the 6000lbs so a 9000 would be OK.
For real hard core wheeling where you will winch a lot, 10k or 12k would be better.

[Michael]

I have a 12k Warn....although one of the solenoids died when I needed them the most last time. It is a tough winch. But I got a sweet deal...probably the reason the solenoids went out.

I had a milemarker 12k before that....well it does not compare to the warn in pulling strength and speed. But great for the price. I went with warn due to parts availability.

Although not mentioned much I have an old ramsey 8k winch on my 3/4 ton Dodge...I have used it to pull my wag out. And although it is about 15years old or more it pulls better than both of them....fast and quiet.

[yj_evolution]

Hey everybody, thanks for the quick replies. I guess i'll buy the winch from the bro-in-law then. thanks again everyone.

[JeepsAndGuns]

Go for it. If by some chance its not enough for the wag, you can always sell it and buy a bigger one.

Me, I lucked out and found a used warn 12K for a good price.

[Merc69]

Get the biggest winch you can afford and plan on future modifications. A stock wag is heavy, but add big tires (around 100 lbs per wheel), rollcage (150 to 200 lbs), front and rear bumpers (50 to 100 lbs), bigger axles, etc. The result is a rig tipping the scales over 6500 lbs. The generally accepted formula is the weight of the rig plus 50%. This makes a 9,000 lb winch marginal, add a snatch block, use the winch at 1 wrap...for max pulling capacity. Now figure a rig burried to the frame rails requires at least twice the weight of the rig capacity to even budge. Consider you are stuck to the frame and have to pull up hill. I have a 10,000 lb warn mounted and in use and have picked up a 12,000 lb Warn, for the extra 2,000 lbs capacity I will be switching during one of the build up stages in the future.

The cost of a heavier Warn is off set by the fact you only have to buy it once and the knowledge they are warrantied and parts are available.

Hope this helped

[jtr]

Weigh your rig and get a baseline! That should give you a good idea of of the weight you plan on traveling with.

[Headhoncho]

Go for it. If by some chance its not enough for the wag, you can always sell it and buy a bigger one.

Me, I lucked out and found a used warn 12K for a good price.

I went for a 12.5k Dayton/Superwinch over a 9k Warn just to be sure I had a winch big enough for my truck. The price was the same and both were never used.


JR