Winch Comparison Article

[SPR]

This article regarding winch comparisons may have been posted before. Still, it's a decent article.

http://www.moabjeeper.com/articles/gene ... icleID=353

[Lud]

That was the article that made me go with the Superwinch. I haven't regretted the decision so far.

[Roman]

And what about the new line from Harbor Freight?

HF picked up an en' gen' ir from MileMarker (i think) and updated their Chinese copies

[toyman2]

There is a story that only a few of us no. 3 of us did our own little test, it only took 12 hours. I have to say that the ALternators gave out long before the winchs. Jim can tell it like no other, but let it be said here and now NOTHING but a Warn will ever be put on my wheeling rigs.

Imagine being hours from anywhere, not knowing where you are, snow, rain, sun, fog, dark and no driveabilty with steep a$$ hills to trust your winch to. do you trust your winch? that was like 8 years ago and the same winch is still pulling me out.

[Lud]

Guess I'll have to let you know in another 5 years how I feel about my winch then.

[OldGreen]

There is a story that only a few of us no. 3 of us did our own little test, it only took 12 hours. I have to say that the ALternators gave out long before the winchs. Jim can tell it like no other, but let it be said here and now NOTHING but a Warn will ever be put on my wheeling rigs.

Imagine being hours from anywhere, not knowing where you are, snow, rain, sun, fog, dark and no driveabilty with steep a$$ hills to trust your winch to. do you trust your winch? that was like 8 years ago and the same winch is still pulling me out.

Seriously. . .

I currently own a T-Max because they gave me one for doing a magazine article. It is a good winch for quick recoveries, but if you plan on overlanding it at Rimrock, nothing but a Warn will do.

[iaccocca]

And they never test the old reliable; Warn 8274. If you can afford it and it will fit I think it is the best for a trail rig. (I'm very biased, but I am right.)

[White trash]

And they never test the old reliable; Warn 8274. If you can afford it and it will fit I think it is the best for a trail rig. (I'm very biased, but I am right.)

They never test the uprights against the laydowns because the laydown manufacturers would be blown out of the water by leaps and bounds.

[OldGreen]

Agreed. It's too bad that the packaging doesn't work with some vehicles.

[toyman2]

If i could make it work on my runner and not look like a tard, it would of been on there along time ago. but they make some very compairable lay downs also

[White trash]

They mount easily enough, you just have to be willing to cut the grill to fit the motor. I did a relatively tasteful trim job once upon a time when I ran a grill and it looked fine. I'll be doing that again when the time comes on the new build.