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What Winch should I buy?!

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Old 01-26-2013, 07:07 PM
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Warn 10 s is the one to buy.
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I agree. Warn all the way but overpriced for me. I went the 12.5 Talon series with synthetic. Couldnt be happier.
At the risk of sounding like a Warn salesman, IMHO the Warn dualforce powerplant with a air compressor built in is a pretty good value when you factor in the cost of a seperate air compressor, finding a place to mount it, wiring it. You get two quality peices of equipment in one convenient pakage. I personaly air down every time i hit the trails so I enjoy the conveince of not having to search a filling station everytime I get back on the road.
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Superwinch Talon 9.5iS is on my '10 JKU. Very stout!
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I agree. Warn all the way but overpriced for me. I went the 12.5 Talon series with synthetic. Couldnt be happier.
I have a badlands 12000 for 300.00 and it works great .
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I'm leaning towards the Superwinch Tigershark 9500. I was looking at Engo at first but I think the name Superwinch has been around longer and has a better reputation. This seems to be a good entry level winch. Anybody have experience with this one that can chime in?
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I like the Warn Powerplant. I don't have one yet. I do have an 8274 overbuilt with a 6 hp motor on a Cj and a xdi9000 on a YJ. Planning a Powerplant for a 2013 Rubicon.
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Originally Posted by grover0878
I'm leaning towards the Superwinch Tigershark 9500. I was looking at Engo at first but I think the name Superwinch has been around longer and has a better reputation. This seems to be a good entry level winch. Anybody have experience with this one that can chime in?
I would highly recommend them. I ran an epi9 for years with no issues
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I'm 2 for 2 with my recon 10k. Synthetic rope. Not the fastest, but needed it twice abs was what I needed. Good price.
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Buy the best winch you can afford, $25,000+ for a jeep, $1,500+ for a lift kit, 1,000+ for wheels, 1,200+ for tires, winch that works when you are hanging on the edge of a cliff priceless
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I have the Warn 9.5cti winch with a steel cable, and it works great!
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