No its not a reason. Dont encourage someone to spend $1k unnecessarily. All these other winches work fine. If a $1k winch was necessary, the market would be full of them and cheaper winches would have gone away a long time ago.

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I agree. I'm glad i didnt spend alot on a winch. Mine has worked flawlessly each time I've used it. And honestly in the past year that I've had it, I've only used it 3 times so again glad i didn't over spend on something that would barely see use.

 

They have them for '13s. I have the basic kit on mine and it has worked fine.

 

It's obviously a matter of personal preference, no different than the brand and model of tires to use. I also seriously entertained Engo and Recon before settling on the Warn, but in the end decided to drop the extra money on peace-of-mind (and I don't want to get into an argument about how Engos and Recons are every bit as reliable as Warns - that's not the point I'm trying to make and has already been beaten to death here and in countless other threads).

The point is - if you feel comfortable with an Engo on your bumper and it's treated you well, good for you. Same with a Recon. Same with a Warn. There is no universal "right" answer here, only whatever is "right" for the person laying out the money.

Jeep on.

Just a note to the OP, though - I'm still trying to figure out how spending your winch money on lights and an SPOD is going to help you save for your dream winch. You need to let us in on your secret. (j/k - it's your money and your Jeep - do what makes you happy)

 

Has your wife ever taken you "shopping" at Mens Warehouse? A couple of years ago my wife took me. We ended up spending a lot of money. The more money you spend the more money you save. When it was all done and I was at the cash register the lady told me that I saved more than I spent! I call this Girl Logic. (No offense ladies, and guys don't try to figure it out, it will make your head hurt). I liked the idea so I am applying it to Jeep parts. I'm still working out the details, but in this day of equality it has to work both ways...right?

 

First of all let me say there are a lot of good workable winches out there. Some are inexpensive and others are way expensive.

Having said that I wanted a winch that would work when I needed it. I also like the idea of having the option of having multiple functions available from the same device.

For me, after MUCH delay and deliberation over the price, I went with the Warn 12,000/lb PowerPlant that has the built in compressor. Even after I purchased it at a heavy discount I still felt the pain (and emptiness) in my wallet for some time.

But, I L O V E this winch. The compressor is strong enough that I have used it to power air tools. I'm also the go-to guy when it comes to the end of the trail and time to air-up.

The turning point for me being concerned about spending all that money on this winch was on a run to the moving rocks in Death Valley with my wife. I had TWO(2) flat tires within half an hour. Death Valley is a Park and there is NO place that will sell or repair tires, and it would be like buying a house to be towed. My "best" flat had a 2 inch slit in the tread. Initially I had to use over two dozen plugs to even have the tire attempt to hold air. I then had to add another plug (and sometimes more) every time I had to pump up the tire, which was around every 1 and 1/2 to 2 minutes. (Fortunately, I have the habit of always carrying a pack of 50 tire plugs). We were finally able to limp to Farabee Jeep Rentals where we were able to purchase two used tires from the Jeep rental place to get us home. (The same place, ironically, that had rented to all(or at least most) of the tourists that would not help us)

It was there that I realized the difference in "Jeep people" and "tourists that just happen to be driving a Jeep"..... but that's another story and is off topic!

Again, the winch was expensive but I am VERY HAPPY with the Warn PowerPlant!

KG6SLC aka Eugene

 

Whatever winch you go with, just make sure you don't wheel alone unless you have to (i.e. live in the middle of nowhere or work related). Any winch can and will fail plus factor in other things that can go wrong such as battery dying, line breaking or not having a viable point to connect the line to and the list of things that can go wrong gets big very fast. More often than not, it will be another Jeep that is pulling you out of a stuck sitaution. So keep your fingers crossed that their winch works.

For the record, 4 years with an el cheapo Smittybilt winch and no problems thus far.....

 

If you're buying a suit from Mens Wearhouse, you'll be just fine with buying a quadratec or smittybilt winch.

 

Any winch is better than no winch I think.

 

Recon 10500 with Rusty's mount all under 600

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