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Jul 5, 2012 | 06:03 AM

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JeepNoob10

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From: NJ

Thanks everyone I appreciate the advice. So out of curiosity is 95 lbs for a winch considered heavy?

Jul 5, 2012 | 08:30 AM

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eumel789

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Originally Posted by pasteris71

I have. Friend who bought the Badlands winch from HF. He loves it and it works great. For the price you really can't beat it!

I got one of those > a 12k with remote and waterproof to boot! Sorry, Mr. Warn!

Jul 5, 2012 | 08:34 AM

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eumel789

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Originally Posted by JeepNoob10

Thanks everyone I appreciate the advice. So out of curiosity is 95 lbs for a winch considered heavy?

All winches are "heavy", incl. the mounts, shackles, etc. So are 35" tires ... The extra weight is the trade-off, like a HD steel bumper compared to the original plastic crap! A synthetic rope will reduce the weight some, which you can buy later.

Jul 5, 2012 | 09:29 AM

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lowendrider

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From: Oxford, AL

From my research most of the winches in the 8-9k lb range were all close in weight...around 80 to 90lbs. It seems the sythetic rope cuts somewhere around 20lbs when comparing it to the same winch with wire.