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02-03-2010, 02:15 PM
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ha i hear ya. i do have a tendancy to learn things the hard way, so im sure it waill crap out on me (hope not, knock on wood) and then i will have to save up again and get a warn.
If synth line isnt important to you, then i think u should get the M8000 and a snatch block as alot have said. I was going to go for the M8000, but i really wanted synthetic line, and for a little less than the price of the M8000, i went with the xrc8comp.
If synth line isnt important to you, then i think u should get the M8000 and a snatch block as alot have said. I was going to go for the M8000, but i really wanted synthetic line, and for a little less than the price of the M8000, i went with the xrc8comp.
02-03-2010, 02:23 PM
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And don't get me wrong - I'd sure looooooooooove to have a synthetic line [from many perspectives - weight, ease, safety, etc.]... But I think the WARN winches with a synthetic line is just not in the budget right now. Unless one happens to go on sale 
Like a really BIG SALE
Like a really BIG SALE
02-03-2010, 04:51 PM
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And don't get me wrong - I'd sure looooooooooove to have a synthetic line [from many perspectives - weight, ease, safety, etc.]... But I think the WARN winches with a synthetic line is just not in the budget right now. Unless one happens to go on sale Like a really BIG SALE
Like a really BIG SALE 
02-03-2010, 05:35 PM
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We spend thousands on lifts, tires & wheels, bumpers and sliders. Not to mention the price of the JK.
Why would go cheap on your safety/recovery equipment, just doesn't make any since.
Why would go cheap on your safety/recovery equipment, just doesn't make any since.
02-03-2010, 07:04 PM
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]. Now, yes, did do that on the JK...But jokes aside, I'm not trying to go cheap - it's one of those things where I'm trying to justify a purchase of a product I may not necessarily use. I needed it once so far on a trail, but probably, had I known the difficulty of the slope we were attempting, I probably wouldn't have gone there. To me, it's one of those "nice to have should I ever need it" things rather than "let me get one to take me places I probably shouldn't go to". If I opt to go with the M8000, I don't think I'd be skimping on quality just because it's inexpensive. I'm just trying to think it over to see if there's any possible reason I might want to go to say - a 9500 or even a Powerplant [though those things are nice]. The other thing I'd been thinking over is that I probably would do the ARB air compressor mod somewhere down the line too which in itself is a few hundred dollar mod - so, does that make it more sensible to wait a while longer and save up for the Powerplant and skip the air compressor mod?
Decisions... decisions.... and people told me I was sinking money in the hole when I bought my boat
02-03-2010, 09:42 PM
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Not quite.... I didn't spend thousands on my lift, tires, wheels or bumpers [sorry, don't have any sliders yet ]. Now, yes, did do that on the JK...
But jokes aside, I'm not trying to go cheap - it's one of those things where I'm trying to justify a purchase of a product I may not necessarily use. I needed it once so far on a trail, but probably, had I known the difficulty of the slope we were attempting, I probably wouldn't have gone there. To me, it's one of those "nice to have should I ever need it" things rather than "let me get one to take me places I probably shouldn't go to". If I opt to go with the M8000, I don't think I'd be skimping on quality just because it's inexpensive. I'm just trying to think it over to see if there's any possible reason I might want to go to say - a 9500 or even a Powerplant [though those things are nice]. The other thing I'd been thinking over is that I probably would do the ARB air compressor mod somewhere down the line too which in itself is a few hundred dollar mod - so, does that make it more sensible to wait a while longer and save up for the Powerplant and skip the air compressor mod?
Decisions... decisions.... and people told me I was sinking money in the hole when I bought my boat
]. Now, yes, did do that on the JK...But jokes aside, I'm not trying to go cheap - it's one of those things where I'm trying to justify a purchase of a product I may not necessarily use. I needed it once so far on a trail, but probably, had I known the difficulty of the slope we were attempting, I probably wouldn't have gone there. To me, it's one of those "nice to have should I ever need it" things rather than "let me get one to take me places I probably shouldn't go to". If I opt to go with the M8000, I don't think I'd be skimping on quality just because it's inexpensive. I'm just trying to think it over to see if there's any possible reason I might want to go to say - a 9500 or even a Powerplant [though those things are nice]. The other thing I'd been thinking over is that I probably would do the ARB air compressor mod somewhere down the line too which in itself is a few hundred dollar mod - so, does that make it more sensible to wait a while longer and save up for the Powerplant and skip the air compressor mod?
Decisions... decisions.... and people told me I was sinking money in the hole when I bought my boat
I think the Warn M8000 would work for your plans.
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02-03-2010, 10:09 PM
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i'm looking at getting the smitty xrc10hd, winch depot sells it for $750 and its rated at 10,000 lbs, has a 150psi air compressor, and a 2.5gal air tank, thats a pretty good deal
02-04-2010, 08:53 AM
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Was researching more on Warn's website and they have a refurbished Tabor 12K for $450.00. Anyone else have experience with Tabor? Quality? Pros/Cons? Would this be a decent buy or stay away from factory refurb? At the moment, I think I'm decided on a Warn product. The more thought I give it, I think I'd rather go with the quality and reliability that they're known for - nothing against any other product. But seeing as Tabor is made by Warn, I figured if this option is worth considering. Probably overkill for my needs, but for the price, it didn't seem a bad bet. Thoughts welcome and appreciate everyone that put their input in to help me out 
02-04-2010, 12:46 PM
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Was researching more on Warn's website and they have a refurbished Tabor 12K for $450.00. Anyone else have experience with Tabor? Quality? Pros/Cons? Would this be a decent buy or stay away from factory refurb? At the moment, I think I'm decided on a Warn product. The more thought I give it, I think I'd rather go with the quality and reliability that they're known for - nothing against any other product. But seeing as Tabor is made by Warn, I figured if this option is worth considering. Probably overkill for my needs, but for the price, it didn't seem a bad bet. Thoughts welcome and appreciate everyone that put their input in to help me out
My friends quote is probably the best winch quote ever....he has had a Warn for 10 years and a bunch of guys one day were discussing how their cheapie (champion, gorilla, smittybilt, rugged ridge, offshore stuff) would break but the warranty was amazing. My buddy goes "yeah I have no idea what the warranty on the WARN is....in ten years I've never needed it".
