View Poll Results: Which winch?
Rugged Ridge HD 8500 lb $350
4
4.17%
Smittybilt XRC8 - $285
28
29.17%
Smittybilt XRC8 Comp Series - $450
24
25.00%
Ramsey Rep 8.5e - $399
14
14.58%
Superwinch LP8500 - $399
27
28.13%
Gorilla/Promark Offroad Silverback HD 8000 - $389
3
3.13%
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Winch decision
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JK Super Freak
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Still have not made up my mind on the winch...New question. Is there a good winch plate I can use to mount the inch in the gap between my front bumper and the front grill? Here is a pic of the space...it is an old pic, but it is the best one I have that shows the gap...
Just to clarify, also...the top of the bumper is basically flush with the frame rails. It sits right on top of the frame rails. Will a universal plate work?
Anyone mount a winch and use the non-winch mount Or Fab stubby?
That would be awesome...
Just to clarify, also...the top of the bumper is basically flush with the frame rails. It sits right on top of the frame rails. Will a universal plate work?
Anyone mount a winch and use the non-winch mount Or Fab stubby?
That would be awesome...
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From: York Pa
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Come on, try the Gorilla. Be the first one on the block and let us know how is works!
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JK Super Freak
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Ok, So I don't necessarily want to start a whole new thread, but I need a little more help. There is a buttload of winches available that will work and I have no idea what the differences are in some of them.
1. Looking now more towards the Superwinch EPi9.0, but why is the LP 8500 such crap? as one guy stated above...
2. Anyone know about the Tabor 9000 winch? It is made by Warn, comes with Warn parts, and after reading the Jp Magazine article, seemed to function just like a Warn, but its only $500. What gives?
3. Anyone know anything at all about Black Mountain Winches? This winch also held up well in the Jp article, but at $330 for an 8000 lb winch with the solenoid attached, it seems too good to be true. Any help?
I have read the Moab Jeeper article. I get it. Warn is the best. Can't afford a Warn. They also liked the Superwinch EPi9,0, but with how bad the LP8500 supposedly is, how can I trust the EPi9.0 is so great? And I am not really sold on the Chicago Electric winch, I get that it's cheap and it held up ok to the MoabJeeper test, but I can't get over how it looks, and that it just barely survived. I don't usually get involved in long winch-pulls, I just want something that can pull me out when I get stuck and is reliable.
1. Looking now more towards the Superwinch EPi9.0, but why is the LP 8500 such crap? as one guy stated above...
2. Anyone know about the Tabor 9000 winch? It is made by Warn, comes with Warn parts, and after reading the Jp Magazine article, seemed to function just like a Warn, but its only $500. What gives?
3. Anyone know anything at all about Black Mountain Winches? This winch also held up well in the Jp article, but at $330 for an 8000 lb winch with the solenoid attached, it seems too good to be true. Any help?
I have read the Moab Jeeper article. I get it. Warn is the best. Can't afford a Warn. They also liked the Superwinch EPi9,0, but with how bad the LP8500 supposedly is, how can I trust the EPi9.0 is so great? And I am not really sold on the Chicago Electric winch, I get that it's cheap and it held up ok to the MoabJeeper test, but I can't get over how it looks, and that it just barely survived. I don't usually get involved in long winch-pulls, I just want something that can pull me out when I get stuck and is reliable.
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JK Super Freak
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Tabor is a Warn winch, just rebranded.
A "budget" brand you could say. All Warn parts, even uses a Warn remote. A better choice in my opinion than the other brands in the poll
I don't know about everyone else, but I have done alot of research on winches. I have seen Ramsey and Superwinch winches fail on trail runs around here. Usually the solenoid heats up or burns out.
If you are looking for a RELIABLE winch, go for the Tabor. Line speed, synth line and all the bells and wistles mean nothing if the winch can't pull for longer than 3 minutes before it heats up and burns out!
A "budget" brand you could say. All Warn parts, even uses a Warn remote. A better choice in my opinion than the other brands in the poll
I don't know about everyone else, but I have done alot of research on winches. I have seen Ramsey and Superwinch winches fail on trail runs around here. Usually the solenoid heats up or burns out.
If you are looking for a RELIABLE winch, go for the Tabor. Line speed, synth line and all the bells and wistles mean nothing if the winch can't pull for longer than 3 minutes before it heats up and burns out!
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Not winch is really 100% water proof, a tabor or M8000 or XRC will be weather proof from rain and snow, but will not be "waterproof".