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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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9,500 should be all you need. Anything else would be overkill/underkill unless you have alot more weight on your rig.
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Harbourone
Have you ever run out of winch line? I have. If I can only get to my winch point with a few wraps left on the drum and a 75 ft line a snatch block is useless.

It never hurts to buy the bigger winch, but sometimes it hurts not to...
did i ever say "not" to buy a bigger winch?

and no, i guess i have been lucky enough to not run out of winch line but hey, that's just me.
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
and no, i guess i have been lucky enough to not run out of winch line but hey, that's just me.
isn't that what winch line extensions are specifically made for
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by captjay
isn't that what winch line extensions are specifically made for
yep.....

plus, i find that when you go wheelin with others, you tend to have more options available to you
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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9500is more than enough. The 12000 is just lower gearing. It will pull slower during recovery.
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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I have the 9.5ti and I lifted a JK that was on its side to it wheel. I did it from above the other jeep and it did it without hesitation. But it was a strain on the old steel cable. The new one is synthetic.
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