How is the XRC 10 smitty winch? I'm thinking of getting this for my stubby bumper...would this be a good winch for recovery?

 

i had talked to a rep at quadratec and he said that a lot of people were ordering it and he had it himself and loved it.. i went with the mile marker because it was on sale 8000 pounder.. i love it.. but i have not heard anyone talking bad about the xrc

 

It's a series wound motor, so it's probably pretty good as Chinkese winches go. I'll be going with one of the overseas brands myself, but have not decided which yet.

 

thanks, i did more inquiring and i think I'll be going with M8000 by WARN.

 

what made u change your mind?

 

Really.. wasn't that the winch that kept up with the Pricey competitors in the winch challenge?

 

A friend of mine has the same winch for his tacoma, works really well for him.

 

You won't be disappointed. I had to use this winch to extract myself from the trail after I lost my clutch, I ended up winching uphill for over an hour until I got to a place I could finally be towed out of the off road park by another vehicle, and it just kept pulling without any complaints.

 

Yes, it was.

 

I have the xrc8, and it has worked great for a month. Last night I took it off and put on a new bumper, and put the winch back on, and now it will NOT go into gear. It is stuck in freespool, and the lever will not move it into engage. I tried moving the drum and nothing. I had to take all of my cable off to drive it cause it was out a little and would drag on the ground if I didn't take it all off. Tried to engage it the whole time I was unspooling the line, and nothing. Anyone know what the heck is wrong with it? The in/out works and the motor spins, but the gears won't engage. ???