Hi all,

Just saw that HF has their winches on sale
12k is 399
Seems like a good price and the online reviews seem to state its a good winch for the money

 

Meant to ask if anyone has had any major issues with these HF winches

 

I'd look at an Engo 10k with synthetic line. Maybe $50 more, but a solid winch with a lot of owners.

 

I will take a look at that, thanks I just found a thread that said these HF winches are actually rebranded for HF Does anyone know if that is true and who actually makes them?

Edit: thread went on to say
Harbor freight winch is the same winch as engo and bulldog but I have no idea if that's actually true?

 

Most 12000# winches are made in China by the same group of companies. You might recognize yours here:

Winch 12000, China Winch 12000, Winch 12000 Manufacturers, China Winch 12000 catalog

 

That winch does go on sale for $299. I wouldn't pay more than that for it.

 

Got home today and opened my American Rifleman Magazine only to find this coupon.

You're HF winch for 299.99

 

I believe the winch is still made by mile marker. It does actually get a pretty good rating and is probably the best buy for a winch.

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I have this 12k Badland winch on our 7500lb+ Bronco. 1/ great reviews, great price ; 2/ works like a charm ; 3/ the wiring instructions are confusing but a winch is easy enough to figure out (ill post more if u buy the winch, I do recommend it) ; 4/ there's no harm in having extra pulling power but 12k is overkill, we have a 9k Warn on the JK.

 

FourWheeler magazine 2011 evaluation of the Badlands 12,000:

Badlands 12,000-Pound Winch - The Best Deal In Winching - Off-Road Magazine

Pulling out a stuck Nissan Frontier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3A5nWBssE 2 Jeeps winching out a Ford pickup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNeRO_lVAvo Jeep Liberty with Badlands 9,000 pulling out a Duce and 1/2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig7s2N9EZps