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Its Time for a winch!
thermidorthelobster:
I've heard the David Bowyer winches are ace, but you pay for the quality.
I've also heard a rep from one of the OEM suppliers saying he wouldn't put one of his own winches on his own truck.
SnakeLogic:
What of the Mile Marker hydraulic winch? They've got an adapter kit to fit it on a Discovery.
Discotel:
Hi Ian, I have a Champion 9500lb on my offroader, It has got me out of trouble on many occasions...It really is down to your budget, if you can afford it I would go for a Warn...then a Superwinch...But if money is an issue I would go for the Champion or maybe Britpart...I chose the Champion purely on the basis of cost, and the fact it was only going on my offroader which I use twice a month so it is not going to be the end of the world if I cant get out as there are plenty of bods over Burres to help...HAving said that it has always got me/other people out of trouble.
If you go for a Champion, go for a 10,000lb job or maybe a little bigger so you know you are well sorted.
Regards, Terry
clbarclay:
One of the biggest problems i've heard of with cheap winches is the quality of the assembly, with some people recomending that the first thing to do with cheap winches is to strip and rebuild them with suitable sealent so the water doesn't get in the first time you go near a puddle.
A friend runs a pair of T-max winches (pay and play + lanning) with no reliability issues.
It doesn't matter how much your winch costs as operator abuse and maintenace are both critical to winch reliability. Which was why the T-max winches were still working at the end off the weekend and some of the Warns wern't.
fish:
Hi Terry, I hadn’t considered Champion, will now have a look. I wonder if there is any definitive test data for all the various makes of winches? It would appear that Warn have a good reputation, but it would be good to see how other winch brands compare. Will have to have a search around the net and see what turns up.
What’s Bures like at the moment?
Ian
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