winch

[nathan]

So I was looking at getting recovery straps, but then i seen at can tire a winch for 400. Its a 8000lbs. Does anybody know what one is better or if a couple straps is needed would it make more logic to get the Super winch.

[Morpheus]

If your going to buy a winch, spend your money here:

http://www.titanwinch.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

you can get a 10,000 lb winch for $460

[Nismojunky]

super winchs are crap there good for one or two uses a day other then that they burn out from over heating warn or titan are your only real options

[northern feller]

super winchs are crap there good for one or two uses a day other then that they burn out from over heating warn or titan are your only real options

No offence intended, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Superwinches. Those winches have towed my ass out of more crap than you can imagine. Plenty of folks here who can testify to that. Let's not misinform.

[steelcityslicker]

Northern feller wrote;
No offence intended, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Superwinches. Those winches have towed my ass out of more crap than you can imagine. Plenty of folks here who can testify to that. Let's not misinform.

Which model would you recommend not just for the price but usability?

[northern feller]

The ones I see most commonly on the trails are the EP and EPi series winches. EPi series winches are internal solenoid winches with a slightly larger spool of wire rope on them although I can't recall how much longer than the external solenoid series (EP).

http://www.superwinch.com/EPi9_9_000_lbs.html

Not sure how much they currently cost, but they're typically under $900 for a very tough, easy-to-use and reliable winch.

[lookzcustoms]

super winchs are crap there good for one or two uses a day other then that they burn out from over heating warn or titan are your only real options

No offence intended, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Superwinches. Those winches have towed my ass out of more crap than you can imagine. Plenty of folks here who can testify to that. Let's not misinform.

mine works great after i rebuild it

[northern feller]

You probably use it! Of course it will break. If you got a lemon, well I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad it works well now.

[HotWod]

Hey Morpheus, you happy with your winch so far? Its the next thing on my mod list... Just waiting for the funds to come available :-D

[Morpheus]

Hey Morpheus, you happy with your winch so far? Its the next thing on my mod list... Just waiting for the funds to come available :-D

I've only used it 3 times, but was flawless each time... If I had to buy again, I think i'd spend the extra $$$ and get the winch/compressor combo to have onboard air too.

I LOVE the fact that it's wireless.. I don't have to attach a lead with a wire (although it comes with one and I can use it if I want to) I can sit in the truck, and drive it while operating it using the wireless remote, or I can be 30+ away from it and operate it.

[Simon]

I'll 2nd the vote for Titan Winches. I have had but 1 problem with mine (solenoid) which was replaced for free by Duncan. It's faster than any superwinch, warn or t-max. And the horsepower in the motor (power isn't ALL generated by low gearing) is bested only by T-Max. Duncan has put a lot of R&D into these things turning a cheap chinese winch (they're built there, to Duncan's specs) into a true competitor to Warn and T-Max.

[HotWod]

LOVE the fact that it's wireless.. I don't have to attach a lead with a wire (although it comes with one and I can use it if I want to) I can sit in the truck, and drive it while operating it using the wireless remote, or I can be 30+ away from it and operate it.

Which one did you get? The 10 000? It comes with wireless controls or did you get that separately?

[Morpheus]

LOVE the fact that it's wireless.. I don't have to attach a lead with a wire (although it comes with one and I can use it if I want to) I can sit in the truck, and drive it while operating it using the wireless remote, or I can be 30+ away from it and operate it.

Which one did you get? The 10 000? It comes with wireless controls or did you get that separately?

I got the 10,000lb. The wireless came with it, but I added a roller fairlead and synthetic rope.

[HotWod]

awesome! I'm sending out my christmas list right.... NOW!!! ;-)

[nathan]

will they fit inside the winch bumpers?

[Jayman]

will they fit inside the winch bumpers?

I'm pretty sure that Duncan's winches (Titan) are set-up to the standard specs to fit any winch bumper.

The only one that people may have fitment issues with is the dual-purpose one (compressor and winch), and the issue there is how tall it is.

Check out his site: http://www.titanwinches.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[CruiserRomey]

+1 on superwinches here too, my rig came with an 8Klb superwinch, used even underwater many times and never let the PO of my rig down once...hope it continues on my end..

i'd like a warn 8274 tho, tried tested and true...

[great dane]

I would buy a used warn before buying any new cheap winch!

[Nd4SpdSe]

Well my dad surprised me and got an 8500 SuperWinch for Christmas. I was planning on getting a TitanWinch but I can't complain. This will do for my first winch, especially since I can't afford to buy any at the moment, and they definitely could of gotten a cheaper winch but this one seems to be pretty good. Guess we'll find out