Topic: Lets talk Winches

[blackdiamond]

I couldn't tell you the brands, but more than once I have been around people having winch issues and there's a reason they all said something like, "I should have got the Warn."  Other brands can perform great but there's a reason Warn is the industry standard.

[Mudder]

Winches are like auto makers now a days. If you know what you're doing you can even make a harbor freight winch almost as good as a warn. I know people who are running harbor freight and have been for a few years now and all they had to do was tear it apart and put some better grease in and put silicone on certain areas to keep water out. Now I personally was going to go with a HB winch but got a killer deal on an 8274, bumper and lights.

[mudmaster]

You get what you pay for..........

[blackdiamond]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/

An interesting link.

[:)bestgen4runner [OP]]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/

An interesting link.

That's a solid Bible
 

[OVRAROK]

I run a s*ittybilt x20 8000k winch. synthetic line, covered from the sun, until needed. moved the control box into engine bay, and replace cables with tinned marine cables. no problems yet

[helipilot77]

My first winch was a Warn 8274 that I practically stole from a used car lot that didn't know what they had. I loved that winch but never got to properly use it before the truck was stollen. On my 4Runner I had a clapped out M8000 that my father-in-law gave me after he broke it doing tree work. I patched it back together and built the custom bumper that is currently on my truck for it. I used it to tug our fully loaded F-350 search and rescue forward command vehicle out of the snow with it once. It also failed me on the rubicon when the motor housing cracked. I bought a replacement motor and put some synthetic line on it. I recently found a good deal on another 8274 and will be modifying the bumper to receive it. I also just bought a WARN 4000 ATV winch with synthetic line for the Turtcel. I have been wondering about the WARN Powerplant. I might use it in a future build. I never hear of people using it. I think it is just hard to fit to bumpers.