Topic: Winches (Harbor Freight Badland)

[Japjeep]

O.k now i know its china (Harbor Freight 9000k) but........ anyone running one of these? Currious on feedback from anyone running one. For 259.00 on a 9000k almost have to try it.

[BLACKDOG]

i just read a review of the badland winches recently, apparently they are pretty awesome.  (I think it was petersens, but I'm not sure).

Haven't ran one myself, but I do intend to when I get back into some $$ flow. 

[snowshoebrue]

i have had one, they are really slow.  If you can get over that they work fine.  If you are gonna get one from harbor freight sign up for there mailer and you will get a 20% off coupon.  I did that and bought it when it was on sale and i paid somewhere aound 160 for it

[junya92toy]

Well slow is faster then going nowhere if youre stuck

[Japjeep [OP]]

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Snowshoebrue
i have had one, they are really slow.  If you can get over that they work fine.  If you are gonna get one from harbor freight sign up for there mailer




how long have u had it?

[hansi530]

if ur gonna go harbor freight just spend the extra 50 bucks and get a 12k winch

[Shamb]

 the 12k weighs alot more, probably similar to the milemarker I had.. super slow but high gear reduction so it got the job done.. just not in a timely manner.

[Japjeep [OP]]

hella cheap if it holds up?

[junya92toy]

If is the question, after ten years of having warn winch, I just had to go through it and clean it up.

[83yota]

i have had one on my trailer for years and never let me down and we use the crap out of it.

[Japjeep [OP]]

If is the question, after ten years of having warn winch, I just had to go through it and clean it up.

yea i have a warn 8274 for years on a flattie but just kinda big for my runner!

[junya92toy]

Im just saying, ten years later in a very wet state, and It finially needed to be cleaned up to make it run, corrosion and the ground was bad.

[Japjeep [OP]]

yeh definatley good manufacturer