Thread: The Right Winch

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Good to know. Hell for what I need incredible price under $400 NZD so tax free.

Don't forget the 8500lb is a single line pull rating, if it starts to struggle simply use a snatch block and a double line pull, slower but more pulling power.

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Originally Posted by Yorkshire_Jon

In fairness though an 8274 High Mount isn't really a fair comparison to a "cheap" low mount solution!

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True,money spent on quality is soon forgotten,the only negative is I can't fit one to my TDCi without alot of cutting. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

True,money spent on quality is soon forgotten,the only negative is I can't fit one to my TDCi without alot of cutting. Pat

That's why I went with a Warn XP 9.5 - wanted a high mount but it all looked too hard.

The XP has had too little use to date for me to pass judgement on, though the line speed seems good.

Originally Posted by n plus one

That's why I went with a Warn XP 9.5 - wanted a high mount but it all looked too hard.

The XP has had too little use to date for me to pass judgement on, though the line speed seems good.

The 9.5XP will keep pulling long after your winch bi*ch has called it a day outside of competition use I believe it's the unit to have. For competition use, you can't beat a tweaked 8274, unless of course yours has been out-tweaked by the bloke your competing against!!!

J

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Originally Posted by Sitec

Don't forget the reliable old Tirfor!! Can be used anywhere, front, back, left, right... Portable etc etc... Great when you've dropped your vehicle on its side in a forestry track somewhere and are alone!!!! These nice big electric winches are the first thing to end up a foot under water or buried in a bank that you have just driven into!! not only that, the Tirfor sits on the shelf at home when you are back from the trip saving fuel!! I know they are slow and involve effort, but that makes you think twice before driving into that bog!!! Just my 2 cents worth! $400 will buy you a nice one with the correct cable, a strap and pulley block. Good luck with your choice. You can't go wrong with a Warn either way!!

Gumtree advert no 1013592548 Tirfor T- 516. This is what I have and use with a Fender 130..

These ar great and good as calf pullers in the right hands!

Working that hard on a recovery faded with the last Camel Trophy...

Picture the scene... Northern Zambia during the rainy season of 1999. Had to get from A to B or miss my R&R flight (roster in those days were 12 weeks on 2 weeks off, so I wasn't going to miss that flight!)

Hit a bad patch on the main road between Luwingu and Kasama (187km apart), eventually made it after 13 hours and 37 individual 20m plus winch recoveries with my trusty Warn XD9000i...

Nobody is ever going to sell me on the merits of a Tirfor when there is real winching to be done!!!

Cheers,

Lou

An old 8274, $300 or $400. Throw on new drum bushings and seal, $100. welding cable and lugs, maybe another $50. Homemade mount and you will winch all day, be fast and happy. You guys overthink these things. My 40 year old 8274 pulls all day long and always works while running more than fast enough to not **** you off.

You don't "need" a second battery, but they are nice and useful for many other things. A nice voltage sensing relay with solenoid is $65 or so to give reliable and simple battery separation.

A "good" place to spend money is a quality rope and hook.

An old 8274, $300 or $400. Throw on new drum bushings and seal, $100. welding cable and lugs, maybe another $50. Homemade mount and you will winch all day, be fast and happy. You guys overthink these things. My 40 year old 8274 pulls all day long and always works while running more than fast enough to not **** you off.

You don't "need" a second battery, but they are nice and useful for many other things. A nice voltage sensing relay with solenoid is $65 or so to give reliable and simple battery separation.

A "good" place to spend money is a quality rope and hook.