Thread: What winch for defender 90?

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Even from a dead weight perspective- a 12000lb winch with cable could weigh 70kg under the bull bar! That's another (skinny) passenger!

Hey I resemble that remark! Except that usually I am driving

Any winch that's water proof is a bonus, it also stops the dust getting in. The comments about the XD 9000 winch drum bushes is fair , they do wear out. But like I said they can be bought mail order for less than $20 last time I bought them, and are easy to change. And yes the XD 9000 winch does get water in it. If the mile marker has a good reputation in the forum and is $300 cheaper and IP 68 it sounds like a good deal. There's much more choice of winches now than say 13 years ago. The warn relay panel, might not be sealed but each relay is, I never had any issues with the relay panel. Wireless winch control I'll be avoiding, too easy to loose or damage in my view. 9000 lbs is 4000kgs, in my view is plenty powerful enough. for a 110, even with a 2000 kg trailer i can just use the snatch block. It's powerful enough top drag a 110 along the ground on the diff centers. IMHO big is not always better, just more weight and expense, with limited value.

For my new tourer defender I have decided on a Tirfor, recovery bag of stuff, a Apt guard with recovery points and a nugget rear recovery point. I sincerely hope they remain unused, along with the fire extinguisher & first aid kit. Time will tell.

Do a search, it has been discussed MANY times...

The main points being:

* Vehicle mounted vs Hand winch.
* How often will it be used.
* They don't like being submerged!!
* Mounted can only pull you forwards... A hand winch can recover you backwards too (often the best way out!).
* Vehicle mounted is more than just the unit... Heavy, uprated springs, battery, etc.
* In the right place, they are brilliant.
* Require regular servicing.
* Very dangerious without proper training.

Do your research. IMO - I'd go for a Tirfor.

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The only winch I know to be proven to be watertight (and therefore dust) is the Goodwinch from David Brown UK. Seen them running underwater so proven stuff.

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

The only winch I know to be proven to be watertight (and therefore dust) is the Goodwinch from David Brown UK. Seen them running underwater so proven stuff.

Not all Goodwinches are created equal, you need to be looking at the Goldfish for water tightness, and its David Bowyer

Im running an old Warn M8000 on my 90. Never let me down mechanically but the allbright control pack has done on 2 occasions! Its working a lot better these days but due for another service.

Pulls the 90 and sankey trailer when required. We are getting stuck on 33" MT's running LSDs so not exactly 'tame' stuff for an 8000lbs winch.

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The American Co. SuperWinch brought the uk. Co. Fairy Winces quite a few years back , I sure they made the original Capstan Winches , In there range they make the Husky Winch , unlike most other winches that are Planetary geared there Rack and Pinion , There pull rate is a bit slower , but they are very strong . When I was looking at winches to buy I looked at these , but the price was to much for me . I settled for The X9 in the end , and It has been a good winch , I first saw them on a Camel Trophy video , and they made them work harder than anything I would ever need !!..

Superwinch X9, I looked it up on the internet it looks good, fitted as an option to Toyota so it must be good, those guys won't fit anything substandard. Looks like good parts availability, good reputation and plenty around, made in USA, ticks all my boxes. do mind informing about the price? it might be a good replacement for my aging and much abused warn xd9000.