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  1. 20th August 2010, 01:07 PM #1
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    Rydge ryder winch from Supercheap

    Hi technical boffins, got a question for you. I just bought a winch from supercheap. I checked first to see if I could get my money back though!. Cost $397 on special, it's a 9500lb, 12V 5.5hp series wound motor (whatever that is), in drum brake, 28m steel cable, 195.8:1 gear reduction ratio, weighs about 35kg. I know you get what ya pay for and they only fail when you really need them but I've got a Tirfor as backup and the Tigerz11 costs $800+ and Warns are even more so I figured it's a reasonably good deal. Any thoughts/ comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance
    cheers gerald
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  2. 20th August 2010, 01:34 PM #2
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    Pirasea, i was looking at that in the junk mail and wondering the same?
    Any people more knowledgeable about who built it ,quality ,and their reputations?
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  3. 20th August 2010, 01:37 PM #3
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    I don't trust anything from Supercheap except their dwindling stocks of name brand products. Has anyone else noticed they no longer seem to sell cheap crap, it's all expensive crap.
    If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
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  4. 20th August 2010, 01:53 PM #4
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    14ltr waeco fridge for $159 is pretty good isnt it
    funny how the winch is secondary to the straps, but it says reduced by $302
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  5. 20th August 2010, 02:14 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    I don't trust anything from Supercheap except their dwindling stocks of name brand products. Has anyone else noticed they no longer seem to sell cheap crap, it's all expensive crap.
    Yup, they are like Harvey Norman, you go there to look at something and go elsewhere to buy it cheaper!!!
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  6. 20th August 2010, 02:34 PM #6
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    Yeah Ausfree, I do that wih Hardly Normal but I haven't seen a winch cheaper than this anywhere else. They're made in ... you guessed it - CHINA by Wun Hung Lo for a bowl of rice. I was just reading here the other day about someone who had a Warn that rusted up inside so my logic is you're gonna need a bit of TLC and PM with all of them, especially if they go swimming occasionally but hey, I'm willing to take it back if everyone bags them. The Tigerz11 also had a bit of rubbishing when they first appeared, now they're getting better reviews.
    Frantic, I guess we'l both keep an eye on the responses, eh??
    Ramblingboy42 previous price on the same winch was $699, but was introduced at $499. Maybe they didn't sell any or many?
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  7. 20th August 2010, 04:54 PM #7
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    The martket is flooded with these cheap Chinese winches. Aldi just sold a heap @ $399. I bought one & stripped it down & it looks quite good quality, I put quality grease in it.
    It seems 50-50 on opinions on these, but I've read enough threads to form the opinion they aren't crap.
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  8. 20th August 2010, 09:21 PM #8
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    My neighbour has purchased one of these POS super crap winches. Pulled it all apart, lubed it properly etc. Seems to work OK. For how long who knows? From what i have seen so far, it's surprisingly well made for the price.
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  9. 20th August 2010, 11:38 PM #9
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    Thanks Rangier Rover & Deejay. I was hoping someone had something positive to say. Considering how often you normally use a winch (cos you really don't want to have to) spending thousands is hard to justify. I'll pull it apart and grease it up as you suggested.
    cheers Gerald
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  10. 21st August 2010, 12:24 AM #10
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    i also bought an aldi winch a few months back, the first thing i did, was pull it down and regrease everything, i also rotated the 'gearbox' for lack of a better term, to make the positioning of the freespool lever more convenient

    i have used it many times, id guess 10-15 times, pulling trees off tracks, self-recovery, it has not given me one bit of trouble

    one thing i would change about it, and will eventually, is to get plasma rope, or a thicker wire rope for it, the supplied wire rope seems a bit 'light weight' but still does its job fine
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