Thread: Warn M8000 winch for a D3

Minimum on a D3 would be 9000lb

Preferably 9500lb or higher

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Warn has a new entry level winch for big savings. I don't know how they hold up, or if they are appropriate. Is it possible ARB has them on their local stocklists?

VR10000 #86255 for as little as 579.00 + mail in rebate.

Locally I found this one, from one of the site advertisers. I don't know anything about it however.

http://www.expeditioncentre.com.au/r...eema-rope.html

I've just bought the Tigerz11 - 12,000lb winch, got a bag of goodies thrown in as a "May" special, pretty good value - got mine through DNA off-road in Diamond Creek - free delivery - getting it fitted next week.
It's not a "Warn" but for the very occasional use I'll put it to - it will do the job very well.
cheers

Originally Posted by Tombie

Minimum on a D3 would be 9000lb

Preferably 9500lb or higher

why?

Originally Posted by rmp

why?

Rule of thumb - 1.5 times minimum the GVM (max) of the rig.

1.5x is around 9400lb...

Add being bogged exerting more force and a healthy reserve on the winch matters.

Then there's maximum rated pull, applicable on only the last wind on the drum...

Most winch recoveries only need a short pull on the outer 1-2 winds of the drum to get you out (no need for all the line) so more power is better...

A 2280kg patrol stuck on a beach a couple of years ago completely stalled a 9000lb winch and barely got out on a double line pull....

Bogged to the axles in sand with no digging out and no driving the load is about equvialent to the weight of the vehicle and an 8000lb is more than GVM. Double-line and there's plenty of torque left and as you say more off the drum. I agree a 9500 is preferable but an 8000 will do the job.

The reason I run only 20m of rope on my winches is precisely because most recoveries don't need the full length. If I need to extend then there's plenty of straps for that.

Weight wise what is a stock 200 series tojo compared to a luxo barge D3?

Not long ago myself with a 12000lb winch thru a snatch block, and a mates hilux with 9000lb through a snatch block, both of us chained to trees, both hooked to a stuck POS 200series stuck in mud we had just driven over couldnt budge it - both stalled.

Ended up dropping 6 sapling trees and made double ramps at the front and singles at the back to winch it out - with 30 minutes of shovel work of course.

Doesnt matter what winch you buy with a 3 tonne fourby... buy a chainsaw first

S

A 200 is about the same weight as a D3.

Yes a little digging makes a big difference. Also if a car is hung up, eg diff on a rock, then not even a 15,000 will shift it and you tend to break straps. Having nearly been killed by a flying snatch block in a comp I prefer to let winches stall out rather than keep winching and hoping the car will move.

Interestingly also used a chainsaw over the weekend to free a Pajero caught on a hill with a root inside the steel rim. Couldn't move the car forwards nor backwards till we sawed it free!