Bullbar & Winch for D3

Some comparisons here between Ironman and Tigerz11:
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Funny the have a differant rated speeds as both winches come from the same factory as do many others, Terrain Tamer, Ironman and Tigerz11 are made by the Ningbo Lift Winch Manufacture Co. They have CE approval and are certified for quality management systems being in conformity with ISO9001:2000 standard.
Warn are Made in the Ningbo Yinzhou Tianxiang Winch Co.,Ltd factory across the road and have the same cerification as the others
Tigerz have the best warrenties of any winch in Aust at 3yrs and do cover water damage to motors which the others don't

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I fitted a Ironman 12000 lb winch to a 2nd hand LR Winch Carrier (which i got from an AULRO member). It only just fitted as they a quite a large winch compared to the Warn 9000 that the carriers come factory fitted with. Might be worth a check to see if it will fit first. Apart from that, seems to be a good winch although i have not used it truely in anger i have had a few 'pretend' recoveries and it pulls the D3 no worries.
I ordered mine through Hiline 4WD in Traralgon and they had it delivered to my door the next day.

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Originally Posted by wyperfield

Thanks for all the replies guys.

I have checked with ARB and they will fit a non-warn winch supplied by me at the same time as the bullbar, for $85/hr, which sounds reasonable.
I am favouring the Ironman 12,000lb at $850 with 3yr warranty and remote control. The new ones are supposed to be waterproof and better solenoids than the first versions (all made in China of course).
I will still check out the other brands mentioned,
thanks,

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I ended up fitting an ARB Bullbar with a winch.
The winch tucks in very well without protruding.
It seems like everything except the Warn & Superwinches come from China.
Some Chinese ones are pretty good, however after hunting around I got a Superwinch X9 on ebay for $600 new.
It came in an OEM Toyota USA box.
It fitted real nicely, with the solenoids inside the bullbar, not sitting on top like most do.
Also had the Safari snorkel fitted by ARB to finish it off.