Thread: Aldi 4WD gear any good?

Originally Posted by jazzaD1

i rotated and re-greased the gearbox in my winch today, on the large ring gear there were a couple of burrs, just about ready to snap off (didnt take much effort with a file) and the grease while there was plenty of it, seemed a bit light weight, and very little between the gearbox housing and ring gear itself (it was a see through red colour, and some white/clear vaseline type grease in other areas)

its a pretty messy job, especially if you use castrol LMM like i did, but well worth it i reckon

now to tackle wiring it up, i might go bigger than the supplied 2 gauge wiring also

Sweet mate, I think everyone who bought one of these should do the same. Its definitely a tedious job, but it is easy and well worth it.

99% of the time a winch just sits on the bar looking pretty, but the 1% of the time you use it you will thank god you got it

I re-greased mine today.
Here is the tutorial.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...ml#post1252597

i tested my aldi winch out today, and it was a fair workout, i was stuck on my front diff, on a fairly steep hill, wet/claggy clay, the winch was used in a single line pull and did a beautiful job, slow and steady, got me up to the top

one thing i noticed however was the heat generated in the IMO undersized power cables that come stock, they were very nearly too hot to touch and went incredibly floppy, for lack of a better term, i don't want to imagine how it would have been in a more extreme situation

i was already planning on replacing all the large wiring with 70mm2 welding cable, whenever i got around to it, i will be doing it sooner rather than later, as i dont want to be in a worse situation and maybe have a potential fire risk

i know 70mm2 is probably a little overkill for the application, but at least i know it wont be over heating and will be able to supply all the current necessary for the job.

other than that no complaints, excellent value for $399

I was in my local Aldi today (Leichhardt 'Marketplace') and they still had 4 winches there.. could not see any recovery kits though.

Sam

As at 1PM today. Be quick. Was $39.

Includes 8T snachstap, 2 X 3.2T bow shackles, gloves, mini folding spade.

Though I might bump this up and keep all the Aldi stuff in one place as much as possible.
That said, I did a comparo between my Tigerz/ Aldi Compressor twins here:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread...59#post2205859

Here are some snaps/ comparison between my Tigerz/ Aldi Farm High Lift jacks.
Tigerz 60" (1500mm) $150 12 months ago, Free bag ($35ish)
Aldi 48" (1200mm) $89 incl free base plate ($25ish)
note: the spots are rain not welding spatter
Overall, the Tigerz11 is rougher but with a better baseplate. It also has a stronger jaw (metalurgy being equal).
They both operate freely without slop. The Aldi is stiff due to thick paint in some areas. A couple of uses will fix that.
Will see if I can add some photos compaing them to a Hilift Brand product.

did a fair bit or research early on regarding winches and figured out that most all the so called cheap ones originate here

Ningbo Chima winch co.,ltd.

They sticker them up how you want, and put the solenoid pack that you want on it and ship it by the hundred, the one in the link is the one I have.

Anyone had any experience with their RV awnings?
It looks identical to my ARB one but that's catalogue identical, not in the flesh identical.