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  1. 26th August 2011, 05:15 PM #1
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    ALDI winch? Any good?

    My mom in VIC saw that the aldi winches are for sale again. Are these winches any good?

    My mum was going to buy one for me for christmas and bring it upwith her when i see her.

    It will be going onto a D1 with ARB winch bar.
    Will it come with everything needed to ount it or do i have to make some brakets up for it. Also I assume it comes with all the solnoids to make it work.

    Some advice will be great cheers

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  2. 26th August 2011, 06:02 PM #2
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    I will be trying to get one.
    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread...13#post1533613
    Bear in mind, I've not have much success with Aldi stuff.
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  3. 26th August 2011, 07:21 PM #3
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    I've had one for almost a year now (thanks Mark!).

    It has been faultless.

    ... and one day soon it will come out of its box and get installed on the front of the D2 !!

    But seriously, it seems that they are OK. Need to strip down, clean out the pretend grease and re-grease with some decent lube. It's not a comp' winch, but for $399 if it saves your butt a few times it's paid for itself. Search the forum. There's enough good comments about them from those who have gone before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fluids View Post
    But seriously, it seems that they are OK. Need to strip down, clean out the pretend grease and re-grease with some decent lube.
    Hi Fluids. What's the best sort of grease to use on a winch?
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  5. 29th August 2011, 08:48 PM #5
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    Hi Oli.

    Ah, winch grease ...

    ... a good quality marine grade should be fine, and if you're doing regular water crossings the unit should be stripped cleaned & re-greased reqularly.

    Others here are more qualified to reccomend a specific brand & type .... anyone ?
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    high temp wheel bearing grease is my lube of choice.

    some people have had success with high moly greases
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    i re-greased mine with a castrol molybdenum grease when i first got it, and have used it for many recoveries, even once when it was fully submerged underwater! no worries at all, at that price, you cant go wrong, one thing i would suggest is upgrading the wiring in the future, they get a bit warm after a decent pull, i haven't changed mine yet, but its on the list...
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  8. 29th August 2011, 09:52 PM #8
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    Interesting; has anyone had experience in fitting one into a D2 ARB steel winch bar? Is it an easy fit, just bolt in or do you need to do a little fabrication?
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    this may seem a silly question, If I was to go solo through the desert would I be better to buy something more expensive like an Ironman or T-max etc? Or would one of these units be ok if I followed the advice and re-packed it.

    I would also have a backup tirfor in case anything failed.
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  10. 30th August 2011, 08:34 PM #10
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    Hey woody not much to winch off in the desert. If you are sticking to the main tracks than I would no winch is required......I didn't need one crossing the Simpson

    Which desert?
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