G'day Vinnie, the only advice I can give is that quality is directly related to price.
Hi All,
Am looking at getting a winch fitted to my D2. I don't want top of the range winch, but was looking at the range of Smittybilt winches. They seem good value for money. Does anyone know of their performance? I'm pretty sure they're made in China, but I was previously looking at Runva winches (also Chinese built). I was also looking at Kings winches, but I'm not convinced. Any feedback on winches would be good.
Cheers,
Vinnie
G'day Vinnie, the only advice I can give is that quality is directly related to price.
Cheers......Brian
1985 110 V8 County
1998 110 Perentie GS Cargo 6X6 ARN 202516 (Brutus)
Hi,
Happy with my Runva.
Cheers
Smittybuilt are a pretty big name in the Jeep community and I saw them in ARB the other day also. I've been using firstly an Aldi Winch on the D3 and a Rugged ridge from Supercheap in the Defender and neither has given me any trouble. Mine get used for farm work and the occasional recovery on a trip. Unless you are doing difficult isolated country on your own where the consequences of the winch not working are significant then I'd be tempted to go with a more economical purchase.
A Warn winch will be just as unreliable as a cheapie if its not looked after and used occasionally.
Regards,
Tote
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Look for a good used Thomas/Shute-Upton PTO winch in preference to all others.
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My only recommendation re Chinese winches (had 2, Repco and Aldi) is to dismantle them and re-grease with something decent. For some reason, perhaps, REAL grease is exy in China???. They are also really stingy with it.
Having done this, I had no issues with either of mine, in fact, on one occasion my Repco one outperformed several other 'name brand' winches.
All that said, I now have a Warn..... it came on a vehicle I bought.
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