Winch at ALDI - $599

**George130** · 5th June 2007, 07:04 PM

With a 3 year warranty I think it would be worth it. If I had the $$$ to spare then I would mount one on the back of George.

**Blknight.aus** · 5th June 2007, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by barryj

That's Ok if we all could physically use a hand winch.

A mate of mine borrowed one from work a few years back and we tested it pulling a Kombi up a slight grassy incline.

This convinced us not to use it too often .... it nearly wore us both out.

the secret is slow and steady...

I once winched a mog onto a 20 ton plant trailer with a tirfor on 2:1 reduction...

2 hours later.....

one stroke of the lever every 3 seconds is about right for me....

**wardy1** · 5th June 2007, 07:13 PM

YEP I bought the Repco job about 18 mths ago and it has done a bit of work particularly last w/e around Big River (Vic) where it recovered me, then pulled a Playdo and another Disco almost a full length single line pull without a moments hesitation.would Warn or Ramsay have done this any better? I have no idea, but all players on my trip were happy on the day

**Disco300Tdi** · 5th June 2007, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by wardy1

YEP I bought the Repco job about 18 mths ago and it has done a bit of work particularly last w/e around Big River (Vic) where it recovered me, then pulled a Playdo and another Disco almost a full length single line pull without a moments hesitation.would Warn or Ramsay have done this any better? I have no idea, but all players on my trip were happy on the day

Repcos' warranty is only 12 months, (approx $650)

there are plenty of stores around Australia, but not many Aldis'

I have heard horror stories of the wireless remote jamming...ouch

**Iain_B** · 5th June 2007, 09:13 PM

Looks like I'll be off to ALDI on Thursday on the way home, I already have a TJM T15 bar - but will need a tray for the winch as there was not one fitted when I bought the car. I'll contact TJM to see what they cost.

I already have a large spare battery - a nice new 75AH, 630 CCA and 130 RC wet cell which should be good enough for the winch, and I'll rig up dual battery isolator kit.

I have a few set's of springs, and I'm sure one of them will be able to pick up the front of the car after fitting the winch, tray and extra battery.

We are planning to do a fair bit of touring - and if we get stuck, it might be on our own, so I look at it as "insurance" and something we hopefully won't need.

My Tdi Discovery only cost me $6K - not $40K, if I spent that amount of money on it, I might think twice about getting a more expensive one.

**Disco300Tdi** · 5th June 2007, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Iain_B

Looks like I'll be off to ALDI on Thursday on the way home, I already have a TJM T15 bar - but will need a tray for the winch as there was not one fitted when I bought the car. I'll contact TJM to see what they cost.

I already have a large spare battery - a nice new 75AH, 630 CCA and 130 RC wet cell which should be good enough for the winch, and I'll rig up dual battery isolator kit.

I have a few set's of springs, and I'm sure one of them will be able to pick up the front of the car after fitting the winch, tray and extra battery.

We are planning to do a fair bit of touring - and if we get stuck, it might be on our own, so I look at it as "insurance" and something we hopefully won't need.

My Tdi Discovery only cost me $6K - not $40K, if I spent that amount of money on it, I might think twice about getting a more expensive one.

Contary to opinion, the winch should be connected to the main battery

tombraider · 5th June 2007, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by mikecmb

I have never had a winch and never needed one and i do get around a bit. Then I dont go looking for trouble either, but I do have a ARB winch bar on the disco which leaves a few holes that whistle a bit in the wind. So I was thinking of filling those holes with a cheap winch that may get used one day.

Lately I have bought a few things on e-bay made in China including a set of HID lights for my KTM. They were very cheap and i was surprised to find that they were also very good quality.

I would like to hear a report from someone who has bought one of these cheap winches. I see Repco are now selling the same ones that are on ebay and are charging around $600 more.

MIKE

They arent the same at all...

Totally different internally, different bush and motor design...

Electrically great differences in quality....

Fleabay winch died during testing after 4 pulls...

Repco / Ironman is much better...

tombraider · 5th June 2007, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Greylandy

Very much agree .. they are hard work especially on extreme angles. They make sense to me because of the cost and flexibility they offer. The question also needs to be asked .. how many of us have seen elec winches fail during a recovery or they wear out the battery halfway through ... ? I've seen a few in my time .. yet to see a handwinch fail.

No but I've seen the operators fail

I can winch 2 full pulls before waiting for battery to recover....
Recovery time less than waiting for the hand winch

(and still breathe!)

**DirtyDawg** · 6th June 2007, 02:57 AM

I have a cheapo 12000lb winch replaced the cheap grease with a high quality marine grade and have used it on several scary situations without fail....a lot better than a hand winch and greylandy..it leaves you enough arm strength to have that ****

........ negs are the extra weight..but it is worth

it

**sschmez** · 6th June 2007, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by Scouse

Sschmez has had one on his Disco for a while now.

....... and is still very happy with it

Originally Posted by LeighW

Might be an ALDI item but it bears more than a passing resemblance (looks, specifications, etc.) to the product that Ironman are selling for $799 in the current 4WDMonthly magazine.

Check the cardboard box, has the Ironman vehicle pictured on it .... Reps on the Ironman stand at the 4x4 show also confirmed that they supplied the winches to Aldi.

Originally Posted by MickG

Dumb question perhaps but I assume this or any other winch will fit straight into an ARB winch bar without having to buy any other parts or componants or without having to modify anything? For example any new winch will come with all the necessary parts am I right?

To fit mine into the ARB disco winch bar, I had to fit spacers (approx 5mm) between the back of the bar and the winch. Also had to replace the H/T mounting bolts with some slightly longer to suit. This was because there wasn't quite enough clearance between the bar(where the wings angle back) and the ends of the motor and gearbox for a cosy fit. Everything else is there and this might not be a problem for other vehicles/bars.

Originally Posted by Disco Thrasher

..... why i got one "I don't need it very often so for 600 bucks i think its great

yeah that's what I thought .... I've used it heaps (for me and for others), because it's there and because it gives me confidence to try things that maybe I wouldn't have if it wasn't there.

Originally Posted by Tank

the warranty is for 3 years and Aldi's idea of a warranty is give them the broken winch and they will give you another one, no help if it busts in the bush,

If mine breaks in the bush I'm in no worse position than not having any winch at all

* note on warranty... specifies minimum 630CCa battery (I'm running dual batteries. 730CCA each)

On the recent Tallarook trip I had a problem when, under tension the cable pushed down beside the layers at the end of the spool and sheared the bolt that holds the back end of the cable. I put this problem down to operator error, as I should have kept a closer eye on how the cable was spooling. After quite some mucking about I managed a rough repair using a luggage strap to hold the end of the cable and get those first 5-6 turns onto the spool, and start winching again.

I've since totally stripped the winch down and repaired the problem and also stripped, cleaned and regreased the gearbox. I've replaced the bolt with a H/T one and also found provision for another (Emergency ??) holding bolt at the other end of the spool. This now has a bolt fitted too, and will be ready to use if I strike that problem again.

I found some water in the gearbox and evidence of moisture in the motor too, overall I was fairly happy with the overall constuction (it's not grossly over-engineered) and didn't find any of the dreaded alloy gears sometimes talked about (there is an alloy section on the endplate where the clutch parks, but this never has any load on it anyway). Both bushes and bearings are used in the construction.

(*Note to self - TAKE PHOTOS)

Mine doesn't have the remote control (=simpler??) so I can't comment on it.

Have fun, enjoy your toy
(disclaimer ... not connected with any companies mentioned ... my experience only ..)

Stevo

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