Have you considered a Warn Magnum winch? Made in USA (well mine is)from same parts as Warn branded.Spare parts list is the same Power 0.2 hp down on the Warn but thats nothing to cry about. I bought mine new for $820.00 from ARB approx. 18 months ago.
Only thing is it rated a bit lower @9000 lbs than the chinese stuff.
quote by scotyp<<<You do get what you pay for, but, Im an avid reader of the 4x4 mags, one of which did a winch comparo and covered all aspects, one of the biggest let downs was the expensive warn, got its ars kicked, the premier winch got a good wrap and it was only and exta couple of bucks.>>>
.. and how they tested the winches in this test was pretty unrealistic in that they tested them on a continuous cycle. They are not rated for continuous operation, they should be on on/off duty cycle. Not pull till they stop/fail and then use this as an accurate way to test their worth.
Even if my choice of winch was not a great performer in that test, I would hold the same opinion (as I bought it after reading the test).
It really does depend on how you plan on using it.
Cheers
JLo
