Which budget winch

[carls200tdi]

I'm looking at getting a winch for the front of my rangie but i'm on a tight budget the choices seem to be
britpart 8000 or 9500
t max 9000 or 9500
superwinch lp8500 currently on ebay less than £300
I know if i go for for the 8000 or 8500 i may have to use a double line pull but which would be more suited for a rangie thanks carl

[KingWolf]

I'll be watching this thread with interest as I'm in exactly the same position. Although at the minute I'm leaning towards the Superwinch 8500 as I know it's a decent make. I've never needed to use one 'yet' so a double line pull wouldn't really bother me too much. but then I start thinking would I be better off paying some more and have a EP9 as these are tried and tested and have a good following..!!!!! The more I think about it the more confused I get.......lol.

Mark.

[carls200tdi]

I know what you mean about the confusion i probably wont use the winch much but the last time i went offroading with my brother in law we both got stuck and ended up digging.It's one of the things to have even if it's not needed you never know.

[robert francis]

hi mate, id steer towards superwinch, but look at winchsolutions they do champion winches at a reasonable price,

they have a good service im happy with my winch

[clbarclay]

The best budget winch I've come across and used was a hi lift jack. Even now I have an EP9 on the front of mine the Hi lift still gets used ocasionally. With the right mind set they don't take that long to do the job. The same goes for the effort required to use them, You could easily waste more time and energy complaining about using one that actually spend using one :lol:

Regards electric winches then I would save up and got a Goodwinch TDS as they not much more expensive that the T max or Britpart by the time you have take VAT into account and seem to have devolpoded the same reputation the EP9 has, but with a higher specification. The T max winches I have experianced worked well enough, but were on the slow side. I've no direct experiance of the Bripart winches, some of there stuff has been fine, but some of their stuff has been less satisfactory.

Superwinch, Goodwinch and Come up are the brands I would look to first for cheaper electric winches.

[Jake]

The Smittybilt winch is a decent budget winch
Cost about £250 inc vat

http://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/38.htm

[golly]

What ever winch you decide on I'd sugest you have twin batteries and a slit charger. Well worth the investment.

[topless matt]

Well that depends on what battery you have, how much winching you do and the size of the winch.
My 90 has a 9500tds goodwinch on the front with only one battery and it has never let me down.......... it is a tractor battery tho  :twisted:
However, i know loads of people that only have one battery and do fine!

[Jake]

What ever winch you decide on I'd sugest you have twin batteries and a slit charger. Well worth the investment.

twin batterys is sound advice but a split charge system is not required.
You can run the 2 batteries in parrallel for winch purposes.
Split charge is great if you have things that will drain a battery like camping lights & a fridge
You can run a winch on a single battery. Just make sure the car is always running and you'll be fine
 :D

[carls200tdi]

Thanks guys for the replies twin batteries not a problem as i left the twin batteries on when i changed the  vm engine for a tdi might invest in a split charger if i get a winch

[stuntman]

Get a secondhand one mate, I bought a 12000lb britpart item, and to be honest for what it cost it drags my 110 out of the claggy quite well.

[william127]

i got the one on my range rover for free, off my defender :D just cost me £25 for grinding discs and drill bits to cut the bumper off and drill new holes in the mounts.
had i not had this bit of good luck i was looking at a superwinch lp8500/bumper combo from first four for £500  :-k  hav you got a suitable bumper as they are quite expesive for rangies and not that common s/hand?  if not have a look at a defender one and go over it and your chassis with a tape measure, it may suprise you what you can do with a grinder and some decent drill bits.

[Mark_Solesbury]

Ive got this one on my 90

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Recovery-Winch-12000Lbs-12v-by-Extreme-Terrain_W0QQitemZ280320015112

Ive used it 5 or 6 times on Sunday recovering stuck 4x4's and it was faultless.

I appreciate that as it was a little cheap, it will one day break. I think as long as you are prepared for it to die, probably when you least need it, they are good value for money.

I never go out on my own, and there are always others around to help. If you do venture out on your own, id spend the money and get a warn.