Which winch?

[DIE BOK]

Not sure which winch to go for my budget is around the 500 pound mark? Members help and exp required please :D

[muddyweb]

You ought to add

Warn 9.5ti
Warn XD9000


;-)

[DIE BOK]

You ought to add

Warn 9.5ti
Warn XD9000


;-)

I have a budget! are they not 600 pounds plus?

[muddyweb]

I have a budget!

Well... you didn't tell us that  :roll:

[DIE BOK]

Sorry Tim :oops:

[davidlandy]

the T-max appears to be good value for money.

I've got a warn9.5ti which has seen action and has been until recently very reliable and reasonbly fast. (fixed now)
go here for winch comparisons on performance http://www.yellowstrap.com/winchspecs.htm

[DIE BOK]

I have a budget!

Well... you didn't tell us that  :roll:

Now we have had the discussion could you please vote  :D   everyone counts

[Xtremeteam]

get a 2nd hand 8274  8)

[muddyweb]

Well... I've heard more bad reports than good about the t-max stuff... and I've never used that particular Superwinch.

I would tend toward the Superwinch though, based on better support in the UK.

[muddyweb]

You could also look at the Warn Tabor 9K.

Dunno much about it, but I'm a Warn fan, so thought I'd mention it, and it is reasonably cheap

[Jim-Willy]

Before my insurance said no I was gono buy an epi9, the amp draw on the t max is huge!

[DIE BOK]

You could also look at the Warn Tabor 9K.

Dunno much about it, but I'm a Warn fan, so thought I'd mention it, and it is reasonably cheap

So many people give me different views :?  I have been told that a T-Max is actually a warn inside  :?:

[muddyweb]

So many people give me different views :?  I have been told that a T-Max is actually a warn inside  :?:

Ahh... no.

[Thrasher]

Warn make Warns. However, the Ramsey REP range of winches was also sold under another name.....but the bodywork of the winch was not made by Ramsey. I have seen what happens when a winch snaps ..... not the wire rope/plasma, but *the winch*.

Superwinch have a respected pedigree *AND* UK support.

[Jim-Willy]

Isnt there a winch called a magnum that is really a warn?

[davidlandy]

Isnt there a winch called a magnum that is really a warn?

yes  i think its called a tabor now

[Thrasher]

Warn or "Warn Clone" ... just because it *looks* like a Warn doesn't make it one. Why would Warn sell their own winch for half the price under another name???

[muddyweb]

To compete against the Chinese imports and protect their brandname ;-)

The Magnum is the Warn and as David says is now sold by Warn as the Tabor.  (Guess who has been doing some homework)

[davidlandy]

Warn or "Warn Clone" ... just because it *looks* like a Warn doesn't make it one. Why would Warn sell their own winch for half the price under another name???

it is a Warn, here it is Neil

http://www.warn.com/truck/winches/value_series.shtml

[Thrasher]

Er....ok...bit confused now. It *is* a Warn, on the Warn website. These other ones we were talking about are "other makes" on their own websites, i.e. "the inside of this are a Warn, but it's called an X" and you wouldn't see it in Warns site....

Interesting however to see that Warn have done this though. But also cheering to see they are also making sure that people know it *is* a Warn, and not a chinese copy ;-)

[davidlandy]

Er....ok...bit confused now. It *is* a Warn, on the Warn website. These other ones we were talking about are "other makes" on their own websites, i.e. "the inside of this are a Warn, but it's called an X" and you wouldn't see it in Warns site....

Interesting however to see that Warn have done this though. But also cheering to see they are also making sure that people know it *is* a Warn, and not a chinese copy ;-)

Spose its a way of using a 'classic' design that would otherwise had been replaced in the range, and renaming as a reason the maintain the higher pricing on the warn branded stuff.

[V8MoneyPit]

I have a Superwinch EP9 and has pulled me out of some sticky stuff on several occasions. Also makes mincemeat of unwanted wooden buildings  :twisted:

It is obviously a 'budget' device, but is quite well built as far as I can see. It does have an unusually long clutch housing so make sure you choose a suitable bumper.

Last year Goodwinch (David Bowyer) were offering them VAT free at Billing so I got mine for £375. This included lengthening the cables to reach the 110 battery. Might be worth waiting for a show in case he is doing the same this year.