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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: discotec on December 18, 2008, 19:14:06
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Ramsey Pro 8000 recovery winch.
can anyone shed any light on what these ar like as a winch ...any good?
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or this one:
12000lb BRITPART ELECTRIC WINCH (5443KG)
Motor output 3.6kW (4.8hp), Maximum line pull/motor current 12,000lbs (5443kg)/375A
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Depends what you want/expect it to do.
Both should be capable of pull a 4x4 out of a mud hole. For recreational use and suitably looked after they should last a long while.
LRO did a test of several winches, including the Britpart DB9500i, but to be honest the artical left more questions unanswered than it did answerd. All they measure was winching times, so the artical doesn't tell you anything about actual line pull compared to rated, current draw, duty cycle (how much winch they can do at a time before they have to stop and cool down) or durability.
There was an artical online from an american mag which was an endurance tests of several winches, but I can't remeber the link.
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well use wise nothing special i do allot of tree work and somtimes stumps to be yanked etc
and recovery when i get stuck which i know is not very often so no challenge events he he
also superwinch ep9 on offer
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I do have first hand experiance of the EP9 and so far its done what I've asked of it, the only down sides so far with the EP9 is the free spool has a fair bit of resistance. A general downside to winch is at pay and plays they are proportional to the level of peer pressure :lol:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6cfgH3rPxjY
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can anyone tell me what in the spec i should be looking for ?
i am told me tha what kind of brake system is imporant?
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I've got an EPi 9 and I asked about the free spool being stiff, it's down to the oil in the gearbox so once it's had some use it will improve (or I can try a thinner oil).
Until recenlty everyone talked about 9,000lb winches as being all you'd ever need. That's powerfull enough to lift 2 LR vertically on the first wind of the drum. Notice, the first wind.
If like most of us you only ever pay out a few meters then you're on the second or third wind and that 9,000lb becomes about 6,000lb
You can double the line pull by using a pulley block, if not more because then you can empty the drum. Interestingly it will winch nearly as fast because the motor runs faster under half load and then draws less current.
Go for an external drum brake like the Superwinch then you can safely use synthetic rope (lighter, safer) without worrying about the brake heating up and melting the rope.
If it's living on the truck then waterproofing is going to be important.
You want a decent remote, easy to use free-spool, external brake, in excess of 9,000lb for a LR with a couple of horses in the motor. If you aren't competing don't worry about line pull times.
My advice, Seperwinch or the Goldfish from Dave Bowyer. See him at Donnington in Feb and I think you'll get one at a good price.