good winches?

[Green__machine]

im looking to buy a winch but i havent owned one before ,does smittybuilt make good quality or should i buck up and get a warn?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Warn or superwinch.

 

[Green__machine]

what you recomend for a ranger 8000 or 10000? hawse or roller? rope or wire?

 

[rangertoy]

I have a chicago electric 10,000 on mine and have never had a problem with it and I kinda like the lifetime warranty on it and for less than 400 bucks its great

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

An 8000 is plenty for a ranger, I prefer a roller fairlead over the hawse and also prefer wire over rope for the wheeling I do.

 

[coffee]

I've had a Warn 8000 on my 79 Power Wagon Macho for 25 years and it's never let me down. (Still using it) I've even pulled out stuck tractors with it. Go with wire and roller fair lead.

 

[Jim Oaks]

I have a Warn on one truck and a Mile Marker on the other. I prefer the Warn. I've sold a bunch of Mile Markers and Smittybilts because of the price. I just switched distributors to where I can offer free shipping on Warns.

 

[Todd]

Warn 8274 for the win. Got one and love it, high price but worth it.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Warn 8274 for the win.

Amen. Best winch ever built. Period.

 

[OilPatch197]

An 8000 is plenty for a ranger, I prefer a roller fairlead over the hawse and also prefer wire over rope for the wheeling I do.

How do you size a winch for a application?

I've seen people winch trucks up a clift....

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

1.5X the vehicle weight is a good place to start.

 

[OilPatch197]

So anyone know the winches really good?

Like will a 8,000# winch pull 8,000 pounds? and what "saftey margins" are in that?(like I know my truck can haul more than it's rated, can a winch pull more than it's rated?)

 

[86freebie]

i was told by a 4x4 shop, that if you play in the mud allot to go with at least a 9000#. he made sense with the fact that the mud will pack in front of the axles if you are in deep stuff. i have had my other ranger "an 84" sitting on the frame rails in the mud. and i had to let the 9000# cool a couple times for my comfort to get it unstuck.

 

[Sunk]

How much a winch can pull has a number of variables... How many wraps are on the drum, whether the line is doubled back, etc... Speed is also a factor. Any good advertisement should have all of these ratings, so read carefully, and read all of it. If you have to do a long pull, a slow winch will suck.

 

[dirtsquirt]

i was told by a 4x4 shop, that if you play in the mud allot to go with at least a 9000#. he made sense with the fact that the mud will pack in front of the axles if you are in deep stuff. i have had my other ranger "an 84" sitting on the frame rails in the mud. and i had to let the 9000# cool a couple times for my comfort to get it unstuck.

Very Very true, Mud will add resistance for sure. about 1/3 the weight of the pull, A snatch block will over come and add 2/3's the pull of the winch, (A 8.000 is now a 12.000) A second snatch will do the same again, But for each snatch block you add, you are also adding to the distance of pull ( Some will like a faster winch ) great for none load respool of cable. I my self like a slower winch. it give's you more opertunity to catch a problem. But that boils down to your personal flavour.

And when your stuck up to your ASS, any winch is better then none!!