Warn 8274

[Shran]

I need input. I was planning on using a Warn 8274 winch on my new crawler. I knew from the get go that it was big. I did a quick mock up tonight and it seems like it will be an approach angle killer. I can maybe move it upwards some but becomes harder to brace since it mounts from there front.

I’m not totally stuck on using this winch, I would be fine putting it on my car trailer and putting the Badland 12k that’s on the trailer on this rig. I think that would save me at least 6” of front length and be a lot more compact/easy to mount.

The old Warn is just so cool but I feel like I am going to regret using it here.

Thoughts? Talk me on or off the ledge…

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

That Warn is really cool. Little too cool for a car trailer winch but yeah, that does put a hurting on approach angle. Trailmater is using those for rear winches these days because you have more room back there on pickups and such

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Those things are worth too much to put on a trailer...

 

[Curious Hound]

That's the gold standard in winches, in my opinion. But, I agree it's a killer out in front of that truck. For the number of times I've had to use my winch, I put the emphasis on my approach angle.

 

[Shran]

Maybe I am better off just selling it and buying another winch for the car trailer. I agree it is way too good for a trailer (but I already own it and have no other use for it...) It's actually a factory Jeep winch and has a Chrysler tag on it. I am sure I could easily get $1000+ for it. It's kinda beat up but works great and "gold standard of winches" is absolutely correct.

I slept on it last night and decided that I am going to use the Badland 12k winch instead unless someone comes up with a really good reason to plug on before 5:00 this evening. The approach angle problem is going to bother me forever.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Just a generic one goes for stupid money, a regular Jeep one if you could find a guy restoring a Wagoneer or the like should pull pretty good money.

People go nuts restoring Warn winches too.