cheap winches

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:14 pm

who's got one of these chinese winches you see on t/me, the ones that look like a t/max & 10000 pound , nonbranded, are they worth a punt, for someone who may only use it 3 or 4 times a year :roll:

. everything seems to come out of china now

callum007 · Post by **callum007** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:45 pm

yes. ok for a cheap winch.. had one.. worked well. mate has one still going well.. 650 for a 12000lb 24v winch was a good bargin

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:39 pm

What happens when you burn out a motor??? Who carrys replacements??

callum007 · Post by **callum007** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:43 pm

they are pretty generic.. or buy another winch....

markr · Post by **markr** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:11 pm

My two cents worth. (from experience)

If you only need it now and again and not too seriously stuck then Chinese lookalikes are ok. (Quote "OK")

If your serious about 4x4 and need it almost every time you go out. Pay the extra and get a better winch or get your mate with the better winch to winch you out... :lol:

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:21 pm

I guess most winches have parts sourced x china. markup normally increases on what brand it is! I've found before.

markr · Post by **markr** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:49 pm

cruza wrote:I guess most winches have parts sourced x china. markup normally increases on what brand it is! I've found before.

Yep. But some are better than others....

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:00 pm

markr wrote:If you only need it now and again and not too seriously stuck then Chinese lookalikes are ok. (Quote "OK")

If your serious about 4x4 and need it almost every time you go out. Pay the extra and get a better winch or get your mate with the better winch to winch you out...

Dont think you'll get better advise than that

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:43 am

Sadam_Husain wrote:
markr wrote:If you only need it now and again and not too seriously stuck then Chinese lookalikes are ok. (Quote "OK")

If your serious about 4x4 and need it almost every time you go out. Pay the extra and get a better winch or get your mate with the better winch to winch you out...

Dont think you'll get better advise than that

x2.....i have 2 of those 2ton hand winches if i really get in the shit and im by myself (hasn't happened yet) i have them they dont rely on your engine to run and they dont cause flat batterys its only you thats gonna get worn out and there reliable

..........this is a poor mans (half a man/boy/child/things's) perspective

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:14 am

yeah I have a tirfor hand winch , cable , chains etc, hilift. used them a few times to recover truck.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:31 pm

i must admit i am planning on buying a high lift before i start trying to work out how to build my hydraulic winch setup

Rotazuk · Post by **Rotazuk** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:05 pm

I have a generic brand winch for the front of the rover . Would only be used to pill me out of a mild stuck once in a blue moon . So was happy with that ( have not mounted or used it yet , not been out enough in the rover

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I have also got a turfor style winch I keep in the back of the zuk , good to know its there but have not used it on a zuk yet . Used the cable to pull/chop a tree out of the way and winch to whales ( nissans to non zukkers ) together to free a pto .

Cheers

Chris

4x4boy · Post by **4x4boy** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:00 pm

I put a Chinese 8500lb winch on the front of my old '95 Surf and I used that a fair bit. Worked great and reliable. I wouldn't recommend one for Winch challenges but for the odd emergency they are great value. I have found Kent Distributors in Chch to be helpful with parts.

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:16 pm

You pretty much get what you pay for.
I,ve seen the chinese winches in action in the Waikato mud and I damm sure know what I would want on the front of my truck up Thompsons at 10:00 at night in the pissing down rain(It always rains in the Waikato- even at night!).
But seriously though they are probally ok for light self recovery but for serious club trips into real mud your better off spending more on a better brand.

Cheers