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Cheap winches ... Exp?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:41 am
by T-Boon
Any guys had experiences with the cheaper winches ?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 277687.htmSeem too good to be true really..
Anyone heard of RUNVA ? rings a bell strangely...
Re: Cheap winches ... Exp?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:00 am
by vvega
talk to DB about this model ...
Re: Cheap winches ... Exp?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:43 am
by smurf182
How about trying a search
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/search.phpPlenty of reports on these whinches on ORE, both positive and negative.
Re: Cheap winches ... Exp?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:20 pm
by T-Boon
ahh yeah, ahfer a good search (newb mistake) more than enough info.
Think they'll be more than enough for what i need. just gotta build a bumper for what i need.
Re: Cheap winches ... Exp?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:10 pm
by monstr
Hi Mate dont know much about these other than the seller of these is one of the major sponsers for the norwest club class comp ,we had a couple of trucks up running the tracks as i wanted to put trucks through with off the shelf low mount winches, one was on a Safari and one on a 70 series cruiser they both completed the stages without any problems ..steve
Re: Cheap winches ... Exp?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:27 pm
by flyingbrick
Heya Dan.
This is purely my opinion based on my experience but:
My Safari came with the factory spec Warn winch- Its 18 years old and sounded pretty much like it was full of gravel + the free spool was seized. Took SFA time to take it off the truck and then strip down and clean out the gearbox/motor and reassemble (a little more complex than that.. but not much). Looks like they were designed with disassembly and self-service in mind. It now works as new
Might be worth you considering tbh- I have no experience at all with the chinese winches but if you are smart you could end up with something better (?) and cheaper.