What winch to buy?

echothreezero · Post by **echothreezero** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:03 pm

We have a Daihatsu Rugger set up for 4x4 but no winch.

Would like some advice as to what winch to buy that will do the job bearing in mind we are fairly budget conscious.

DO NOT WANT TO WASTE MONEY ON JUNK.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Baldrick · Post by **Baldrick** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:01 pm

You could try one of these:
http://www.4wdstuff.co.nz/index2.html

A local mate has put a $900 winch on his 2006 flat-deck Cruiser & has had no problems with it at all.

spanky · Post by **spanky** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:54 pm

i have just got a ramesey winch for my scudo and would not buy a chinese winch , but that is just my opinion. mate that works for treescape has a chinese brand winch on his work ute after the warn got flogged and has had plenty of trouble with it. all fixed under warranty but no use up bush when stops working. ramesey, superwinch or warn is the way to go even if you get 2nd hand at least you can get bits for them, my 10 cents. cheers
vaughan

Baldrick · Post by **Baldrick** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:58 pm

spanky wrote:i have just got a ramesey winch for my scudo and would not buy a chinese winch , but that is just my opinion. mate that works for treescape has a chinese brand winch on his work ute after the warn got flogged and has had plenty of trouble with it. all fixed under warranty but no use up bush when stops working. ramesey, superwinch or warn is the way to go even if you get 2nd hand at least you can get bits for them, my 10 cents. cheers
vaughan

Good point...BUT...as you said..what use is it up bush if it stops working & you're on your own, despite the brand??

Work truck has a Ramsey...it died after half a dozen uses pulling out logs by another staff member. The clutch s**t itself :!:

Was replaced under warranty, but - too bad if you needed it to get out of the poo.

But I guess its horses for courses, and how often you would need to use it.

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:27 am

I have a T-MAX winch on my disco. I have seen that the chinese winches are almost a direct copy of them. But alot of Aussie guys use the T-MAX ones. I dnt know how good they are but first time i was stuck i blew the solinoid........it was on the way out and this pushed it over the edge :evil:

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:47 am

Just get a turfor, portable and versatile. Well thats my 2c worth.

hinsonberger · Post by **hinsonberger** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:39 pm

mroffroader wrote:I have a T-MAX winch on my disco. I have seen that the chinese winches are almost a direct copy of them.

Think you'll find the T-Max winches are also manufactured in China...

More likely a case of "same factory, different stickers" for all the non-USA winches I'd say :wink:

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:40 pm

echothreezero wrote:
DO NOT WANT TO WASTE MONEY ON JUNK.

Hard to do on a "budget"

I have a warn hi mount, and my Father has a warn low mount, we have found them to be excellent, when it comes to quality product's I guess it's the old story......you get what ya pay for

IcedJohnno · Post by **IcedJohnno** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:21 pm

Can anyone comment on the durability of the factory PTO winches on the 60 series 'cruisers. Does anyone know what they are rated to?

Sorry to thread jack but could be the answer on the Rugger too

apex · Post by **apex** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:21 pm

Toyota pto winches are 8000lb as far as I know, they are plenty for a Daihatsu. You could look for a factory PTO off a Dai Rocky/Rugger. I ran one on a 40 series cruiser and it winched me thru a lot of mud and hills and never failed. And it should bolt straight up.