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winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:24 pm
by Ryan
hey all....
Im thinking about getting a winch(or wench if you are my wife!! lol) and wondering anyones opinion
on what size to look for?? its going on a little sj413....
cheers Ryan
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:28 pm
by Sadam_Husain
Go 8000-12000, theres no point putting a little under powered winch on there even if your zuk is pretty light
dont forget you may be pulling my 12 ton POS Cruiser out of the mud or up the bank with it one day
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:29 pm
by Ryan
Sadam_Husain wrote:Go 8000-12000, theres no point putting a little under powered winch on there even if your zuk is pretty light
dont forget you may be pulling my 12 ton POS Cruiser out of the mud or up the bank with it one day
bwahahahahahahahahha!!!
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:30 pm
by Sadam_Husain
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:36 pm
by spanky
i put a 8500lb winch on my scudo for the same reason as sadam was saying, not always you that you are winching and you can never go too big.
vaughan
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:15 pm
by skid
he'll really get to test that winch when we sneak a strop between you and jerry
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:05 pm
by wopass
skid wrote:he'll really get to test that winch when we sneak a strop between you and jerry
How big a winch.....
I could strap all the welly trucks together and put all the hand brakes on and ill still drag them all up to where ever i am
get the biggest winch you can fit on it (realisticly),as you never know when(as sadam said)you will need to anchor yourself to a big tree and pull a heavy truck to you
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:37 am
by allmud
on my escudo toy i have a 9500pd bull winch on it i think its better to be to big and not need all of it than be to small and need moor
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:20 pm
by Clint
M6000 Warn worked really well on my ol 413. Bigger winches usually have the same motor but more reduction & are therefore slower, carry a snatch block or 2 for the big jobs & enjoy the fast line speed all the rest of the time.
Clint
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:00 pm
by turoa
wopass wrote:I could strap all the welly trucks together and put all the hand brakes on and ill still drag them all up to where ever i am
sounds like a challenge to me
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:04 pm
by NJV6
How much cable does you have wopass! I mean, Waikato to Welly........ Sure its big BUT
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:13 pm
by spanky
Clint wrote:M6000 Warn worked really well on my ol 413. Bigger winches usually have the same motor but more reduction & are therefore slower, carry a snatch block or 2 for the big jobs & enjoy the fast line speed all the rest of the time.
Clint
jeez if i had known that i would got a bigger slower winch , probaly get 2 drinks in
Re: winch=how big??
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:57 pm
by Dr_PC
wopass wrote:get the biggest winch you can fit on it (realisticly),as you never know when(as sadam said)you will need to anchor yourself to a big tree and pull a heavy truck to you
i AGREE, i ran an 8274 in my 413, mounted it in the back against the tail gate and feed the cable underneath dont try that with syntheic rope
