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Surrey Rover

Member Since: 20 Dec 2010
Location: Surrey
Posts: 360

Winch Question/opinions

Forgetting the cost and if you needed it or not, if you had the opportunity to fit one of the following winches to your truck would you go for either:

A Warn 8274 or
A Red Terrier Hydraulic Winch which is PTO driven

The winch in question will be used for self recovery and winching tree butts and probably anything else that could be winched, just because...

both have pro's and con's as I see it, so it's a split decision Nick

2.2 110 Tipper

22nd Nov 2011 11:07am

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

8274

22nd Nov 2011 12:02pm

lrmaniac

Member Since: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Lisboa
Posts: 762

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Keswick Green

I've always had a Warn HS9500i ... Very good!
But I have two friends that have/had 8274 for over 10 yrs and they're great ... never broke down! they're serviced regualrly and work fine ...

about the hidraulic one never tried Regards
Joao

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22nd Nov 2011 12:21pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

given the choice, the hydraulic.

22nd Nov 2011 12:43pm

TJ101

Member Since: 30 May 2007
Location: Taunton Somerset
Posts: 3750

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

If its for work,, trees etc,, i would say hydraulic , will just pull all day, look at Mile Marker, or Red Winch

Have 4 or 5, 8274's from bog std, to twin overvolted motors ones, great winch for competition !! California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1

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22nd Nov 2011 3:02pm

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Well if you have a hydraulic winch you need drive and space to put it! (resivor etc)
Electric is more compact and can run without drive!

As you say both are good in different ways. Will the hydraulic work if you tair a line? Will the electric work is some one nicks the motor? Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

22nd Nov 2011 3:13pm

Romadog

Member Since: 07 Jul 2011
Location: Powys
Posts: 1749

Hydraulic all the way.
Why would you tear a line?
Anymore than if you tore a power cable??

If not hydraulic then pto mechanical winch is just the dogs danglies

22nd Nov 2011 9:34pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8061

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

hydraulic for commercial ie tree pulling

8274 for competition as its versatile ans spares are easy to come by

tds for anything else. Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
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22nd Nov 2011 10:17pm

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