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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640  
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After anything really...
Would love a 8274 but no need really... Budget maybe 650 For use on my 109" king cab that's a run around hack just increase its usefulness; preferably with a synthetic rope. What you got 
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25th Feb 2018 1:19am |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640
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Nothing around ??
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26th Feb 2018 4:35pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410 
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Hi LikeOMG.
Just be careful if you are also looking on the Bay for a second hand winch. Firstly second hand ones are going for almost new prices, even spares winches, no idea why seems ludicrous to me. . Secondly get a decent service and use history from whomever you buy from. There are an awful lot of abused winches out there. Winches are generally not water tight and even if only mounted on a "pavement princess" can still have custard in the gearbox. If the winch has been submerged in icy conditions the motors end cap might be damaged.Solenoids are service items. Look carefully at the tie-bar mountings for wear and potential cracks in the casings. Choose your winch manufacturer carefully. They are not all of the same standard and all of them have issues to a greater or lesser extent. At the end of the day always have in the back of your mind... "Am I happy to put this winch through enormous stresses, am I willing to risk it"? |
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26th Feb 2018 6:30pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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I should also say that once you have your new winch take some time to strip it down and check it over. Budgeting for a cover is worthwhile to keep the majority of road salt, spray and rain of of it.
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26th Feb 2018 6:37pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640
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I have noticed a few rather high prices...
Im thinking maybe just a new goodwinch would be the best option... i would love a warn but for the use it will get i think maybe the goodwinch is the better idea.. (new that is) |
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26th Feb 2018 9:56pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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It is a great winch, you will not go wrong with it. Plus the Goodwinch has the expertise of Dave bowyer behind it and spares are readily available.
And to prove the point - http://www.goodwinch.com/wp-content/upload...inch-1.pdf |
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27th Feb 2018 6:41am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Best video guide I've seen for a Warn teardown:
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27th Feb 2018 9:23am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8580
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If you want some good winch advice, Chris at the Electric Winch Shop in Bradford can usually be relied on.
Regards Barbara |
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27th Feb 2018 9:45am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2224 
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IMHO Goodwinch is a better winch than the Warn.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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27th Feb 2018 10:47am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8018  
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personally i would buy a Goodwinch for occasional use, ie garden work, tree work, greenlaning stuff like that say every weekend. as opposed to an 8274 which is great as competition winch as its so easy to service and is quick but 2nd hand they are around £1000, then you want to do the mainshaft, motors, etc etc and they get ££££ for what they are.
The other low line Warns are good winches, but in my experience they tend to suffer more with lack of use, at LRE i was forever stripping out lowline winch motors to rebuild them once cleaned up. we just didnt use them enough. the parts are £££££££££££££ to. Supacats advice above is key, what ever you get run it out and load it up once a month to help keep moisture out of them. (as an aside an 8274 is 8000lb std, TDS 9500lb on std ratios, the latter is better suited, you dont need anything more for std use as i put above in my experience. Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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27th Feb 2018 11:42am |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640
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i guess i will go with a goodwinch tds 9.5L
moisture shouldn't be too much of a concern, the truck maybe does 2000 miles / year local and lives inside the rest of the time... |
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27th Feb 2018 5:05pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6092 
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I love my husky's. Slower than the rest but very well made , and the freespool AWLAYS works!
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27th Feb 2018 7:43pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17361 
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I'll second that, I too love my Huskys, all three of them. The best engineered electric winch by far, and the only design with a proper worm-and-gear drive train. However the best always costs more than the rest and they are pricey.
By contrast the Warn XD9000i on my Disco2 is a shoddily built, badly designed, overpriced disappointment, which also usually needs a snatch block simply to slow the line speed to something sensible. The only Warn I would consider now would be an 8274. |
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28th Feb 2018 12:39am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8018
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just before Christmas i had 5 x 8274s, 1 x husky, 1 x TDS. all mounted on vehicles, they are all great and work well each with own specific uses and each of them class leading in those uses. sold two vehicles now and just have daily run around wtih occasional winch usage (+ training days) with the TDS. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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28th Feb 2018 2:17pm |
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