Buyin a new winch
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Buyin a new winch
I am thinking about buying a new winch and does anyone know about this one
Northern Industrial Tools Electric Car Winch — 9000-Lb. Capacity, 12 Volt DC, Model# 400176 It is cheap and slow but I think that it will get the job done and worth the money any suggestions? I was going to buy one cheap one off ebay. Thanks I have a 91 toyota pickup 4cy 35" 4:10 gears
Northern Industrial Tools Electric Car Winch — 9000-Lb. Capacity, 12 Volt DC, Model# 400176 It is cheap and slow but I think that it will get the job done and worth the money any suggestions? I was going to buy one cheap one off ebay. Thanks I have a 91 toyota pickup 4cy 35" 4:10 gears
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I am thinking about buying a new winch and does anyone know about this one
Northern Industrial Tools Electric Car Winch — 9000-Lb. Capacity, 12 Volt DC, Model# 400176[/COLOR] It is cheap and slow but I think that it will get the job done and worth the money any suggestions? I was going to buy one cheap one off ebay. Thanks I have a 91 toyota pickup 5-speed
4cy 35" 4:10 gears
Northern Industrial Tools Electric Car Winch — 9000-Lb. Capacity, 12 Volt DC, Model# 400176[/COLOR] It is cheap and slow but I think that it will get the job done and worth the money any suggestions? I was going to buy one cheap one off ebay. Thanks I have a 91 toyota pickup 5-speed
4cy 35" 4:10 gears
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there is a reason this winch is a third of the others i just don't know what it is. before i made the purchase i would see if i could get replacement parts for it. my concerns would be the solenoid and the electric motor burning up quickly.
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Looks awfully similar to the Smittybuilt right down to the wire rope in an oddball length and thickness.
http://www.winchdepot.com/XRC8-Winch..._pn=S%2fB97281
http://www.winchdepot.com/XRC8-Winch..._pn=S%2fB97281
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might wanna read this story about cheap vs. name brand winches:
http://www.moabjeeper.com/articles/g...?articleID=353
also when asking someone to look at a product for you, make sure the hyperlink works...most people aren't gonna take the time go to find the link
I think you just screwed up inserting the link. Type what you want to say...than high light that and click on the little world with the chain link on it, that will give you a window to paste your link into...that is what I did for my links in my sig. I think all you did was change the font to blue
Northern Tool 9000 lb cheapo winch
make sure the mounting surface (bolt pattern) is a standard type...
http://www.moabjeeper.com/articles/g...?articleID=353
also when asking someone to look at a product for you, make sure the hyperlink works...most people aren't gonna take the time go to find the link
I think you just screwed up inserting the link. Type what you want to say...than high light that and click on the little world with the chain link on it, that will give you a window to paste your link into...that is what I did for my links in my sig. I think all you did was change the font to blue
Northern Tool 9000 lb cheapo winch
make sure the mounting surface (bolt pattern) is a standard type...
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this was just covered not to long ago, if you search you can find it, i bealive the guy was going to buy an ebay gorilla winch, and ended up going with the Xrc8 because of the lifetime warranty, but he said he had a smaller gorilla winch on a fourwheeler and couldent kill it, (useing it underwater, full of mud exc...)
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Some of my buddies have cheaper winches and the are broken or have broken in the past. I would definitely say go with a Warn.. a winch is really no place to skimp out your gonna want a good one when your stuck 30 miles from civilization in 3 feet of snow. Keep your eye on craigslist there are some great deals turning up
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Are there anything bad or known to go bad or wrong with the Smittybilt winch that anybody knows about I wont use it all the time just like maybe once or twice a month because it takes a lot for a toyota to get stuck
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ive heard smitty built are pretty good winches..
up in canada we have a guy that has TOP NOTCH WINCHES even ones with air compressors on top
http://titanwinches.webs.com/twc12winchwcompressor.htm
up in canada we have a guy that has TOP NOTCH WINCHES even ones with air compressors on top
http://titanwinches.webs.com/twc12winchwcompressor.htm
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toyota1 has one, he abused the hell out of his first one, and it stopped free spooling, but still worked. then he got another one w/ the lifetime warranty and i don't think it's failed yet.
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ahh..... I'm glad somebody remembers
yea the second one has been great. Ive done some tough pulls with it and its working good! i mean not everyone can afford a warn.
as long as your not some crazy over lander that thinks he needs to go out wheeling into the bush for weeks on end, a cheap winch will suffice.
yea the second one has been great. Ive done some tough pulls with it and its working good! i mean not everyone can afford a warn.
as long as your not some crazy over lander that thinks he needs to go out wheeling into the bush for weeks on end, a cheap winch will suffice.
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i have a warn 9.5xp... thing has broken 3 times on me... granted the shop that originally installed it installed it foot forward without rotating the motor to allow the drain holes to work.... after i fixed it its been solid... just make sure you have the drain holes functioning
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