Harbor Freight winches
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Harbor Freight winches
I know theres a couple guys out there that have ran these, but im a bit skeptical. I've heard that they are clones to the milemarker winches, but the advertise only a 1.8HP motor. Thats seems a little off to me. Anyone know whats up?
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http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...highlight=tmax
I am pretty sure the harbor freight ones are different than the T-max's which are the cheapo MM's
I am pretty sure the harbor freight ones are different than the T-max's which are the cheapo MM's
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i think you mean the milemarkers are cheapo t-max's. they used to be made by t-max at a lower cost, but the t-max winches are of a much higher quality. faster line speeds, stronger motors, bearings instead of bushings, etc.
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If it's a price issue...
IMO, I guess it depends on how you are going to use it.
On occasion, I have my life hanging by a string on the side of a cliff or something. I want to know that I have a quality winch on the other end.
But, if you are only using it incase you get stuck in the mud or something...you can probably get my with a cheaper product.
IMO, I guess it depends on how you are going to use it.
On occasion, I have my life hanging by a string on the side of a cliff or something. I want to know that I have a quality winch on the other end.
But, if you are only using it incase you get stuck in the mud or something...you can probably get my with a cheaper product.
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I'm wanting an all around good winch on a low budget, which brought me to these winches. But seeing how every other manufacturer has a 5 hp motor on the same capacity winch with the same gear ratio made me wonder.
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i have a friend who has a harbor freight, has served him well for 4 or more years, it works really well it winched me up the the rest of the top of slick rock when my clutch went out no problem, i would have no second thoughts about buying a hf winch
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wow, i just don't see how it would do that good, i guess im too skeptical. but word of mouth i take into account, and i thank you guys for it. i guess i'll go check into warranty with the winch and see how well they stand behind it.
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said he took one apart and compaired it to his mile marker, said it was the exact same thing, so as far as im conserned im a beleiver for them, it worked out great, and for the price thats even better!!!
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He said there was one difference, I can't remember what it was, but that it was something that always wears out on ALL winches anyways, even Warns at some point.
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Originally Posted by colsoncj
interesting..... do you guys know how much of a draw it puts on your elec. system? (that winch in particular)
Probably not much I'm pretty sure they use a permanent magnet motor rather than series wound. Also low horse power just means slow, alot of gear gets the job done rather than a lot of HP. Harbor Freight also offers like a two year free replacement program for like $30 or something like that.
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Seafarinman said this about MM/HF winches when I asked about my purchase of a MM E9000 in my thread:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...38&postcount=2
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...38&postcount=2
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I just bought a HF winch, the 8000lb one. I got an especially good deal on it. Only paid for the carrier, the girl messed up, Oh I did try and tell her, but she didn't seem to understand what I was saying. So as far as price goes, can't complain. Haven't used it yet, but it can be mounted to my front and rear hitch receivers. Will update as I use it...
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A cheapo Harbor Freight one is what, 300 bucks? For around 500 you can get a real Warn and trust it.
Harbor Freight sells crappy, consumable stuff that is meant to be abused and ditched. Those are not features I look for in a winch.
I wouldn't let someone hook me to one of those. I would wait for a real winch or make other arrangements. I love my Warn.
Harbor Freight sells crappy, consumable stuff that is meant to be abused and ditched. Those are not features I look for in a winch.
I wouldn't let someone hook me to one of those. I would wait for a real winch or make other arrangements. I love my Warn.
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A cheapo Harbor Freight one is what, 300 bucks? For around 500 you can get a real Warn and trust it.
Harbor Freight sells crappy, consumable stuff that is meant to be abused and ditched. Those are not features I look for in a winch.
I wouldn't let someone hook me to one of those. I would wait for a real winch or make other arrangements. I love my Warn.
Harbor Freight sells crappy, consumable stuff that is meant to be abused and ditched. Those are not features I look for in a winch.
I wouldn't let someone hook me to one of those. I would wait for a real winch or make other arrangements. I love my Warn.
i seen the new tabor at gowarn.com. not very impressed line spd at 4000#= 5.9 fpm, 559 cca, that's a lot of power for only 4000#, was this the winch you were talking about or is there somewhere else i should be looking (in the market for a winch)